# E\&V Strategic Communications > Experience the power of strategic communications tailored to your needs\. Let us assist you in achieving your business goals\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.2, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Our Core](https://eandvgroup.com/our-core/) - [Careers](https://eandvgroup.com/careers/) - [Home](https://eandvgroup.com/) - [Services](https://eandvgroup.com/services/) - [Questions Before You Call E\&V](https://eandvgroup.com/questions-before-you-call/) ## Posts - [Beyond the Ribbon Cutting: How Manufacturers in the Carolinas Turn Stakeholder Engagement into Long\-Term Community Partnerships](https://eandvgroup.com/beyond-the-ribbon-cutting-how-manufacturers-in-the-carolinas-turn-stakeholder-engagement-into-long-term-community-partnerships/) - [In Just 35 Words](https://eandvgroup.com/in-just-35-words/) - [Money for Nothing, Data Centers for Free?](https://eandvgroup.com/money-for-nothing-data-centers-for-free/) - [They Won Gold – Then Lost the Narrative](https://eandvgroup.com/they-won-gold-then-lost-the-narrative/) - [If AI Doesn’t Cite You, You’re Invisible](https://eandvgroup.com/if-ai-doesnt-cite-you-youre-invisible/) ## Services - [Crisis Planning](https://eandvgroup.com/service/crisis-planning/): Build a plan that prevents an incident from becoming a crisis\. - [Community Assessment](https://eandvgroup.com/service/community-assessment/): Know what your community really thinks before you break ground\. - [Public Engagement](https://eandvgroup.com/service/public-engagement/): Need to defuse project risks through smarter community engagement? - [Public Relations](https://eandvgroup.com/service/public-relations/): Want to transform communication problems into authority\-building advantages? - [Engagement Training](https://eandvgroup.com/service/engagement-training/): Train your field teams to transform public fears into project champions\. ## Team - [Mark Bergin](https://eandvgroup.com/team-member/mark-bergin/) - [Grace Douglas](https://eandvgroup.com/team-member/grace-douglas/) - [Noah Walker](https://eandvgroup.com/team-member/noah-walker/) - [Mary Wesley Craft](https://eandvgroup.com/team-member/mary-wesley-craft/) - [Lee Plummer](https://eandvgroup.com/team-member/lee-plummer/) ## Case Studies - [Breaking the Silence: How “Talk It Out” Changed Underage Drinking Conversations](https://eandvgroup.com/case-study/breaking-the-silence-how-talk-it-out-changed-underage-drinking-conversations/): Two lives lost every week\. That was the devastating toll of underage drinking in North Carolina — a crisis that respected no boundaries of race, geography, politics, or economic status\. Despite this alarming statistic, no comprehensive effort had ever addressed the problem statewide\. In 2014, the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Commission stepped into this void, facing a challenge that had remained unspoken for too long\. - [Truth Prevails: How Smithfield's Turned Viral Accusations into Vindication](https://eandvgroup.com/case-study/truth-prevails-how-smithfields-turned-viral-accusations-into-vindication/): On April 28, a social media post from the Raleigh Police Teamsters ignited a firestorm\. The claim: Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar\-B\-Q employees in Garner, North Carolina, had sung N\.W\.A\.'s "F\*\*\* tha Police" while officers dined, forcing them to leave hungry\. Within hours, the story exploded across FOX News, the Drudge Report, and the Associated Press, thrusting a beloved local restaurant into the center of America's heated debate on race and policing\. - [Runway to Recovery: How a Business Coalition Reignited Air Travel](https://eandvgroup.com/case-study/runway-to-recovery-how-a-business-coalition-reignited-air-travel/): At the height of the COVID\-19 pandemic, an eerie silence fell over Raleigh\-Durham International Airport\. Takeoffs and landings plummeted by nearly 70%, threatening not just vacation plans but the economic heartbeat of North Carolina's Triangle region\. E\&V, longtime partners of the RDU Airport Authority, faced a daunting challenge: prepare to rapidly restore public confidence in air travel when restrictions lifted — with virtually no budget amid the airport's severe financial strain\. - [Power of Preparation: Navigating Construction Challenges in a Community Setting When Details Matter](https://eandvgroup.com/case-study/power-of-preparation-navigating-construction-challenges-in-a-community-setting-when-details-matter/): A major utility's grid reliability project faced a critical challenge: extensive construction and tree clearing work scheduled along a busy highway threatened to significantly disrupt school traffic, daily commutes, and even a planned gubernatorial visit to a local elementary school\. With environmental sensitivities and community relationships at stake, the utility company engaged E\&V to ensure the essential infrastructure work could proceed while maintaining positive community sentiment\. - [Building Heroes: How Sears Heroes Constructed a Media Success Story](https://eandvgroup.com/case-study/building-heroes-how-sears-heroes-constructed-a-media-success-story/): In communities across America, Sears Heroes have quietly transformed the lives of veterans and military families through thousands of home improvement projects\. Since 2007, more than 4,100 volunteers had dedicated 39,000 hours to Rebuilding Together initiatives—yet these stories of service remained largely untold\. When E\&V joined the team in Fayetteville, North Carolina, they faced a challenge not of construction, but of connection: how to amplify these acts of service to a national audience\. ## Job Postings - [Account Manager](https://eandvgroup.com/job_posting/accountmanager/) - [Full\-Time Fellow \(recent college graduate\)](https://eandvgroup.com/job_posting/full-time-fellow-recent-college-graduate/) - [Part\-Time Intern \(Undergraduate\)](https://eandvgroup.com/job_posting/internship-program/) ## Hero Slides - [Slide 3](https://eandvgroup.com/hero-slides/slide-3/) - [Slide 1](https://eandvgroup.com/hero-slides/slide-1/) - [Slide 2](https://eandvgroup.com/hero-slides/slide-2/) ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://eandvgroup.com/category/uncategorized/) - [Public Relations](https://eandvgroup.com/category/public-relations/) - [Crisis Communications](https://eandvgroup.com/category/crisis-communications/) - [Integrated Communications](https://eandvgroup.com/category/integrated-communications/) - [Media Relations](https://eandvgroup.com/category/media-relations/) ## Service Categories - [long\-term partnership](https://eandvgroup.com/service-category/long-term-partnership/) - [short\-term solution](https://eandvgroup.com/service-category/short-term-solution/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://eandvgroup.com/sitemap_index.xml)