Author Archives: Benjamin Bryant
BZ’s New Travel Docuseries
Come with us on Journeys Beyond! New travel docuseries from BZ’s BZ/MP media platform! Travel writer Olivia Taylor and BZ’s Benjamin Bryant, a longtime broadcaster, team up to go BEYOND the word’s most traveled and over-touristed destinations and take viewers BEYOND what travel guides and traditional travel programs have to offer. The result is part …Continue Reading
Next Steps After Applying for a Job
Planning on applying for a new job in 2016? Don’t write off the application itself as your last step – promptly following up with the job poster, educating yourself on the company, and giving your LinkedIn page a quick touch up can give you an edge on the competition. Read the full article from Forbes …Continue Reading
What Military and Civilian PAO/PR Professionals Can Teach Each Other
Anyone who knows me well knows I have a special place in my heart for military public affairs types, especially reservists and retirees. As a long-time public relations and strategic communications contractor in Washington, D.C., serving mostly military clients, some of my most talented and interesting co-workers have come from the world of military public …Continue Reading
BZ Honored with Platinum MarCom Award for European MarCom Effort
Arlington, TEXAS – The Association of Marketing & Communications Professionals has announced the winners of the 2013 MarCom Awards, selecting the international partnership of Washington DC-based Bryant Zamberlan Group and London-based TMF Marketing as the recipient of a 2013 Platinum Marketing Award for exemplary multi-country, multi-language marketing and public relations efforts. The AMCP honored BZ …Continue Reading
REPOST: BZ Founders Reflect on the Anniversary of the 2009 Fort Hood Tragedy
Originally Published November 5, 2010 Reflections from BZ co-founder Benjamin Bryant on the anniversary of the mass shootings at Fort Hood, TX: Today marks the anniversary of one of the greatest domestic military tragedies of our time. One year ago, today, Malik Nadal Hasan, a U.S. Army Major serving as a psychiatrist at Fort Hood, Texas, …Continue Reading
BZ Honored For Work Supporting UK Security Leader and City of Roanoke
Dallas, May 13, 2012 – The Hermes Creative Awards announced the winners list for the 2013 Hermes Awards today, naming Bryant Zamberlan Group, LLC (“BZ”) and partner TMF Marketing the recipient of a 2013 Gold Hermes Creative Award for the Online Rebranding and Marketing of one of the UK’s largest Security leaders. BZ’s award-winning entries included the redevelopment …Continue Reading
BZ Selected To Support Naval Academy Ethics Effort
Annapolis, June 28, 2012 – The Bryant Zamberlan Group (“BZ”) has been selected by the United States Naval Academy (USNA) to provide Strategic Communications and Outreach Planning Services. The contract commences Summer 2012 to facilitate communications and outreach planning services for the VADM James B. Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership. “We thank USNA and the …Continue Reading
Is Scannable Content the Key to People Reading What You Write?
Online, it may be. This fantastic piece from Pamela Wilson (at one of our favorite PR and marketing resources, Copyblogger) addresses one of every blogger and Web content writer’s worst fears: no one reading what they write. The key to Web content success according to Wilson (and we wholeheartedly agree here at BZ) is making …Continue Reading
Remembering the Tragedy at Fort Hood
Reflections from BZ co-founder Benjamin Bryant on the anniversary of the mass shootings at Fort Hood, TX: One year ago, today, Malik Nadal Hasan, a U.S. Army Major serving as a psychiatrist at Fort Hood, Texas, opened fire on fellow soldiers and public servants at the post’s deployment processing center. That day, a simple processing …Continue Reading
BZ Pick: Toward Strategic Communications
The question I am most asked in conjunction with my work is “What, exactly, is ‘strategic communications’ versus, say, public relations or marketing?” It’s an excellent question in this day of hot “buzzwords” with short shelf-lives and a seeming (and frustratingly confusing) incessant need for companies to brand traditional offerings with fresh and individual monikers …Continue Reading
