We believe that every solution is different because every situation is unique.
We’ve had the privilege of supporting organizations and brands across the country with some of their most complex and sensitive public affairs challenges.
We’re proud of what we’ve done - but don’t take our word for it. The following case studies offer a snapshot of what a few of our clients have asked to do and what we’ve been able to achieve for them.
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art / Memphis Art Museum
Founded in 1916, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is Tennessee’s oldest and largest art museum. As the venerable institution evolved its mission, moved forward with an ambitious relocation, and faced heightened legal and public scrutiny, it turned to Coeo Strategies for strategic communications guidance.
Have you read the news today?
We work to place positive, persuasive stories about our clients in influential outlets that get noticed. Here’s a sampling of some of the media we’ve earned lately.
New York Times. “‘A Priceless Inheritance’: Preserving Memories of Black Life in Memphis”
Politico. “The Mayor Trying To Fix Policing”
Axios. “Top former state, city officials back infrastructure deal as long overdue”
Associated Press. “Tennessee parents, teachers push back against ‘Maus’ removal”
New York Times. “The Fight Over ‘Maus’ Is Part of a Bigger Cultural Battle in Tennessee”
Politico. “Federal Covid-19 money is offering hope for city of Albany projects”
Building Better Cities Podcast. “Catalyzing urban change through institutional impact with Alex Feldman”
Fast Company. “Ford is opening a new community center in rural Tennessee. It’s changing how corporations give back”
Commercial Appeal. “How Memphis immigration lawyers are preparing for second Donald Trump administration”
San Diego Union-Tribune. “Benefactor steps in to help San Diego entice developers to remake downtown's Civic Center”
Get Out! “More than 25 years in the making, Chattanooga's South Chickamauga Creek Greenway is finally complete”
Chattanooga Times Free Press. "Opinion: United Way’s Impact Cohort a two-generation solution”
Philadelphia Business Journal. “West Philadelphia Skills Initiative takes 5,600-SF lease in University City”
The Hechinger Report. “‘Simpler’ FAFSA complicates college plans for students, families”
Memphis Business Journal. “Historic Memphis skyscraper shows signs of life as developer uncovers hidden architectural treasures”
Chattanooga Times Free Press. “Chattanooga and Hamilton County Schools partnering to turn schoolyards into public parks”
Nashville Banner. “Tennessee Lawmakers to Challenge Supreme Court Decision with Bill to Keep Non-Citizens Out of Public Schools”
WTVC News Channel 9. “Elementary students in Chattanooga to transform their schoolyard into a community oasis”
Route Fifty. “Helping cities flip money pits into gold mines”
Chattanooga Times Free Press. “Hamilton County kindergartners, middle schoolers to get $150 to start investing for education after high school”
Memphis Business Journal. “Memphis Brooks Museum opens exhibit by celebrity fashion designer Christian Siriano”
Chattanooga Times Free Press. “Roadway tech planned to help enhance pedestrian safety in Erlanger area”
Memphis Business Journal. “Ground Broker”
Chattanooga Times Free Press. “Opinion: Getting that college degree isn’t enough anymore; quality internships are essential”
Memphis Magazine. “An Afternoon with Barbara & Pitt Hyde”
Chattanooga Times Free Press. “Chattanoogan Wade Hinton seeks to measure and promote diversity and equity with new community inclusion index”
Nashville Scene. “A Plot of Forested Land in Lockeland Springs Is Now Permanently Protected”
Memphis Magazine. “Long Live ‘The Queen of Memphis’”
NoogaToday. “Choose your own adventure with The Pop-Up Project”
Chattanooga Times Free Press. “Clinica Medicos works to close gaps in maternal care for Hispanic women”
Daily Memphian. “Why Parks Matter - And Is a Plaza a Park?”
The Philadelphia Citizen. “Development For Good: Omar Blaik and U3 Advisors”
Memphis Business Journal. “Behind the impossible deal — now a reality — to buy the Sterick Building, and what comes next”
Commercial Appeal. “Can Alliance Healthcare Services' new facility change mental health care in Memphis?”
Memphis Business Journal. “Art of the Hire: The Brooks Museum’s new executive director brings scale and proportion to a $100M opportunity Downtown”
Chattanooga Times Free Press. “Famed city planner Jeff Speck talks walkability in Chattanooga”
Shelterforce. “How Tax Assessments in a Supposedly Progressive County Are Reinforcing Racism”
Chattanooga Pulse. “Acting Legend Alan Cumming To Headline ArtsBuild's Inaugural Fundraising Event”
Chatter Magazine. “How a new immersive art project hopes to revitalize the now-vacant, century-old Coosa Mill”
Memphis Magazine. “The New Brooks”
Chattanooga Times Free Press. “Opinion: A hip-hop approach to real estate”
Daily Memphian. “With Brooks’ move, new director will be ‘critical’ for Downtown”
WUTC-FM. “Reclaiming A Piece Of African-American History At ‘The Field’”
Chattanooga Times Free Press. “King's vision included supporting Black-owned business”