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writing,
speeches.
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presentations
production.
and
design
community
social media.
relations.
media
planning.
strategy and
media training.
lobbying and
event
planning.
commun
ications.
social
media.
writing, editing
and
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relations.
government
crisis
media relations.
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and
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relations.
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grass
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grass
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and
internal communications
G O F F
PUBLIC
Relations + Affairs
Chris Georgacas

President & CEO
Jennifer Hellman

Chief Operating
Officer
Heidi Larson

Chief Financial
Officer
Mike Zipko

Vice President 
of Strategic Development
lobbyists
production team
Kelly Sam
Jodi Saari
Lynda Chilstrom
writing team
Tricia Nissen
Sara Thatcher
media relations
senior principals
Think. Do. Connect.
Our team of experts works with clients to determine the right mix of services to help them achieve exceptional results.
media relations team
Chris Duffy
Ginger Wassman
Chris Georgacas
Mike Zipko
WHO WE ARE:
lobbyists
social media
experts
media relations
professionals
writers
project managers
trusted, experienced professionals from
newsrooms | nonprofits | campaign teams | strong communication backgrounds
Jennifer Hellman
WHO WE REPRESENT:
Ackmann & Dickenson
Alliance for Main Street Fairness
(AMSF)
Andersen Coporation
Association of Metropolitan School Districts 
(AMSD)
Barr Engineering
Beer, Wine & Spirit Distributors of Minnesota
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Coalition for the St. Croix River Crossing
Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
(DISCUS)
Financial Planning Association of Minnesota
Flint Hills Resources
FROGBOX
Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley
Greater Saint Paul BOMA
Hamline University, University of St. Thomas, and Concordia University - St. Paul
Holiday Companies
Koch Pipeline Company
Medco
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Minnesota Credit Union Network
PAK Properties
PCL Construction
Polaris Industries
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce
Securian Financial Group
Wirtz Beverage of Minnesota
WHAT WE DO:
strategy and planning
media relations
social media
media training
lobbying and government relations
crisis communications
grassroots and grasstops
community relations
internal communications
event planning
writing, editing and research
presentations and speeches
design and production
video production
strategy and planning snapshot
client:
MinnCan Project
need:
The $300 million, 304-mile project designed to expand the Minnesota Pipe Line Company (MPL) system needed public approvals to expand 
this pipeline, so that the growing demand 
for fuel products 
could be met.



result:
With Goff Public’s help, the MinnCan Project received approval from the Public Utilities Commission on a 4-0 vote and negotiated successful easement agreements with the majority of landowners whose property was crossed by the pipeline. 

media relations snapshot
client:
Flint Hills Resources
need:
As a co-sponsor of the International Children's Festival, Flint Hills turned to Goff Public to help promote this family event.
result:
Over the past decade, Goff Public has helped the festival reach 380,000 people by placing stories in major Twin Cities media outlets and managing Flint Hills' social media accounts.
social media snapshot
client:
Community Action
Partnership
of Ramsey and
Washington
Counties
need:
Increase its Facebook fan base of people interested in the organization's programs and services.
result:
Goff Public helped launch three separate advertising campaigns, which lasted a total of 24 weeks. Community Action was able to increase its Facebook fan base by more than eight times the number it had prior to the start of the first campaign.
lobbying and government
relations snapshot
client:
Polaris
Industries
need:
Ensure that new-model ATVs can be legally registered in states nationwide each year.
result:
Since 2009, Goff Public has helped pass modernized ATV laws in 17 states by researching state laws and coordinating advocacy for state law revisions as needed.
grassroots and grasstops snapshot
client:
Mille Lacs Band
of Ojibwe
need:
Unite employees, vendors, neighbors and friends to help protect the region’s economy and oppose gaming expansion.
result:
Goff Public helped form a coalition called the Action Center. Through the online coalition, hundreds of supporters have engaged in the effort to oppose gaming expansion, which has made an important impact on legislative decisions.
video production snapshot
client:
PCL Construction
need:
Create a versatile communications tool that highlights PCL's commitment to tribal economic development, can be sent to tribes across North America, and can be used on PCL's website and at trade shows.
result:
Goff Public helped PCL Construction craft a visual story that illustrates and communicates its tribal construction experience in a meaningful way.
writing, editing and research snapshot
client:
need:
result:
Greater Saint
Paul BOMA
Produce an annual market report that includes occupancy and vacancy rates in the downtown Saint Paul office market as well as descriptions of the year's trends and changes.
Goff Public has helped create this highly useful annual reference tool since 1995.
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"Coordinating lobbying efforts in
numerous states - all with different laws, challenges, and legislative schedules - is difficult. The Goff Public team is well-organized and consistently delivers the results we need, so much so that this complex process looks simple."
Marlys Knutson,
External Relations Manager
for Polaris Industries
"The Mille Lacs Band is very proud of the progress it has made over the past 20 years,and much of that progress is the result of integrating good communications into everything we do. Goff Public has been a critical part of these communications efforts."
Marge Anderson,
Chief Executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
large corporations to nonprofits
and everything in between
The Goff name has been at the forefront of the public relations and public affairs industries in Minnesota for more than 45 years.
Goff Public has a reputation for helping clients solve problems, take advantage of opportunities, and achieve exceptional results.
Together, we can help you.
founder/chairman
Bob Goff
st
public relations strategists
Goff Public is committed to continually refining our services, enhancing our expertise, and evolving our practices to stay at the forefront of the ever-changing communications industry.
Think. Do. Connect. 
With Goff Public today.
Goff Public is Minnesota's only firm that offers the full range of public relations and public affairs services, from lobbying to media relations to strategic planning to social media.
255 East Kellogg Boulevard, Suite 102, Saint Paul | 651-292-8062 
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Laura Wallenta