When residents, community stakeholders and media members are all looking to you for answers during a critical incident, JGPR is there by your side to … Read More about Critical Incident Response
Content
Everyone has a story, a message, an experience. We help craft your narrative and deliver it in the most effective way.
Strategy
We get to know you and design a comprehensive plan to communicate your message and reach your audience.
Standards
Be the part. Look the part.
The standards pillar of JGPR melds form and function.
Services We Provide
We treat every project with a unique approach and fresh thinking.
Press Releases
If you don’t tell your story, how can you be sure it’s told accurately by someone else? There are fewer and fewer journalists assigned to cover … Read More about Press Releases
Crisis Management
Crises happen in every community, in every agency, and can strike with or without warning. How you respond to a crisis matters as much as -- if not … Read More about Crisis Management
Patch Design & Redesign
Your department or organization patch is the part of the uniform that distinguishes you from other public safety personnel. It makes you easily … Read More about Patch Design & Redesign
Website Design & Development
We specialize in creating clean, modern and user friendly websites for our police, fire, school, municipal, corporate and nonprofit … Read More about Website Design & Development
Media Relations
The press is an important ally in helping your organization communicate with the public both in good times and in bad. Positive experiences and timely … Read More about Media Relations
Construction Project Communications Plan
Renovation and new construction projects make up a significant part of a municipality's budget. Funded by taxpayer dollars, these projects often … Read More about Construction Project Communications Plan
Press Conference & Event Backdrops
Every major event or press conference needs a custom, branded backdrop so that everyone knows which agency is running the show! We can design, … Read More about Press Conference & Event Backdrops
Infographics
Infographics are a powerful way to communicate data in a simple, visually attractive format. Using simple graphs, imagery and data, JGPR can … Read More about Infographics
Our Clients
JGPR works with more than 300 municipal police and fire departments, public school districts, public health agencies, city/town governments, non-profit organizations and small businesses in nine states.
We specialize in work with municipal agencies seeking to improve their overall communications and public outreach. We are a full-service agency performing media relations, crisis management, communications strategy, media training, policy drafting, administrative reviews and much, much more.
Work With Us Sectors We ServeProject Highlights
Getting to Know Bedford PD: Why We Chose to Serve
COVID-19 Crisis Communications
Save The Greenbush, Save the Boat Campaign
Holbrook Regional Emergency Communications Center Website & Marketing Materials
Hampton School District Administrative Review
Contoocook Valley School District Encourages the Community to Take the #ConValCommunityPledge
RIPCA Twenty for 2020 Police Reform Campaign
Revolution Taproom & Grill Welcomes 5 Star Executive Chef
Town Officials Urge Visitors to Old Orchard Beach to Wear Facial Coverings
Client Testimonials
"JGPR has been a crucial part of my communications strategy at two of the school districts where I have been the superintendent over the past four years. Their professionalism and expertise is second to none and they have been particularly helpful in our communications around the COVID-19 pandemic to parents, students and the school community as a whole. I happily sing their praises to all of my superintendent peers."
Superintendent Paul Zinni
King Philip Regional School District, Norfolk, MA“JGPR has been a great resource to the Andover Health Division, helping us develop a social media presence and distributing a monthly article on important public health issues. The personnel there are well versed in crisis management, and have aided us in developing and distributing messages to the public.”
Thomas Carbone
Andover Health Division“The Gloucester Fire Department has been using JGPR very successfully for several years. This enhancement of our public relations effort has helped keep our community connected to the great work of the fire department and our personnel. Beyond reporting on emergencies, the professional staff at JGPR has helped us improve our fire prevention messaging, spotlight the accomplishments of our personnel and share our stories of giving back to the community.”
Chief Eric Smith
Gloucester Fire Department“John Guilfoil Public Relations provides an extremely valuable service to those agencies that want to be proactive in both getting out a positive message to the community that they serve as well as reporting on high profile incidents/events in an open and transparent manner while always maintaining the integrity of any ongoing investigations.”
Chief Brian Kyes
Chelsea Police Department and President of Massachusetts Major City Chiefs of Police Association.
Client News/Reporter Resources
Press releases on the homepage are updated several times per day as news breaks. If you don't see what you're looking for here, visit the News page, and follow JGPR on social media for breaking news updates.
Burlington Police Officer, Working Road Detail, Struck by Vehicle and Seriously Injured
BURLINGTON — Chief Thomas P. Browne reports that a Burlington Police Department patrol officer, while working a construction detail on Cambridge Street, was struck and seriously injured by a motor vehicle. At 11:45 a.m., two officers were working an Eversource detail at 34 Cambridge St. near CVS Pharmacy when a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox suddenly jumped […]
Middleborough Police Arrest Man Wanted on Multiple Warrants After He Barricaded Himself in Home
One Police Officer Injured by Knife-Wielding Fugitive MIDDLEBOROUGH — Police Chief Joseph Perkins reports that a wanted fugitive will face additional felony charges after he attacked a police officer with a knife during an incident early Wednesday morning. KEVIN MacDONALD, AGE 42, OF MIDDLEBOROUGH, was arrested and charged with: MacDONALD additionally has three active arrest warrants […]
Fall River Public Schools Names Rich Leeman Principal For Reopened Westall Elementary
FALL RIVER — Superintendent Tracy Curley is pleased to announce that Rich Leeman has been appointed the new Principal of the Westall Elementary School.
Leeman, who served earlier in his career as Vice Principal at the Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School, took over the new role effective July 1.