Saunders Construction has had the opportunity to work with VOCA Public Relations as our publicist of record since 2016. Their services have ranged from proactive media outreach, customized media list development, content development, strategic PR plan creation, and crisis communications planning and response. In all of this work, Alana and Courtney [have been] knowledgeable, proactive, and professional, culminating in an enjoyable experience. VOCA [is] always trustworthy and willing to put forth the extra effort that is sometimes required during major news announcements and/or crisis situations. Furthermore, I have always found them to be incredibly friendly and empathetic individuals.
Teena Bergstrand, Marketing and Communication Director, Saunders Construction, Inc.
As a startup, a travel club in the midst of a pandemic, nonetheless, requires a voice to “get noticed” and share a vision that resonates despite seemingly overwhelming challenges. VOCA Public Relations has lead those efforts by not only understanding our business but the market pulse for leisure travel. The result has been overwhelming coverage giving Manifest top of the mind awareness in the luxury travel space and I’m confident that this accomplishment could not have been accomplished with any other PR firm but VOCA.
Jeff Potter, Founder and CEO, Manifest
We have worked with the VOCA team for over five years now and we consider them an invaluable partner, and a contributor to our success. Alana and Courtney have been instrumental in helping us navigate the challenges associated with new development; as well as significantly expanded our media reach for new project launches. They provide a valued sounding board and have effectively guided us through varied scenarios. And most importantly – they are fun to work with!
Dana Keller, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Koelbel and Company
I’ve worked with Alana and VOCA for over 10 years and she’s amazing. Alana makes you feel like your business is her business and makes your goals hers too. She’s a great communicator and partner. She’s never afraid to tell you her opinion and when she feels something isn’t going to work, which I value so much. I enjoy her partnership, creativity and integrity and hope to work with her for a long time.
Von A. Deluna, General Manager, Kimpton Hotel Born
VOCA is a delight to work with. They understand the needs of the media and work closely with us to focus our efforts for maximum results. They are proactive, insightful and lots of fun, too.
Doug Caskey—Executive Director, Colorado Wine Industry Development Board
We really enjoy working with Alana. She took the time to “get us,” uses that sense as a template for all of our work, and doesn’t let us forget who we are, either. She is also very thoughtful about our efforts. And, finally, she is just fun to work with.
Chris Frampton—Managing Partner, East West Partners
Over the past several years, VOCA Public Relations has been an integral partner and instrumental in the success of Surf Air. Their strategic approach to generating additional awareness for the company has helped Surf Air to achieve the market leader position and elevated our presence across all mediums.
Jeff Potter—President and CEO, Surf Air
The team at VOCA Public Relations has been an instrumental component in our marketing mix and the subsequent success of our business. They are an indispensable partner who guides us through the ever-changing media landscape via well-planned strategy that reaches our target audiences with the right message at the right time. Simply put, we love working with VOCA Public Relations.
Erik Mitisek—Co-founder, Next Great Place
Our experience with VOCA Public Relations has fundamentally changed our entire marketing and advertising strategy for the better. If I had to cut back on our external messaging VOCA would be the last thing to go.
David Sinkey—President, Boulder Creek Neighborhoods
Alana and her team are wonderful to work with. She has a great understanding of our business and is quick to understand our initiatives. She has great connections throughout the media and a great sense of what will connect with them and therefore our stories get great reach.
Amy Cara—Managing Partner, East West Partners
Expanding to a new market in the restaurant business means educating an entire new customer base on your food and beverage platform, the quality of your product and everything that you offer. VOCA PR has helped us do exactly that and directly contributed to our success, allowing us to open 2 locations in the Denver market since 2014.
J.K. Kahl—Marketing Director, Thirsty Lion Gastropub & Grill
We started working with VOCA Public Relations when our project was still in its infancy, and they helped us not only to build our brand, but put us on the map locally and nationwide as the most elite racing resort in the country.
Claus Wagner—Founder/CEO, Motor Sport Country Club of Colorado
The VOCA team is awesome. Led by Alana, they are bright, energetic and downright sassy. They have brought results for the Monaco Denver, more than doubling our exposure in the last year. We couldn’t have found a better agency to help us through our guest-room renovation and our grand re-opening.
Von A. de Luna—General Manager, Hotel Monaco Denver
Alana and the VOCA Public Relations team have helped promote my business tremendously. They have gotten me featured in every local magazine publication for my city, which has greatly increased my client flow. Alana is organized, on-point, and targets the biggest and best ways to increase exposure. I recommend all the business owners I know to use VOCA Public Relations to bring their business to the next level.
Lauren Mathews—Founder, The Element Center for Integrative Health
We engaged VOCA to help bring awareness and visibility to our growing business. After getting to know us and our key business objectives, VOCA laid out a strategic 12-month plan and immediately began leveraging their deep media contacts to get us placement in targeted publications. After only 3 months, we received placement in 5 major publications that garnered us over $250,000 worth of media exposure. I would highly recommend VOCA to anyone needing a great ROI on their marketing dollars.
Todd Lindenbaum—Founder, Sports Shares
VOCA Public Relations has exceeded my expectations of coverage for Metro Brokers. VOCA gets that we want multi-media coverage and has the creative ideas and the connections to deliver, from print to TV to community press. In short, VOCA rocks the PR scene.
Maria Cook, Former Executive Director Metro Brokers
VOCA Public Relations is the expert at identifying and reaching a target audience through their innovative media relations efforts. We can attribute strong sales leads to their successful PR campaign.
Jeff Wirth—Director of Sales & Marketing, The Kootenai
PR is one of the most vital tools the Sky Hotel utilizes to generate interest about our unique offering in Aspen. The efforts of VOCA PR have kept our product both relevant and fresh in the three worlds of online media, televised media, and print media. Thank you, VOCA!
Alan Cardenas—Director of Sales & Marketing, Sky Hotel
We chose Alana Watkins and VOCA Public Relations for the launch of our luxury guest ranch. Alana is a savvy, forward-thinking, and experienced PR professional with fantastic relationships and a knack for making connections for results where it matters most. VOCA understands our ever-evolving business, quickly adjusts, and provides ideas that have impact. They represent our brand with fresh enthusiasm and have become a trusted extension of our team. We would highly recommend them!
Jan Grabow—Director of Marketing, The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch
