Insights

On December 12th, the AFCEA (Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association) Washington, D.C. chapter celebrated its 44th Winter Gala. More than 1,000 technology professionals, along with their partners from federal military and intelligence agencies, turned out in black tie for a festive evening of networking, great food and drink, and raising money to help underprivileged children in the Washington, D.C. area.

Tableau is a Seattle-based data-visualization software company that hired Connelly Works – now Yes& - in 2018 to expand Tableau’s content strategy in the federal sector.

Yes& adds a new Event Manager, Elizabeth Richards to the stellar team.

For the second year in a row, Yes& was honored to receive Corporate Philanthropy Awards from the Washington Business Journal in two small-business categories. Yes& ranked number eight for Giving and number four for Volunteer Hours.

Chance for Life is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving every child a fighting chance by funding pediatric cancer research. Chance for Life was founded in 2005 by Brad Nierenberg – CEO of our teaming partner RedPeg – and is run by Brad and his wife, Callie Nierenberg. Last year, Chance for Life donated more than $1 million to pediatric cancer projects at The National Children’s Medical Center, Children’s Hospital in Washington, DC, and Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for the fight to cure pediatric cancers.

We’re excited to announce the addition of two new team members. Karin Beswick joins Yes& as Event Manager and Kyle Butler adds creative force to our design team, as a Junior Designer.

The new website Yes& created for global human capital firm RGP emphasizes the experience and thought leadership of the RGP team, and uses real client stories to echo RGP’s tagline and brand positioning, To the Power of Human™.

We are happy to announce that we were awarded a second five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Once again, we are teaming with our with our partner Stratacomm.

Yes& has reinforced our team with outstanding new talent. We’re pleased to welcome aboard five new contributors to various departments throughout our agency. Widening the perspective and bringing fresh ideas to the table is how we keep things current and compelling. Welcome Tara, Hillary, Lindsay, Caitlin and Jenny.

Every company in the Federal IT space wants that competitive edge. Imagine extending your leadership team by engaging a dedicated group of former government IT executives with decades of experience. These advisers not only provide strategic direction but also share advice on planning, opportunities, and capture management.

It’s hard to get out of the office—but it’s worthwhile to attend industry events and other opportunities for continuing education in our rapidly evolving field. That’s why six Yes& staff members and I attended the sessions on October 3 at the Ronald Reagan Building.

Healthcare branding has long been challenging. It’s hard to posit distinctive differentiators in an abundance of markets: how many ways can you evoke quality, innovation, or compassion? Now, branding is complicated by a seismic shift in consumer perspective.