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Elizabeth Richter

The Richter Group

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First Name

Elizabeth

Last Name

Richter

Company

The Richter Group

Title

Principal

erichter@therichtergroup.com

Phone

312-513-4900

Address Line 1

2034 North Clifton Avenue

Address Line 2

Suite 200

City

Chicago

State/Province

Zip Code

60614

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Website / Social Platforms

www.linkedin.com/in/edrichter

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Company Profile

Company Overview

The Richter Group is a strategic communications consulting firm that helps organizations develop their most compelling content and messages, then deliver to target audiences through multiple media platforms. Led by President Elizabeth Richter, the firm works with museums, social service agencies, media, theaters, churches and other nonprofits to develop and implement communications strategies.

Services

Elizabeth Richter has structured The Richter Group as a virtual agency, able with low overhead to respond to a wide range of communications and marketing assignments. Drawing on a select circle of experienced consultants in branding, public relations, publications, media, graphic design, web development and video production, she assembles a customized team to meet the specific needs of each individual client.

SERVICES PROVIDED

Impactful Branding
Is your organization effective in conveying its identity and brand through its logo, collateral materials and communications to both internal and external audiences?

The Richter Group led a rebranding initiative for Chicago Child Care Society that involved renaming its preschool and rewriting its promotional materials. The Richter Group worked with Seabury Theological Seminary in Evanston as it redefined its educational mission. Branding, naming, graphic design, web development and communication strategy were developed for the Peoria Riverfront Museum in Peoria, Illinois.

Content Strategy
Do you need fresh strategies to deliver your content and convey your brand more effectively to donors, board, staff, stakeholders and the public?

The Richter Group created a strategic communications plan for the 150th anniversary of The Chicago Academy of Sciences, the parent of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. While on staff at The Chicago Community Trust, Ms. Richter launched the 95th anniversary and countdown to the Trust’s 100th birthday. The Richter Group created an educational media plan for Chicago’s Field Museum.

Research
Do you understand your market environment, your competition, and your brand image so you effectively reach your intended target audiences?

The Richter Group developed a baseline market awareness study for The Chicago Community Trust. Best practices in program development throughout public media were analyzed and a customized a development model was created for Chicago Public Radio. The Richter Group created an in-depth analysis of the children’s television market for Thomson Target Media and The Pleasant Company (American Girl).

Video Production
Are you engaging your audience with video on the web, through broadcast, cable or DVD?

Selected Richter Group custom productions include a 30 minute documentary on the 120-year history of the Friday Club, a 25th anniversary documentary for the Chicago Rehab Network, a fundraising video for the alternative design school Archeworks and an educational video for the Lincoln Park Zoo, detailing plans to restore the water quality of Lincoln Park’s South Pond.

Practice Areas (select top 3)

Communications, Marketing & Public Relations (including Research and Strategy)
Market Research and Strategy

Client List

SELECTED CLIENTS INCLUDE:

Catholic Theological Union
Butler Children's Literature Center, Dominican University
Lutheran School of Theology Chicago
Prevent Child Abuse America
Chicago Urban League
Chicago Commons
Chicago Childcare Society
The Chicago Community Trust
Chicago Public Media (WBEZ)
Lincoln Park Zoo
Pritzker Military Library
The Field Museum
Peoria Riverfront Museum
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Chicago Historical Society
Archimedia Workshop
HMS Media
Thomson Target Media
Food for Thought Productions

SELECTED PRO BONO CLIENTS:

St. Chrysostom's Episcopal Church
TimeLine Theatre
Green City Market

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