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SINCE IT WAS LAUNCHED MORE THAN A DECADE AGO

The vast majority of my posts have to do with Universal Design and creating a better built environment for people with disabilities.

Posts have touched on planning, urban design, transportation engineering, landscape architecture, economic development, sustainability and related issues.

I have tackled public policy and held politicians’ feet to the fire.

I have shared more than 4,000 images that I have taken on work on five continents.

The cumulative word count of my posts would fill 11 300-page books.

Here's to more travel photos, human-centered advocacy and plain language interpretation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and more.

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TRUSTED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS AND DOZENS OF SUCCESSFUL PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR CLIENTS

On assignment in Egypt: March 2020

When the 1.3 million-member National Association of Realtors needed an expert writer to cover the COVID crisis from multiple angles for its prestigious On Common Ground smart growth-urban affairs magazine, it reached out to one person.

Steve Wright, Pulitzer-nominated, award-winning writer with 35 years’ experience writing about how cities work, was called on to do the near impossible: interview more than three dozen sources across the nation in barely a week’s time.

He then created the nation’s first comprehensive article on best practices for Business Improvement Districts, Main Streets, Downtown Development Authorities and other agencies charged with saving small businesses while keeping customers safe in the time of pandemic.

Wright not only created a pair of timely stories in fewer than 10 business days, he also gathered glossy magazine images – when servers were down and sources were working remotely – to vividly illustrate his storytelling.

Wrights’ frontline reporting on both urban small businesses and Coronavirus crisis procedures for commercial and residential realtors accounted for more than 40 percent of the text in the entire magazine contributed to by several journalists and published in record turnaround time.

To read the stories and get an understanding of the power of Wright’s writing and marketing communications capabilities, follow this link: 

https://tinyurl.com/yd2xocwd

To talk about how his unique storytelling skills can tell your firm’s story in the most challenging of times, phone Steve direct at 305 776-3231. Or email him at: 
stevewright64@yahoo.com

Storytelling for clients from Biscayne Bay to the banks of the Nile

WITH NO IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS FOR MONTHS--

DOT, MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITY RFPs/LOIs/RFQs

WILL BE WON BY STRONG STORYTELLING

Great storytelling is as timeless and successful as the Great Pyramids

I have had three careers – all shaping me as a great harmonizer of RFP/LOI/RFQ submissions. 

I have been a Pulitzer-nominated reporter, senior urban policy advisor for the chair of the Miami City Commission and expert professional services marketer for Urban Design, Planning, Transportation Engineering, Architecture, Sustainability and Landscape Architecture firms.

I know how to harmonize complex information into concise and compelling submissions that technical review committees love. 

I have also learned what makes them toss your wordy, jargon-filled submission package to the side while they read your competitor’s response cover-to-cover.

It’s all about a clear narrative filled with seamless storytelling that paints a vivid picture of your team, its experience and why you are by far the best match for the job.

Sharing the technical expertise of engineers, architects, planners, inspectors, economists, scientists and other experts is crucial.

But far too many firms submit proposals in the words of those experts. 

They are good people -- brilliant in the field and studio – but THEY ARE NOT WRITERS.

The days of getting shortlisted – based on great reputation and contacts but a mediocre submission – are done for months, maybe a year.

Your full-time marketers are working remotely, juggling kids at home, health concerns, grocery store lines and the chaos of not being about to produce graphics and contact as a team and physically present project managers and senior staff.

That is why your firm needs my expertise.  I catch things that are redundant, gaps in the narrative, paragraphs or sections that give conflicting numbers or methodologies.

Let’s talk about how I can, at very cost-effective rates, keep your capture rate for major projects high – even in these times when the world feels upside down.

Phone me at 305 776-3231.  Email stevewright64@yahoo.com

Spanning the globe, staying energized and creative to tell your story