Our Goal: Maximising clients' operating and profitability objectives

The primary objective of communications and public relations activities is to win favourable public opinion for a client organisation to help maximise its operating and profitability objectives.

In resolving the communications and public relations issues before a client, we seek to apply both analytical and creative skills to secure the best result.

Established in 1995, Richard Craig & Associates has conducted communications and public relations assignments for some of the country’s largest companies and other enterprises.

These include PricewaterhouseCoopers, Bank of Ireland, Sothertons, Australian Institute of Company Directors, AutoCRC, International Chamber of Commerce, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Hong Kong Australia Business Association, Daimaru and WMC, to name a few

The firm’s head, Richard Craig, is a qualified accountant and Melbourne University economics and commerce graduate with over twenty five years' communications and public relations’ experience.

This has included corporate communications positions with ICI Australia and Shell Australia, as well as holding a range of senior consulting posts.

He has had a wide number of articles published on communications and business, been a unit convenor and lecturer in public relations at Deakin University, and lectured at the University of Melbourne and RMIT University.

General Manager Heidi Craig is a Swinburne University qualified graphic designer with extensive experience in public relations consulting and the retail sector.

Associate Tom Valcanis has a degree in political science and international relations from the University of Melbourne, a masters degree in communications and media studies from Monash University, and is a social media and strategic communications specialist.

Principal researcher Ben Bray has a first class honours degree in history from the University of Edinburgh, and a master of philosophy degree majoring in history from Cambridge University.

Sahil Saini is an audio visual and media specialist, and has a masters degree in global media communications from the University of Melbourne.

Ken Brooks is a highly respected US radio host and voice over specialist who provides audios for the firm on a range of topics.

Skilled in all aspects of strategic public relations and public affairs work, the firm is equipped to expertly meet a range of corporate communications assignments.