Category: Company Culture

Matter’s Helping Hands Program Exceeds Yearly Goal

Matter’s Helping Hands initiative encourages a nationwide community service effort that is rewarding and fulfilling for all employees. With 1000 plus hours of impactful volunteer work done each year, Matter is truly making an impact on its surrounding communities.   With time to spare, Matter employees surpassed the volunteer goals set for this year: 1,000+ hours volunteered 60+ events held 60+ people met their personal goal… Read more »

The Top 10 Blog Posts of 2018

Industry trends, client successes and rock star employees here at Matter were enough to keep our blog content flowing during 2018. But, with limited time during the day and a high volume of content available online, it is impossible to read every great piece. To make life easier and to make sure you don’t miss anything, we rounded up our top 10 most visited Matter blog… Read more »

What Does the H in Pittsburgh Mean?

Pittsburgh may be one of the country’s most misspelled cities. Seriously. Ask any Pittsburgher, and I’m sure he or she can recount a recent situation where they corrected someone. It’s the H that troubles people. And for good reason. Pittsburgh, the Steel City, The Burgh, The City of Bridges, is one of only a few U.S. cities or towns to be spelled with an “h” at… Read more »

Reflecting on Harvard’s Young Women’s Business Leadership Conference: Career Advice for Girls

What career advice do you have for us girls? This was the primary question put forth by the 300+ high school girls attending Harvard’s Young Women’s Business Leadership Conference to inspire and encourage future leaders. The stellar two-day conference was packed with helpful sessions on many different industries and career paths. From Law to Medicine to Marketing, practically every occupation was represented. With over 50 experts… Read more »

Join Our Team! Five Reasons Matter is a Best Place to Work

If you’ve heard of Matter, you’re likely aware of our strong employee culture. It’s one of the standard questions we’re asked about during interviews and it’s our employees’ favorite question to answer. Sure, we’ve won numerous awards throughout our 15-year tenure, have amazing office locations, and we’re growing like crazy, but do you really know why Matter is a great place to work and why we… Read more »

Matter’s Helping Hands Recap: September 2018

Matter’s Helping Hands initiative encourages a nationwide community service effort that is rewarding and fulfilling for all of the employees. With 1000 plus hours of impactful volunteer work done each year, Matter is truly making an impact on its surrounding communities.    58.5 volunteer hours! This past month, Matter employees nationwide reached a combined total of 58.5 volunteer hours. This brings the current yearly total to… Read more »

Matter Helping Hands Recap: August 2018

Matter’s Helping Hands initiative encourages a nationwide community service effort that is rewarding and fulfilling for all of the employees. With 1000 plus hours of impactful volunteer work done each year, Matter is truly making an impact on its surrounding communities.    157 volunteer hours! This past month, Matter employees nationwide reached a combined total of 157 volunteer hours. This brings the current yearly total to… Read more »

Where to Find Matter: Providence Fall 2018

Ocean Inno Tech Fest (#OITF2018) Thursday, September 13 Matter will proudly display from a tent on the field, and we’ll also be conducting free, individual Open Door consultations. Stop by to meet our team, learn about PR for tech companies, and even get some strategic advice. Purchase OITF tickets here!  

Matter’s Helping Hands Volunteer Recap for July 2018

Matter’s Helping Hands initiative encourages a nationwide community service effort that is rewarding and fulfilling for all of the employees. With 1000 plus hours of impactful volunteer work done each year, Matter is truly making an impact on its surrounding communities.    163 volunteer hours! This past month, Matter employees nationwide reached a combined total of 163 volunteer hours. This brings the current yearly total to… Read more »

Life Beyond Public Relations: Communicators in the Real World

A few months ago I wrote about how our first jobs make an impact on our careers in public relations. After a recent trip, I’ve come to realize that our jobs as communicators have a profound impact on our personal life skills. Earlier this year, I was traveling in Morocco, a country where the culture is rooted in bartering. I was on a mission to find… Read more »

Advice for Landing Your Internship, From A Current Intern

Landing A PR Internship While searching for an internship, I was intrigued by Matter’s witty, active and engaging digital presence. I explored the site, eventually finding Maria, a Matter Vice President stationed at Matter’s Boulder (BoCo) office. With nothing to lose but a little time and dignity, I sent her an email proposing an informational chat about Matter and the greater PR industry. Fortunately, Maria was… Read more »

A Day in PR: Captain’s Log

Public relations is a fast-moving, constantly-changing industry. Those of us in the trenches are often asked what we do every day – and those asking are usually surprised to see us struggle to provide an answer. How do you answer this question when every moment of every day is different? With a handful of clients in a handful of varying industries with a handful of varying… Read more »

Matter’s Helping Hands Volunteer Recap for May 2018

  Matter’s Helping Hands initiative encourages a nationwide community service effort that is rewarding and fulfilling for all of the employees. With 1000 plus hours of impactful volunteer work done each year, Matter is truly making an impact on its surrounding communities.    203 volunteer hours! This past month, Matter employees across five offices reached a combined total of 203 volunteer hours. This brings the current yearly… Read more »