About Arik

Hanson-Arik-webA savvy and seasoned communications professional, Arik C. Hanson, APR, is principal of ACH Communications, a digital communications firm focused on serving as strategic thought partners to financial services, health care, not-for-profit and other organizations. Through integrated PR, communications and digital programs, Arik has been able to create tight-knit communities, build strong brand awareness and drive thought leadership for organizations across the country. Arik has played a lead role in many social projects and initiatives online–both locally and nationally–including:

* Founder of Help a PR Pro Out Day

* Contributor to Ragan.com and PR Daily

* Regular contributor to the PR Breakfast Club

* Founder of the PR Reader’s Choice Blog Awards

* Co-founding the B2B Voices blog.

* Co-organizing the first-ever Journchat Live in Minneapolis/St. Paul

* Co-founding the first-ever HealthCamp Minnesota in Minneapolis/St. Paul

* Co-founding the Health Care Social Media Twitter chat (Sundays, 8-9 p.m. CST)

Arik is also long-time PRSA member, serving on the Minnesota PRSA board for the past three years and is a frequent speaker at local colleges and universities and industry events. You can find more about Arik by visiting his LinkedIn profile and contact him directly at arik (dot) hanson (at) gmail (dot) com.

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5 Responses to “About Arik”

  1. Help  on May 29th, 2009

    Hi Arik,

    I just wanted to mention that your header image isn’t displaying and the RSS to email option isn’t configured. Sorry if this comment sounds negative, just trying to help.

  2. Kathy Hendricks  on September 17th, 2009

    I would like to send you an RFP for Social Media consulting. Can you please provide an email or USPS address?

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