Saxum|PR

Announcing Saxum Tulsa

February 26th, 2010 by Renzi Stone. Posted in Industry Expertise, News

My professional life has recently come full circle. Saxum Public Relations, a creative public relations firm that I started in Oklahoma City nearly seven years ago, announced this week that we have hired veteran Tulsa public relations professional Chris Payne, APR, from Dollar Thrifty Auto Group as vice president and general manager to run an office we are opening in Tulsa soon.

This business decision had a lot of personal investment and thought. For starters, I’m a Tulsa native. Following a terrific experience as a student in the Jenks Public School System, I attended the University of Oklahoma, where I was privileged to play basketball for the Sooners. Four NCAA tournaments later, I graduated with honors and began looking for a job. I chose Oklahoma City as my home because I was offered a job there. Then, I married an Oklahoma City girl and the love of my life, Lee Anne.

Ten years later, I find myself a native Tulsan living in Oklahoma City. There are not many of us. As someone who always thought I’d spread my wings and fly somewhere far away, Oklahoma City and Tulsa offer unique and rewarding experiences without having to leave a state where we’ve put down solid roots.

We love the renaissance happening right now in Tulsa. Especially downtown Tulsa, from the BOK Center opening to the new ONEOK Field (client) to the revival of the Brady District, it’s a great time for Tulsa. Over the past few years, we have grown our Tulsa-based clientele, and it quickly became clear that we needed a permanent presence there. I understand the difference between the markets, and I knew we needed an excellent Tulsa-based public relations practitioner to lead our efforts.

Even though I’m from Tulsa, I know people in Tulsa want to do business with other people in Tulsa – just like in Oklahoma City. Chris is a perfect fit because he is great at public relations and marketing, and he loves Tulsa.

I think we’re on to something special at Saxum. We’ve found a unique way to use our creativity and expertise to provide our clients with the Saxum Experience, which focuses on building our clients’ reputations and achieving their goals in an ever-changing business environment. We use a unique, multi-dimensional team approach to deliver customized, strategic, results-driven communications. We have a smart, thoughtful and dynamic team in Oklahoma City, and we are building a similar team in Tulsa.

In the coming weeks and months, we will be hiring additional staff, making client announcements, opening a permanent office and getting even more involved in the community. In effect, we’ll use some of the public relations strategies and tactics we use for our clients to promote ourselves.

Thanks to a great team and outstanding clients, we are continuing to grow our business on a state and national level. Of course, no matter how large we become, our clients will always remain our top priority.

It is an exciting time, and we are thrilled to share the good news. Thank you for welcoming us to Tulsa. It’s good to be home.