David Bass Launches Raptor Strategies, a Washington-Based Public Relations and Public...

David Bass Launches Raptor Strategies, a Washington-Based Public Relations and
Public Affairs Firm

WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- David Bass, longtime Washington media
consultant, journalist and public relations exec, has launched Raptor
Strategies, an aggressive new firm with the tagline, "New Times Demand New
Strategies."

Raptor's charter clients include those in the energy, media, insurance and
international spheres.

"Washington is a different place now," Bass said. "We must accept and address
this new landscape with a much more careful eye and a more precise set of
tools. The administration is different, Capitol Hill is different and the
media are different. So strategies need to be sharper and more effective, with
customized messages delivered through creative channels."

Bass is a 20-year Washington veteran who started as a legislative intern in
the Senate and moved through the media world, working for The Weekly Standard,
National Journal, Campaigns & Elections, The Hill and The Washington Times. He
later served in PR capacities as a consultant to many more -- the current
issue of Washingtonian highlights the critical part Bass played in creation of
the Politico.

Bass most recently served as Vice President and Chief Development Officer of
Luntz, Maslansky Strategic Research. Before that, he was Managing Director at
Qorvis Communications. In various consulting roles Bass managed campaigns
that ran the gamut from media relations to local politics, ballot initiatives,
research and branding, and state and federal government affairs.

"Raptor will be intentionally different," Bass said, "from the creativity and
breadth and depth of experience we bring to projects, to the hires we make
which will enable us to do so."

In coming weeks, Raptor will announce the arrival of a senior executive,
currently president of a Midwest transportation company. "We will have plenty
of Washington experience on hand," Bass said. "But clients will benefit
tremendously from the real experiences and real insights of real business
leaders as well."

SOURCE Raptor Strategies

David H. Bass of Raptor Strategies, +1-202-756-4891,
dbass@raptorstrategies.com