best public relations
415.505.0301
susan@bestpr.net
Best Public Relations is an independent, full-service public relations agency specializing in creating and executing high-visibility public relations programs for consumer, food and beverage, literary, professional services, and technology clients.
As a veteran business reporter at a national daily said in 2009, she “looks at Best Public Relations as the Silicon Valley equivalent of the Hollywood agent – far more than merely providing public relations support but making the introductions with key people that make deals happen.”
We take once little known brands, work with them for years, and we make them household names.
We open doors. We make connections. We get you attention from the people who matter most.
susan mactavish best
Susan MacTavish Best has worked extensively with European and North American companies providing them with strategic public relations counsel since 1995. She founded Best Public Relations in 1998 in San Francisco and has worked with an eclectic variety of clients from once-unknown startups to some of the most recognized household names.
In the nineties, Susan was the Founder and Editor of Posthoc: The Upfront Guide to San Francisco, one of the first online guides to San Francisco which was entirely volunteer-driven. Here she managed over 100 contributors and was responsible overall for the content creation, maintenance, business development, marketing and design of the site.
During off hours, Susan is often found running on Mount Tamalpais or cooking up a storm for an impromptu dinner party.
beth cook
Beth joined Best Public Relations in 2008, and works closely with the media and our clients to tell interesting, captivating stories. Prior to working with Best PR, Beth promoted best-selling authors at University of California Press and Ulysses Press in Berkeley. Beth also works part-time as a PR Associate at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. In her spare time she hoards fashion magazines, exhibits conceptual artwork, enjoys red wine, and gives dating advice to anyone asking.
doug kohl
Doug’s expertise lies in the development of strategic business, marketing and public relations plans that help companies build brand, increase revenue and establish solid reputations with their target audiences.
susan kohl
Susan has more than 20 years in public relations, marketing and radio and television news. She is the author of Getting Attention: Leading Edge Lessons for Publicity and Marketing.
Our areas of expertise
Best Public Relations individually tailors a client’s PR program depending on the needs for each communications campaign. The services we offer include:
- Corporate PR
- Launches
- Media & Presentation Training
- Media Relations
- Party Planning/Events
- Press Conferences
- Press & Personality Tours
- Writing
