SGLA is an NYC-based communications firm with an established international presence as a respected leader in media relations for over twenty years. We offer our clients large-firm capabilities with boutique-firm accessibility, focusing on personalized approaches to client relations that lead to exceptional results.
Our Work
Our knowledgeable team helps to shape dialogues on culture through long-standing relationships with journalists, curators, and influencers who inform opinions. Our diverse range of clients includes architects, museums, artists, designers, galleries, art fairs, real estate developers, biennials, non-profit foundations, luxury brands, collectors, and corporate art patrons.
At SGLA, we craft and execute comprehensive and multifaceted public relations strategies that are individually tailored to each project. Our work results in articles, desk-side interviews, collaborations, receptions, speaking opportunities, and unique events that establish and strengthen public awareness about our clients and their brand identity. We know how to create intriguing stories that garner high-quality exposure at top-tier media outlets.
Susan Grant Lewin
Lewin is an authority on marketing, public relations, brand-building, and image enhancement for the design industry. Throughout her career as a journalist, corporate communications executive, and public relations consultant, Lewin has consistently pushed the boundaries of creative marketing to the highest levels of design excellence.
For over twenty years, Lewin has led her team at Susan Grant Lewin Associates to serve some of the world’s most prestigious designers, architects, and corporations. SGLA works as partners with clients: conceiving and re-tuning a brand, making highly visible and valuable placements, and prospering in a competitive global market.
Lewin has served on the boards of bodies such as the Architectural League and been recognized by prestigious awards, including from the American Institute of Architects, the American Society of Interior Designers, and the International Furnishings and Design Association. She has also published multiple books and donated a significant collection of contemporary jewelry to the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, which was shown in the exhibition Jewelry of Ideas (2017–2018). Her current exhibition, Ring Redux, is on view at the SCAD Museum of Art until January 2022.
Expertise
Functioning as connectors to members of the media, influencers, and the design community at large, including associations and cultural and educational institutions.
Editorial expertise from publishing experience that results in compelling press materials and associated content for our clients.
Business development experience that has led to a successful track record of collaborating to gain our clients’ new business, projects, and opportunities through media relations efforts.
Publication knowledge from authoring and contributing to books on art, architecture, culture, design, and jewelry. Serving on boards for major museums, non-profits, and visual art and educational organizations.
Strategic positioning derived from discovering and creating opportunities for in-person and digital speaking engagements, including events, panels, lectures, podcasts, tours, and book launches.
Branding and design consulting that begins with an audit of on owned content, such as website, blog, newsletters, and social media, to ensure identity alignment and on-target messaging.
Social media management and full stewardship of accounts where our team creates and implements a customized, long-term strategy.