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Federal Strategic Communications & Research

RC Strategies delivers the research and strategy that give program leaders confidence before budget is committed. We learn what an audience believes, test what moves them, and brief leadership with recommendations and the evidence behind them. For National Guard programs, that includes a recruiting market analysis by recruiting area.
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Audience research

Surveys, interviews, and existing program data show what the audience knows, believes, and needs to hear. The findings set the messages and the plan.

Recruiting market analysis

For National Guard programs, RC Strategies analyzes production and population data by recruiting area and maps the results. The analysis shows market share, where each area is under mission, and where offices and units sit relative to the audience.

Message frameworks

A message framework sets the core message, the proof behind it, and how it changes for each audience, so every channel and partner says the same thing in the right terms.

Message testing

Messages are tested with the audience before a campaign spends, through small paid tests and direct feedback, and the ones that move people go forward.

Communications and channel planning

The plan sets which audiences come first, which channels reach them, what each will carry, and when.

Measurement and leadership briefings

Success measures are agreed before launch. Findings are briefed to leadership with clear recommendations and the data behind them.

proven processes

Service delivery that high-trust organizations rely on

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Frame the question

Agree with leadership what the research needs to decide.
2

Research

Survey, interview, and analyze market and program data.
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Build and test messages

Write the framework and test it with the audience.
4

Plan

Set audiences, channels, timing, and measures.
5

Brief

Present findings and recommendations to leadership.
outcomes we deliver

What this capability drives

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — Alaska

VA Alaska: 10,363 Veterans Connected to Critical Services

10,363
veteran applicants generated for a critical VA support program
9M
earned media impressions across Alaska
29%
social media follower growth during the campaign
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — Alaska
Why RC Strategies

Trusted Marketing & AI MarTech Experts for Critical Missions

We deliver trusted, federally proven high performance marketing, strategic communications, and AI marketing technology with measurable ROI for the federal government and the Department of Defense/Department of War.Our systems give clarity and confidence to program leaders and senior leadership who need to see ROI and mission outcomes, not just activity.

Trusted by the DoD/DoW as one of the top military recruiting marketing contractors
Federally proven past performance with NAVSEA, the National Guard, and the Department of Veterans Affairs
Integrity and precision that make working with us predictable, from a team that runs toward fires
Frequently Asked Questions

What clients ask before we start

What is strategic communications research?

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Strategic communications research finds out what an audience knows and believes, what will move them, and how to reach them, before a program commits its budget. RC Strategies combines audience research, market analysis, message testing, and planning, and briefs leadership on what to do with the findings.

What is a recruiting market analysis?

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A recruiting market analysis compares recruiting production with the population in each recruiting area to show market share, which areas are under mission, and where offices and units sit relative to the audience. RC Strategies uses it to set targets and media plans. RC Strategies delivers two state ARNG RRB programs: the Georgia Army National Guard and the Arkansas Army National Guard.

How do you test messages before a campaign?

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RC Strategies runs small paid tests of competing messages and gathers direct audience feedback, then compares response before the full budget is committed. The messages that get attention and action move forward.

Do you deliver research, or help act on it?

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Both. RC Strategies turns research into a message framework, a channel plan, and success measures, and can run the campaigns that follow. Leadership gets recommendations it can act on, along with the data behind them.

How do you keep messaging consistent across different audiences?

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RC Strategies builds a message framework that sets one core message and the proof behind it, then adjusts the emphasis and language for each audience. Partners and channels work from the same framework.

How do you know if a communications strategy is working?

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RC Strategies sets success measures before launch, tied to the program's result, such as applicants, enrollments, qualified leads, or retention, and reports against them throughout the campaign.

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