Author: conrad

Is 2020 the Year ESG Forever Changed Business for the Better?

In a recent blog for Business Wire, Matt Kirdahy, Partner at Water & Wall, continues his series of commentary on the changing tone and role of ESG initiatives across the business landscape.  To think, under the fog of a global pandemic, social unrest and economic duress, we started a decade that, in a look back…

Podcast: Digital Marketing Strategies for RIAs During COVID-19

Our co-founder, Andrew Healy, recently chatted with Matt Halloran of the Top Advisor Marketing podcast, where they talked about: – How COVID-19 forced RIAs to adapt – and in many cases, adopt for the first time – their digital marketing approach – How it changed the client experience overnight and how advisors can use technology…

A Conversation With <br> Nathalie Burdet

Nathalie Burdet has worked through the crises of our past while helping global firms manage and even build up their brands from scratch. Today, she is the Chief Marketing Officer of Kantar in London, where she is once again helping a global brand efficiently pivot and support clients in new ways. We caught up with…

Starting a New Job Via Zoom

As the W’s editor Sara Moonves said, reported by Jacob Bernstein with the New York Times on W Media, ‘We did it all over zoom.’ ‘None of us even met in person. Ditto, Sara! In June, I joined the Water & Wall team and kicked off my new role virtually. My first interview, first day,…

How COVID-19 Changed the Financial Marketing Playbook

The financial services space is no stranger to economic crises and mass uncertainty. In just the last quarter century, they’ve experienced—and in some cases, caused—the 2008 financial crisis, the dot-com bubble, the 9/11 attacks, financial crises in Asia and Argentina and Black Monday. Marketers and communications professionals can’t always see into the future, but the…

PR Week Names Andrew Healy to 2020 40 Under 40

Andrew is a key reason why Water & Wall has become such an extraordinary place to do business and we’re delighted that the industry has taken notice.  We’d love it if you connected with him on LinkedIn and the agency LinkedIn for some shop talk.  In the meantime, check out what PRWeek had to say…

What Spokespeople Need to Know about the Reimagined Media Tour

Recently, one of our client CEOs had a video call with a Barron’s editor. Now, the on-camera conversation is nothing new in modern earned media engagement. In fact, most of our clients have become so adept at the live or taped on-camera interview that when they had to transition to the at-home format, it’s as…

A Conversation With <br> David Lackowitz

Many of us have the opportunity of regularly working from home, a benefit provided by many companies across a wide swath of industries. But what happens if your profession is reliant on you being present in-person? To understand the trials and tribulations of what it’s like to be a litigator in the Age of COVID-19,…