City of La Verne Continues Engagement with Tripepi Smith
The City of La Verne has hired Tripepi Smith for a two year communications engagement following a competitive bidding process. With a unanimous vote of approval affirming the City Staff recommendation, the City of La Verne will extend Tripepi Smith’s five-month long communications contract for an additional two years. The scope of work includes communications planning, social media management, metrics reporting, article and press release development and crisis communications support.
“Our City Council expressed a desire to improve community outreach and engagement in mid-2020, and – in the midst of a pandemic – based on recommendations from other city’s I contacted Tripepi Smith to provide some immediate assistance. Since the firm understood local government and had sixty city clients they had worked with, they were able to hit the ground running,” commented City Manager Bob Russi. “We subsequently completed a competitive bidding process for a long term engagement, and following that process, we again concluded Tripepi Smith was the best firm for the City to continue to engage to take our communication in the right direction.”
Tripepi Smith has a strong San Gabriel Valley presence, having worked with the cities of Claremont, Azusa, Duarte, Walnut, La Cañada Flintridge and Industry. Adding La Verne to the list of city clients further cements Tripepi Smith’s role as the leading city government communications consulting firm in the Valley. The firm is unique in being able to deliver both public affairs services and full graphic design and video production services – combining creativity and strategy under a single “virtual” roof.
The City of La Verne engagement is led by Senior Business Analyst Emily Mason with assistance from Junior Business Analyst Clare Burgess.
“La Verne is a great community with passionate residents who care a lot about the future. The pandemic has only enhanced that reality, and strong city communications are a critical component to successfully and proactively address community concerns,” observed Emily. “City Staff has been clear about the need for transparency and to get as much information into the public domain as possible. Our partnership has already yielded improved results, and I am honored and excited to be invited back to extend our engagement for two more years.”
About the City of La Verne
Founded in 1887 and incorporated in 1906, La Verne is nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel – Pomona Valleys and is situated approximately 35 miles east of Los Angeles. With its population of over 33,000, the City has maintained a “close-knit” community that retains its “small town” traditions and virtues. The City provides a full range of services to its residents, including police, fire, water, streets, planning, parks and community services.
About Tripepi Smith
Tripepi Smith is a California-based marketing, technology and public affairs firm that serves for-profit, nonprofit and public agencies. Its unique mix of marketing and technology prowess provides a competitive advantage to agencies seeking to leverage the internet to achieve their communication goals. The firm provides full content creation services, including: ghost writing, collateral development, photography, video production, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, email marketing campaigns and website design and execution. Tripepi Smith clients include: City of American Canyon, City of Culver City, City of Cupertino, City of Daly City, City of Duarte, City of El Cerrito, City of Indian Wells, City of La Cañada Flintridge, City of Lakeport, City of Lake Forest, City of Napa, City of Paramount, City of Santa Cruz, City of Tracy, City of Vallejo, Cal Choice Energy Authority, California Joint Powers Insurance Authority, Inland Empire Utilities Agency, Rowland Water District, California Contract Cities Association, California City Management Foundation, Institute for Local Government, League of California Cities, Renne Public Law Group, Bob Hall & Associates and Climatec Energy Services.