• About Us

    French | West | Vaughan (FWV) was created in 2001 through the merger of Richard French & Associates - the Southeast's largest independent public relations firm - and West & Vaughan, one of the nation's most highly acclaimed creative advertising boutiques. Today, we employ 70 research,...
  • Our Team

    RICK FRENCH | CHAIRMAN & CEO Rick is one of the nation's highest profile public relations counselors and is a frequent speaker at marketing conferences around the world. He is regarded within the communications field as a leading expert in consumer marketing, crisis management and...
  • Our Clients

    HEALTHCARE Pfizer (NYSE-PFE) Cardinal Health (NYSE-CAH) Respirics Structure House MDeverywhere A4 Health Systems HCA bioMérieux GlaxoSmithKline UNC Institute for Pharmacogenomics Carolina Donor Services SouthTech WakeMed NDA Partners New Hope Fertility Center Neopatents...
  • Our Awards

    NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS AWARDS National Consumer Agency of the Year FOUR time Mid-Size National Agency of the Year Finalist (1998-99, 2002, 2007) Southeast's Top Powerhouse PR Agency World's Fastest Growing PR Agency Brandweek National Marketer of the Year (1999)...
  • Our Affiliates

      FWV maintains strategic affiliations with several specialized firms. Together we can offer bipartisan consulting services to companies, organizations, associations, and government entities in need of integrated public relations, government relations, public policy, advocacy, and...
  • Careers

    The first sentence of our mission statement reads, "Hire only the best people, give them the proper guidance and support, and challenge them to consistently produce great work on behalf of clients. " We are committed to producing the most inspired and cutting-edge work for all agency...
  • Testimonials

    “Many thanks for your enthusiasm and support for this wonderful whiskey brand of ours. Your hospitality was very much appreciated and I feel we left Raleigh with a productive, progressive agenda that we can now mobilize against. You have a great team who have responded so well against the...
  • Our Global Network

    65 independently-owned public relations agencies have come together to jointly own one of the world's largest public relations corporations with 87 offices in 28 countries.  Collectively, our annual fees are approximately $117 million and we employ about 1,100 people.  ...
  • Our Philosophy

    SEEING YOURSELF IN A NEW WAY Here’s an interesting exercise: on a piece of paper, draw a circle. Within that circle, write down your company or brand’s unique value proposition. Then draw a series of smaller interconnected circles and within those circles, jot down the name of...
  • Communications Strategy Process

    Click here to view our Communications Strategy Process.