Establishing Company Leadership as Experts: SkillGigs

The Challenge

SkillGigs, Inc., is a major disruptor in the traditionally slow-moving field of healthcare staffing, and had been working on a new platform experience for both users and employer clients–but they needed to make sure the industries they worked in knew what they had to offer, and viewed their leaders as experts. Conway Marketing Group partnered with SkillGigs to greatly expand its public relations efforts and generate a consistent thought leadership strategy for the company’s executive team.

What We Delivered

Conway Marketing group led by developing a comprehensive editorial and PR calendar, along with a set of tactics that would align with major announcements and areas of business focus throughout the year. Our public relations manager built a SkillGigs PR toolkit, including foundational talking points and a constantly refreshed master media list, and began regular outreach to media contacts, both initiated from the list and in response to inquiries from other source request databases. 

In tandem, our public relations manager regularly coordinated with our SkillGigs contact on thought leadership strategy for the executive team, finding opportunities for contributed content, drafting all op-eds and articles, and pitching them to editors. All of this was done to build anticipation for, and draw attention to, the company’s new platform experience, which debuted in March 2023. Conway Marketing Group also drafted the wire press release and pitched the announcement to targeted media outlets.

The Results

Before and after the launch of SkillGigs’ new platform experience, SkillGigs executive leaders had multiple bylines in influential staffing trade publications, and in publications targeting some of their primary industries, including healthcare and technology. The replatforming announcement garnered wide coverage in trade media. Additionally, the thought leadership strategy and content process established by SkillGigs and the CMG team led to a consistent flow of quality articles that could sustain the CEO’s Forbes Council contributor membership.

In September 2023, Conway Marketing Group received the esteemed Netty Award for the Best Press Release for Skillgigs’ new digital platform experience. Our successful partnership with SkillGigs’ marketing and product team enabled us to concisely outline the enhanced features of SkillGigs and effectively announce the re-platforming in early 2023. This significant accomplishment showcases our unwavering dedication to delivering excellent service to our clients.

The Client

SkillGigs, Inc. is an ecommerce talent marketplace that pairs skilled healthcare and technology job seekers with AI-matched work opportunities. Launched in 2017 on the belief that companies and talent should be able to interact seamlessly, SkillGigs is dedicated to empowering the users. SkillGigs elevates and maximizes the hiring process by removing traditional barriers. The company’s patented AI software matches talent with jobs tailored to their skills, while giving companies with open positions strong candidates who are ready to work—all without a single recruiter.