“John did an amazing job capturing the personality of our organization and highlighting our values in action from our stakeholders’ perspectives. His years of experience in public power and writing annual reports brought a much-needed revitalization to our content, and saved us a bunch of time. John remained focused and hands-on with the project and delivered quality work on time.”
“When we began working with EEC a couple of years ago on Relay, our quarterly magazine, John adapted quickly to our fast-paced editorial schedule. He consistently meets our deadlines in a timely manner, and he often submits articles ahead of schedule. John’s deep reporting skills and extensive industry expertise both have added a valuable new dimension to our magazine.”
“I really appreciate the insight that John brings to his work. He understands the energy industry and the challenges that utilities face, and that expertise comes through in his writing. John also brings a deft hand to writing long-form whitepapers that are detailed yet easily digestible, which is a hard skill to come by these days.”
“John did a fabulous job writing our annual reports for 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. Since we hired John to help us with our content development projects, we’ve collected captivating stories and impactful text to use across numerous communication channels. It is delightful to see our everyday work to power our cities come alive with words.”
“The City of Palo Alto, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, strives for excellence in all things, including communications. Egan Energy Communications has helped me with the unique challenge of distilling complex topics into easily understandable and engaging language for a variety of audiences. I appreciate the fresh perspective, professionalism and precision that John brings to every project.”
“We appreciate and value working with John! His in-depth knowledge of utility issues and highly collaborative approach to developing content helps us take our signature communication Currents, our quarterly customer magazine, to a new, and better, place. John is flexible and responsive to our needs, and we’re delighted he’s part of our communications team.”
“I highly recommend John Egan not only for the deep knowledge and expertise he brings to each project, but for the quality of his writing and his superb work ethic. He is a delight to work with and my team always appreciates his perspective on the ever-changing energy industry.”
“John’s familiarity with public power allows him to make connections across the topics and examples that hit at the core of our members’ interests. His writing pulls from his experiences and network among the utility industry, which results in well-rounded stories that offer value to our readers.”
“John expressed new, easily implementable ideas regarding written communication. I plan to share what I learned with my colleagues.”
“Part of what we do as a community-owned utility service is uncover stories that feature customers, stakeholders and the intersection between them and our employees and services. John’s writing approach allows us to showcase our good work and highlight the great customers we have who use our services and programs every day. We appreciate John’s help with making our efforts come to life with compelling copy writing and storytelling.”
“I love telling stories. It’s the best way to convey information that resonates with readers. Poles and wires are not nearly as exciting as stories about people and the community. My vision aligned well with John’s, and that’s why we had him write the copy for KUA’s 2015 annual report. The collaboration worked exactly as I had hoped, and we produced a memorable piece of work.”
“In writing our award-winning 2014 annual report, John helped us tell a story to our customers using his utility-industry expertise, his deep knowledge of public power, and his excellent journalism skills to develop an outstanding report quickly. We were quite impressed with the whole process, and enjoyed working with John so much that we hired him again to write our 2015, 2016 and 2017 annual reports, as well as refer him to our sister organization, Roseville Environmental Utilities, for whom he wrote their 2015-2017 reports.”
“Over an eight-month period, John wrote or placed a total of four articles in electric trade publications on one of our battery energy storage projects. His initiative, skills as a writer, eye for detail, ability to negotiate with the client-owner, and network of contacts at industry publications helped us achieve a significant level of recognition of our $26.2-million project. I enjoyed working with John and experiencing first-hand his dedication to task.”
“John really helped move Apogee’s content marketing strategy forward by quickly writing two case studies after interviewing about a dozen utilities who were using our personalized outbound communications solutions. We had a great experience with John as our contract writer. His background as a daily reporter and knowledge of the energy industry was invaluable!
“John led an informative and interactive workshop on communications for publicly owned utilities. I was able to use some of his recommendations right away. I took immediate advantage of his offer of one free hour of phone coaching!”
“For many years, John Egan has provided communications training to federal government managers and executives through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). He coached people on preparing the message, delivering an appropriate talk and handling questions. This was always a very popular session, engaging and very active. John is an expert in energy and communications. His facilitation/training skills are excellent. He is a great guy and he cares about the participants.”
“John was brave enough to help us go where not many utilities have gone before. We decided to do a series in our monthly newsletter about the equipment a utility uses and maintains yearly, along with the average cost of the equipment. We wanted the articles to relate to what customers could actually see; poles, wires, those green boxes in customer’s yards, along with what they don’t see every day. John created pieces that were not only informative, but something the customers could relate to. John was helpful, timely, and supportive throughout the entire project!”
“I enjoyed your workshop — I got a lot of information I have already put to use.”
“I really thought your October 2016 article was well done, and I’m looking forward to more. Your article on confirmation bias was spot on and well researched. It is clear to me that you are an experienced, thoughtful utility communicator.”
“John Egan has a sharp insider view of the traps that we fall into when we think we’re communicating the right things in the right way. And he finds and celebrates those who really connect with their customers offering us readers the true gift of a great example. When I receive notice of one of John’s blog posts it’s almost a guilty pleasure because his writing style is one of the best examples. Entertaining and resonating.”
“With very little notice, John crafted a compelling, timely, emergency response article for the local section of our magazine. In addition to being an industry expert, John Egan is an expert, responsive storyteller, who knows how to convey both technical information and human-interest features in a manner that engages readers.”
“John’s industry expertise and writing talent gave one of our top-tier global consulting clients confidence that he could interpret complex industry issues for their intended audience – and he absolutely did. From our perspective, John’s work has enhanced our standing with that global client. Nice job, Egan Energy Communications — well done.”
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with John on a series of energy industry news and magazine articles, press releases and marketing campaigns. John is an insightful writer and excellent communicator, bringing his wealth of energy industry knowledge and a deep network of contacts to every project. John’s work continually exceeds my expectations and he has shown, time and time again, that he can be relied on to meet deadlines.”
“I’ve worked with John since 2014 and found he can always be relied upon on to provide in-depth news on the latest developments in the energy industry. With his wealth of experience, he is definitely the go-to guy when it comes to power-related knowledge, and goes beyond what is required of him. In addition, he is an excellent writer who always meets his deadlines.”
“As the closing speaker at our annual member meeting, John showed us how utilities could craft “sticky messages” and maximize the impact of those messages using innovative, low-cost, communications channels. I found the talk, “The Power of Words,” really entertaining and informative. It was customized for the needs of our members, and they gave it high marks. John’s comments will be useful to us as we continue to seek ways to increase the effectiveness of our marketing and communications efforts.”
“Having John speak at our events is always a plus. Conference attendees say they value his industry expertise and his ability to bring the research to life by sharing the anecdotes and case studies he uncovers as well as facilitating audience participation. He is very attuned to the special challenges facing public power communicators and marketers.”
“I share John’s view that stakeholder engagement is too important to be left solely to a utility’s public relations department. Stakeholder engagement can help a utility more effectively manage its strategic risks in the public arena. John’s an accomplished writer who has written numerous articles on engaging stakeholders for MANAGING POWER magazine. Looking to keep your organization out of trouble and ahead of the curve? Get with John!”
“I had the pleasure of working with John several times, notably as he has spoken several times at the Edison Electric Institute Strategic Issues Roundtable. He has a great background in communications, customer satisfaction, and innovative utility programs. He is a very good facilitator and public speaker. John is thoughtful, able to focus on the details as well as the big picture, and a joy to work with!”
“Benton REA retained EEC to assess the cost effectiveness of its communications activities. John took a personal interest in our challenges, and his recommendations provided us with a fresh perspective based on our capabilities and the performance of our peers. John’s advice was timely, valuable and tailored to our needs.”
“Our organization has been pleased with work provided by Egan Energy Communications over the years. John is very focused, creative and easy to work with. From strategic communications to developing and distributing our newsletter, we felt informed and included without having to manage processes.”
John Egan is available to speak at your energy industry event. Contact him at (720) 949-4906 or [email protected] for more info.
