Fall 2025

Communication Solutions Brings Affordable, Creative Marketing & PR Services to Ithaca, NY

The Communication Solutions Group, Inc. is excited to bring cost-effective, goal-focused marketing and public relations services to clients in and near Ithaca and Tompkins County, New York, where the company’s leadership team has long-established connections.

Company President Leza Raffel is an ’89 Ithaca College graduate who now guest lectures at IC on crisis communications and non-profit marketing. Senior Public Relations Specialist Kellie Gates lives in Ithaca and is committed to giving back to the community she loves.

Together, Raffel and Gates will host a free breakfast workshop, “YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE: Promoting Your Organization Through High-Visibility/Low-Cost Public Relations & Marketing.” All are invited to join them from 8 to 9:15 a.m. Mon., Oct. 27, at Cinemapolis, 120 E. Green Street. Kindly RSVP by October 23. Call or text Kellie at (607) 216-2794 or email kellie@comsolutionsgroup.com.

Leza Raffel Shares Expertise as Podcast Guest

Edge of Cinema's "Stories From the Top" podcast featured President Leza Raffel in a three-part series.

• Episode 1 - Leza shares about her journey from her early career to growing a successful marketing and public relations agency.
• Episode 2 - Identifying your target market and turning them into clients.
• Episode 3 - Breaking down different types of crisis communication and how to help your clients through them.

Welcome new client: Greenville Borough

We are happy to work with the Borough of Greenville on enhancing its communication efforts, and ensure residents are informed and engaged. This included starting a Facebook and Instagram to reach younger residents, as well as writing and pitching press releases. We recently secured coverage for them in The Record Argus to promote an upcoming event.

Client Success Story Featured in

"The Pennsylvania Fireman"

President Leza Raffel wrote an article for "The Pennsylvania Fireman" magazine. Her article highlighted Communication Solutions' efforts to launch and successfully manage a collaborative volunteer recruitment campaign for 21 fire companies in the Capital Region.

Media Training to Local Business Banana Nana Pudding

Communication Solutions provided media training to the owner of Banana Nana Pudding in Jenkintown. Staff members were then invited to the taping of Fox29's Kelly Drives segment on Good Day Philadelphia and sample pudding flavors.

The "Oscars" Awards at Quinn & Wilson Realtors

Digital Marketing Manager Jess Lis taught the Quinn & Wilson Realtors' team how to shoot and edit videos for their listings on social media. Each Realtor submitted a video to showcase their new skills and they were screened at the "Oscars" awards ceremony. Realtors took home awards for "Best Presentation of a Fixer Upper", "Best Mirror Selfie", and numerous other categories.

Visioning Session Kickstarts Recruitment Campaign

Montgomery County Female Firefighters Make Headlines

To celebrate Women's History Month and promote volunteerism, Digital Marketing Manager Jess Lis organized an all-female firefighter training in Montgomery County. News stations Fox29 and CBS were invited to highlight the skills of local female firefighters.

Watch the Fox 29 coverage and CBS segment!

Exhibiting & Speaking to Municipalities

President Leza Raffel exhibited at the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs Conference and also spoke at the PSATC Central Region Summer Conference.

PR & Marketing Internship Reflections

Marissa Castro, Class of 2026 at La Salle University, interned with us in the spring. She designed social media graphics, wrote media alerts, attended video shoots and client events, and much more.

In her final blog "A Semester of Growth at Communication Solutions Group," she reflects on her experience and what she learned.

Julia Silberman, who is pursuing her master's degree in marketing, interned with us over the summer. Julia enjoyed working on social media campaigns, where she created content calendars, designed graphics, edited videos and wrote captions.

In her final blog, "Seeking a New Creative Outlet: From Education to Marketing," Julia discusses her decision to transition her career.

Giving Back to Jenkintown Food Cupboard

Our team donated 90 pounds of food to the Jenkintown Food Cupboard! We were happy to support their mission to provide food to those who need it most in our community.

Summer Company Outing at East Falls Glassworks

This year, we decided to try glass blowing for our company’s summer outing! Our team successfully made beautiful wavy glass bowls, thanks to our excellent teachers at East Falls Glassworks.

Pick our Brains with a Complimentary Consultation!

Communication Solutions is happy to provide you with a free, one-hour consultation to address your marketing and public relations needs! Contact us today at 215-884-6499 or leza@comsolutionsgroup.com to schedule a meeting!

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