Our Story

JT’s core philosophy is simple: don’t confuse effort with results. It is the principle that guides our work today and every day.

 
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Jasculca Terman Strategic Communications (JT) is an award winning, independently-owned strategic communications firm specializing in public affairs, crisis management, events and international advance, digital strategy and engagement, and video production.

Founded in 1981, JT pioneered the practice of public affairs in the Chicago market by applying the strategic and tactical discipline of political campaigns to the management of public policy issues, crisis situations and social marketing initiatives, and to the advancement of reputations and brands.

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From our base in Chicago, we serve as a strategic communications partner to corporate, institutional, not-for-profit and public-sector clients across the Midwest, the United States and abroad.

Clients turn to JT for high-impact communications services that advance business and policy goals. We deliver compelling messages through multiple communications channels and by engaging and motivating target constituencies to take action.

With more than 20 communications professionals and support personnel, we have the depth and agility to handle fast-moving, multidimensional campaigns as well as more focused, short-term projects.

In 2022, JT joined the Public Affairs and Advocacy Alliance, a national network of established and well-connected companies in key regions where policies are developed that often make their way across the country, including Sacramento, the Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Lansing, and Albany. Through the Alliance, JT provides lobbying, public affairs and public relations services in markets coast-to-coast.

 
 

Our Clients

We serve as the strategic communications partner to corporate, institutional, not-for-profit and public sector clients working in many different fields of endeavor.

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JT is your advocate in the court of public opinion, working in partnership with you to develop and implement creative strategies driven by compelling messages that engage and motivate. Guided always by strategy, we deploy an array of tactics to mobilize opinion and action to advance public policy, business and public awareness initiatives.

 
 
 
 
 

Our People

Our fundamental strength as a firm flows from our people — professionals with diverse skills, backgrounds and perspectives who welcome challenges and take pride in achieving results with a commitment to teamwork and the highest standards of integrity.