Public Relations Services

We specialize in building powerful relationships with public agencies on real estate & land use, business-trade, & community affairs issues. The Afshar Group Public Relations Division offers the following services:

Government Relations

• Present your project or issue at local, state, & federal public hearings
• Conflict resolution & mediation
• Build lobbying campaign with local, state, & federal agencies including the US Congress
• Establish & manage national grassroots outreach campaigns
• Create empowering relationships with local communities & associations

Marketing & Business Development

• Develop multi-dimensional national marketing campaigns
• Organize successful business branding strategies with print, web, & media
• Develop market penetration strategies
• Develop corporate sponsorships with Fortune 500 companies
• OPED & article writing, press releases, desktop publishing, & newsletters

Trade Promotion & Licensing

Interested in importing or exporting to a US sanctioned country but don't know how? We can help you process and secure import & export licenses from the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to trade with US sanctioned countries such as Iran. After 7 years of dealing with US sanctions & Iranian trade issues and responding to hundreds of public inquires on dealing with OFAC, we can help you get your permissible goods & services to and from Iran today.


Ethnic Community Relations

The Iranian-American community is one of the most affluent communities in the US, with a higher per capita education, income & spending than any other ethnic community in the US. If you would like market your product & services to this community, the Afshar Group can help. Call us today!


Grassroots Development

Organize & empower your issue & organization by creating a powerful grassroots lobbying campaign, mobilize your employees & constituents, develop talking points, launch a web outreach campaign, and get results. We have helped Fortune 100 companies launch their corporate grassroots programs and we can help your company make a difference too.


Media Outreach

The Afshar Group has provided media commentaries, quotes, & published articles in the following outlets:

• BBC World Service Radio
• BBC Farsi Service
• Wall Street Journal
• New York Times
• Dow Jones News Wires
• Dow Jones Commodities Service
• The Associates Press
• Reuters News Wires
• Agence France Presse
• Bloomberg
• Management Review
• Washington Diplomat
• The Washington Report
• The Middle East
• Oil &Gas Journal
• National Journal
• The Rolanda Show
• The Cook Report
• Bridge News
• Seattle Post Intelligencer
• San Diego Union Tribune
• San Diego Business Journal
• San Diego Daily Transcript
• Radio Iran 670
• Voice of America
• Radio Free Europe Persian Service
• Persian Heritage Magazine
• Silicon Iran Magazine
• Iran Export Magazine (Iran)
• Hamshahri Newspaper (Iran)
• Neshat Newspaper (Iran)
• Iranian.com
• Payvand.com
• And many more…