• Raison d'Être Media
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ETHICALMEDIAAGENCY

What We Do

We Are Raison d’Être Media

Why we’re different.


We exclusively promote good causes, nonprofits, social enterprises, and projects that align with our own ethos and values.

We’ve worked with a number of inspirational clients: Cultural festivals raising awareness of crucial issues; Vegan and animal welfare campaigns; Mental health awareness initiatives; Programs to inspire and educate young people of all backgrounds. These are the endeavours that inspire us.

We want to share these stories.

Our Philosophy.


Our passion is your passion. We specialize in truth, optimism, passion, hope, positive change. We’re accountable, transparent and communicative. Your project and our expertise combined for a shared goal.

Let us give your organization a voice by getting your message seen and heard in the right places.

What we’ll do.


We’ll tackle your PR, that’s a given. Every client is unique, every media strategy made to measure. Your goals are our guidelines.

We also recognize the importance of sponsors for charities and nonprofit organizations. To give our clients a better chance of mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with their supporters, we offer Sponsor Relations. A service that ensures your sponsors are properly acknowledged and kept abreast of how their generous donations are being put to good use.

Our Team

Danny Payne


Owner / Founder

Danny’s PR career has spanned four decades, three continents, two centuries, and a couple of millennia.

After learning the PR trade in the arts & culture and entertainment industries, Danny founded Raison d’être Media as a way of working with people and projects who shared his own primary goal – to make a difference.

Alex Nitsiou


Senior Publicist

Highly experienced Public Relations professional in English and French media.

Active in the promotion of arts & culture and good causes for over a decade as a publicist, journalist, and communications professional.

Awaleh Godad


Junior publicist

Awaleh has over 10 years of experience in communications and customer experience.

In 2019, Awaleh joined the RDM team as junior pr/campaign collaborator. He supported media relations efforts for our clients in the arts, culture and consumer products.

What We Do

Full Bilingual PR Campaigns

From bilingual, global campaigns to independent local promotion pushes. We’ve got your PR campaign covered across TV, radio, print and digital media platforms. All of our clients are unique, we’ll tailor your PR campaign to your specific needs. You know your project and goals, we know the media. Between us we’ll make a great team.

Sponsor relations


Through our Sponsor Relations program, we’ll ensure your sponsors are properly acknowledged and kept up-to-date on how their generous donations are used. Giving our clients the best possible chance of mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with their donors.

On-site media management


For launch events, festivals, product launches, media premieres and media calls, we’ll not only be responsible for inviting media, we’ll handle all the logistics too. Media guestlists, welcome desks, facilitating interview requests and more will be covered at all your important occasions.

Interview accompaniment


Raison d’être Media won’t just book interviews and leave you to navigate TV and radio studios on your own. A member of our team will always be on hand to accompany you to interviews and ensure all runs smoothly

Media training


It’s so important to present your organization’s key messages in the best possible way. We’ll prepare you for delivering these messages, and interacting with members of the media on and off air.

Consultancy


Our one-on-one or group consultancy sessions can help you with your short-term PR needs as as well as provide long-term communications skills to you and your team.

Copywriting and translation


Our team of highly experienced writers can write and edit press releases, bios, website copy, and more in French or English. We’re also on-hand to translate your literature from English to French or French to English depending on your needs.

Our passions

Veganism &
Animal rights

Environment &
Sustainability

Health &
Wellness

Arts &
Culture

Charity &
Nonprofits

Community &
Equality

Our Clients

Introducing our clients both past and present

Unite & Prosper

Place des Arts

Printemps Numérique

Loaded pictures

MASSIMADI: Festival Des Films et des Arts LGBTQ + AFRO

Queer Performance Camp

Tableau d’Hôte Théâtre

ILL-Abilities

PixMob

Mai – Montréal, arts interculturels

Festival de Musique Émergente

kidscode jeunesse

Image + Nation Festival Film LGBTQUEER Montreal

Black Theatre Workshop

Montreal International Black Film Festival

Black History Month

Au Contraire Film Festival

Cash Cow: 10 Myths About The Dairy Industry

Captive: by Jo-Anne McArthur

The Bowhead

Expo Manger Santé et Vivre Vert

Festival Végan de Montréal

GoGo Quinoa

FAUXMAGERIE Zengarry

What is success?

To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded

- Ralph Waldo Emerson -

Contact

Drop us an email today, we'd love to hear from you.

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