• Raison d'Être Media
  • Promoting Positivity is our Raison d'Être
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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

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.

  • Danny Payne

    Owner / Founder

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

    • Alex Nitsou

      Senior Publicist

      Highly experienced Public Relations professional in English and French media.

      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

      Overture with the Arts

      Korean Film Festival Canada

      EyeSteelFilm

      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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