The Salak Group is a highly focused strategic communications company that works with organizations worldwide to help them achieve their goals. Our clients in the United States and overseas enjoy a high return on their communications investment because wasted effort is identified and eliminated; effective programs and tactics are developed and deployed to drive business development; and competitive positioning issues and international cultural hurdles are addressed. The model is appropriate for all companies, regardless of size and structure, because it builds effective outreach efforts based on a client's aims and available resources.John Salak, Founder & President -John Salak is a communications professional with more than 20 years of experience in the United States and Europe. Mr. Salak formed The Salak Group in 2006 to provide effective and efficient strategic communications guidance and program execution to a wide range of companies, organizations and individuals. Prior to forming The Salak Group, he served as a senior principal with The Dilenschneider Group (DGI), an executive communications consultancy headquartered in New York. Mr. Salak is also an award-winning journalist and editor whose experience includes a five-year assignment in London for United Media. His work has appeared in USA Today, The Financial Times, Newsday, Conde Nast Traveler, Crains New York Business, Food & Wine, Executive Business Travel and Woman's Day. Credits also include five books that range from Violence in America (The Millbrook Press, 1995) to The Best of New York (Gault Millau Inc., 1995). Management positions include serving as Editor-in-Chief of tele.com, an award-winning business magazine founded by The McGraw-Hill Companies. Among other honors, he is the recipient of two Jesse H. Neal/American Business Awards