Scatena Daniels Communications is an award-winning boutique communications agency based in San Diego, California, and led by Denise Scatena and Arika Daniels, two seasoned professionals with a proven track record in planning and executing marketing communications strategies on local, regional and national levels.
We’re connected, we’re creative and we’re results-driven. We are resourceful and a better value for your marketing budget, which as we’re recovering from these challenging economic times, is extremely important.
If you are looking for a team who will reach beyond the ordinary and deliver extraordinary results, let Scatena Daniels put our skills to work for you.
Denise Scatena Q & A
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- If I didn't work in public relations . . . I would be a network programming executive.
- If there were eight days in a week . . . I would stay an extra day at home with my girls.
- Favorite restaurant is Cucina Urbana.
- In high school, I was voted Most Involved.
- My author de jour is David Sedaris.
- Favorite quote: “It’s better to know me, than not need me, than to need me and not know me.”
- I grew up in San Diego.
- Most memorable PR moment? I have two. When the water skiing squirrel jumped out of his little boat on live TV and began to scamper around the San Diego Convention Center among boats and inflatable jumps. (Luckily she returned!) The other was riding in a TV live truck with KFMB-TV’s Ben Cutshall to get just the right shot of the Ringling Bros. Animal Walk through the streets of San Diego. (Elephants move really fast!)
- What drives you to be successful? My family and the challenge of securing another placement or partnership for my clients.
- Why did you choose communications as a profession? To help people share their stories and raise money for deserving community groups.
- My first job . . . selling popcorn at the popcorn cart near the flamingos at the San Diego Zoo.
Arika Daniels Q & A
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- If I didn't work in public relations . . . I would be a college professor teaching communications or some sort of marketing discipline.
- If there were eight days in a week . . . I would spend it with my family, catch up on my emails and reality TV.
- My favorite movie is Hope Floats and The Count of Monte Cristo (I enjoy love stories and epic films).
- Favorite restaurant is La Grande Orange in Phoenix, AZ.
- In high school, I was voted Most Friendly and Biggest Whiner (a perfect combination for PR).
- I grew up in La Conner, Wash. – the cutest town you will ever see with a population of 750. I had 28 kids in my graduating class!
- Favorite quote: I have two: "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you'll land among stars" - Les Brown, and “The journey is the reward” - Chinese Proverb
- My secret obsession is Swedish Fish candy.
- What drives you to be successful? I have an internal urge to be the best at everything I do. Sometimes it’s a burden, but most of the time it’s a blessing.
- Why did you choose communications as a profession? It combined many of things I do best – talking, talking and talking. Plus, I love to write.
- My first job . . . cleaning bedrooms at a bed and breakfast on the weekends in high school. It was then that I realized I didn’t like manual labor or cleaning house!
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