Mortenson

Challenge

Rebuild and elevate Mortenson’s reputation and thought leadership in Colorado and the Mountain West through long-term, strategic communications that positioned the builder as a trusted, community-focused partner and a forward-thinking industry leader.

Key Results

Negative media sentiment reduced by 80%, dropping from 23% (2020) to 5% (2021) following the launch of SideCar’s reputation-rebuilding strategy

$2.6 million in earned media value ad equivalency in 2021

225 media placements and 1.4B online readership in 2021

Client

Mortenson is a nationally respected construction and development firm with a more than 40-year legacy of building Colorado’s private and public sectors through a partnering philosophy rooted in trust and customer-centric collaboration.

Services

Tiny Home Village Multimedia

Strategy
& Approach

As Mortenson’s Firm of Record since 2020, SideCar PR partnered with the company during a pivotal moment, guiding reputation rebuilding and long-term positioning across local and national markets. Working from the ground up, SideCar helped restore trust and reshape public perception through consistent media relations, executive positioning and clear, values-driven storytelling that reestablished Mortenson as a credible, community-focused industry leader.

Alongside reputation work, we collaborated closely with Mortenson’s marketing team to standardize how projects were communicated, telling the full story from groundbreaking through move-in. Through a combination of multimedia storytelling and earned media, SideCar elevated coverage for high-profile projects including NREL, Revival on Platte and National Jewish Hospital, while also amplifying Mortenson’s leadership in advancing women and people of color in construction. Together these efforts strengthened Mortenson’s public profile and laid the foundation for sustained growth rooted in trust, equity and long-term impact.

Modern Aviation Multimedia

Media Placements