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About
Forward Communications is a full service marketing, PR, and campaign management firm. The FCS team provides institutional knowledge of media both Nationally and in the Carolinas and has run statewide organizations in numerous states. FCS has run over 100 successful elections and ballot initiatives on both local and statewide levels. Our team brings bespoke solutions to the table for public relations, government affairs, and strategic communications and marketing.
Mark Knoop
FCS Founder Mark Knoop is a Columbia, SC-based communications and campaign management specialist. Having managed successful political campaigns at the statewide, federal, and local levels, and with a portfolio of successful corporate advertising, public relations and branding campaigns, Knoop brings a wide range of winning strategies to the table.
Mark is the Campaign Manager for Lindsey Graham’s campaign for US Senate. He served as South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster’s Campaign Manager, hitting record margins in the November, 2022 victory. Knoop led Senator Lindsey Graham’s record-breaking ground game in 2020, and in 2018, served as South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s Campaign Manager.
Scott Talley
Scott Talley served in the SC Senate from 2016 to 2024, previously serving in the State House from 2000 to 2008. While in the Senate, Talley was integral in passing historic infrastructure legislation and landmark education reform as a member of the Education Committee.
As a longtime attorney helping both corporate and individual clients and as an accomplished legislator, Talley has built a reputation for a unique ability to build consensus and develop winning strategies for various causes.
Sarah Curran
Sarah is an award winning and nationally recognized political communications strategist. For 15 years, she has been a leader in new, innovative, and effective ways to reach voters and stakeholders for campaigns, causes, and brands. She honed her skills in the field: organizing grassroots programs, GOTV operations and legal war room efforts. A triple threat––fundraising, digital and grassroots, she has successfully integrated and deployed her skills on behalf of her clients in multiple countries and across the USA.