This document discusses strategic communication (StratComm) and the cocreation of meaning between communicators and sovereign publics. It defines StratComm as communication campaign planning that brings strategic information into an organization. It also discusses how the cocreation of meaning involves publics integrating their own experiences and values with messages to create new understandings. Finally, it notes that sovereign publics decide if communication campaigns ultimately succeed or fail, and strategic communication must begin and end with research to understand how publics are interpreting messages.