What PR can’t do
December 16, 2021
GG’s Emily Bell explains why PR can’t redeem a damaged reputation if the underlying issues remain. Typically, when my turn to write a blog comes around, there’s some heinous celebrity apology or tone-deaf corporate statement to critique. It’s easy enough to draw actionable takeaways for public relations professionals from the latest communications mishap trending on […]
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The Right Way to Announce College Football Playoff Final Rankings
December 2, 2021
GG’s Eli Judge offers the College Football Playoff committee a more strategic playbook for announcing team rankings. Sunday is the day college football fans have been waiting for: the final reveal of the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings. Much to my disappointment, my beloved Oklahoma Sooners won’t be participating. But I, along with thousands of […]
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Aaron Rodgers: A Playbook on What Not to Do in a Crisis
November 23, 2021
GG’s Andrew Jarrell examines how Aaron Rodgers fumbled the crisis resulting from his misleading statements about his vaccination status. Managing communications during a crisis is a precarious endeavor – one where the wrong move can be disastrous. Aaron Rodgers’ response to the recent scrutiny of his vaccination status is an example of what not to […]
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How to communicate during commemorative months
September 23, 2021
GGer David Kang draws lessons from a PR crisis involving a Florida county’s Facebook post for National Hispanic Heritage Month and explains how to respectfully communicate during commemorative months. Commemorative days and months are meant to honor or celebrate an event, issue, or group. A county government in Florida recently showed us how NOT to […]
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5 times the media strategy should have been to stay out of the story
August 12, 2021
GG’s Jordan Miller shows why staying out of the media can often be the right media strategy. We live in a world where an ever-increasing amount of content must fight for space and attention on an ever-decreasing array of news platforms. With no straightforward formula to explain what goes viral and what doesn’t, or why […]
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What PR Taught Me About Parenting
May 20, 2021
Group Gordon’s Lana Gersten reflects on PR skills that translate to parenting – and vice versa! Parenting a three-year-old and an almost one-year-old is challenging at any time. When you throw in a global pandemic, the challenges grow exponentially. I frequently ask for and take advice from my tribe of parent friends for matters big […]
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