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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 […]

Group Gordon’s Alison Berg serves up PR tips based on lessons learned on the tennis court. I’ve been playing tennis since I barely had the strength to hold up a racket. It’s a game of strategy, mental fortitude, and sportsmanship, and it’s a lot of fun! In watching the US Open this year with a […]

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 […]

GG intern Melanie Taylor finds parallels between her previous journalism roles and current PR internship. Starting as an intern at Group Gordon this summer, I was unsure of how my prior experience in journalism would translate to a stint in PR. Quickly, though, I realized that journalism and PR are two sides of the same coin and that my […]

Group Gordon’s Kerry Close spells out the lessons from her spelling bee success that have translated over to a career in PR. Last week, the world stood in awe of a 14-year-old girl from Louisiana named Zaila Avant-garde, who flawlessly spelled her way through 18 rounds of competition to be crowned the 2021 Scripps National […]

Group Gordon’s Carla Pisarro explains how to communicate a leadership change effectively both internally and externally. Almost every business, at one time or another, will go through a leadership change. Change is always challenging, especially transitions involving senior staff members who oversee other employees. But a smart communications strategy can smooth out bumps in the […]