Planning

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 Morgan Schare shares guidance for businesses for communicating about mental health resources to their employees. As businesses plan for the next phase of the pandemic and what that means for work, it’s critical that they plan for the mental health and wellness concerns of their employees. According to a recent report by the […]

Group Gordon’s Jacob Rodriguez outlines common faculty hang-ups about engaging in their school’s higher ed PR program and how to address them. Earlier this month we hosted a webinar, A Faculty-Forward Approach to PR, focused on helping higher ed PR practitioners get faculty involved in the media effort. One of the most common challenges we […]

Group Gordon’s Alison Berg explains how to find PR opportunity in the news cycle without being opportunistic. Coming out of a tough year, we’ve become accustomed to a heavy and hyper-focused news cycle. From growing COVID fatalities, horrific racial violence, and a contentious election season, the appetite for unrelated storylines was minimal. Pitches about unrelated […]

Group Gordon’s James Seaton breaks down how small businesses should rethink their communications approach in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. It is a trying time for small businesses: Roughly between 66,000 to more than 100,000 small businesses in the US have closed since the onset of the pandemic, and others, struggling to stay alive, […]