Getting Reluctant Faculty on Board for Higher Ed PR
March 25, 2021
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 […]
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Royal PR Lessons
March 15, 2021
Group Gordon’s Rhani Franklin explains why a royal PR mess erupted after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sat down with Oprah. The whole world watched last Sunday night as former royals Meghan Markle and Prince Harry sat down with Oprah for a “bombshell” interview where the couple revealed shocking details about their lives as members […]
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Corporate Lessons for Higher Education Communications
February 25, 2021
Group Gordon’s Hillary Wasserman finds valuable lessons higher education communications can learn from corporate PR. Colleges and universities have unique communications needs and a myriad of opportunities for brand- and reputation-building. Higher education communications is distinct from nonprofit communications and can benefit from an approach that takes inspiration from corporate communications. There are three lessons […]
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Marketing lessons from my mom’s Facebook page
February 11, 2021
Group Gordon’s Jordan Miller finds Facebook inspiration from a familiar source. My mom is the best. Pretty much everything I know about being a competent adult, I learned from her – as she reminds me at every possible opportunity. She continues to be a constant source of inspiration, and not just for life lessons. I […]
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PR Opportunity vs. Opportunism
January 28, 2021
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 […]
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Communication to maintain company culture remotely
November 19, 2020
Working from home but not alone Group Gordon’s James Seaton explains how effective communications can maintain a strong company culture even when your team is remote. It may be hard to believe, but we are nine months into a global pandemic. COVID-19 has fundamentally altered our daily routines, especially the way we work. For many, […]
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