Knowledge

Group Gordon’s Lexy Siegel shares more about why it is a critical time for companies to align their external and internal communications efforts and ensure their purpose and values are clear to all of their audiences. During the pandemic, we’ve seen senseless murders and violence against communities of color, a volatile presidential election, an unprecedented […]

Group Gordon’s Emily Bell shares the latest insights and crisis management lessons for the ongoing fiasco roiling the Royal Family. That’s right: we’re back with another installment of Royal PR-Watch. My colleague Rhani Franklin covered the initial backlash from – and serious PR missteps leading up to – Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s internet-breaking Oprah […]

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 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 […]

Faculty members are enormous media assets for any institution, but so often the media potential of their groundbreaking research and leading expertise is not fully realized. We recently hosted a webinar on how higher education communicators can establish internal buy-in and coordination for the PR effort and effectively leverage key faculty members in the media. […]

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 […]