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Pride Month in a Year of Loathing: Allies Needed

PRSay

LGBTQ+ employees are looking to their employers to protect them, particularly in places where state governments are making it clear that we are not entitled to equality under the law. In 2003, he co-founded FH Out Front, the first global LGBTQ communications practice at an international PR firm (FleishmanHillard).

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A Guide to Pride Without Pandering

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LGBTQ people are voters, employees, family members and consumers. It’s not your LGBTQ employees’ job to be the sole voice representing your company, and not all LGBTQ employees are able or interested in speaking out for you. Do you have employee resource groups or other affinity organizations for diverse staff?

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The Now and No of Engaging LGBTQ Audiences

PRSay

We’re a growing electorate, consumer base and employee bloc. Now: Getting your internal house in order by ensuring that you provide equal benefits, promotions, pay and opportunities to LGBTQ and other diverse employees. adult population does as well. Those are the highest numbers that Gallup has ever reported for our community.

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Celebrating SHIFT’s Independence: Jim Joyal, Agency Partner

Shift Communications

In honor of Independence Day, we sat down with SHIFT Partner, Jim Joyal , to get his thoughts on SHIFT as an independent PR agency and what that has meant for the Agency since he helped found it in 2003. After being founded in 2003, SHIFT remains an independent agency. Let’s be honest, 99.9%

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SHIFT Communications: 12 Years and Counting

Shift Communications

Back in 2003, the Agency’s first concern was whether – and how – the 30-odd people who had survived the wreckage of our predecessor firm might make a go of it under our new banner. We’ve grown to eclipse our precursor agency in size and scope. Agency Life Data-Driven PR News agency news anniversay' Todd Defren.

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What is Storytelling? Why Does Storytelling Work? What are Good Examples? [UML]

Sword and the Script

Today, employees were happy, customers were plentiful, and earnings followed suit. This 2003 interview between the Harvard Business Review and a Los Angeles-based screenwriter describes a story this way: “Essentially, a story expresses how and why life changes. Looking for an agency that can think big and execute? Talk to Us !

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Gary V: Most hated or most loved person in social media?

Communications Conversations

In 2015, his VaynerMedia agency was named one of AdAge’s A-List agencies and has more than 600 employees. See also: His VaynerMedia is the agency behind Planters recent Super Bowl social media approaches, which have drawn criticism over the last two years. 3 – He’s a self-made guy (kinda).