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The State of the State of the Union

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How many times have those of us with children been asked, “Tell me the story about the day I was born” (or if they were adopted, “Tell me the story about the day you brought me home.”)? Children never get tired of hearing stories about themselves, because those stories help them [...]

Live Blog: What's Next DC Conference Afternoon Session

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Good afternoon! Today, we’re live blogging the What’s Next – Your Marketing Communications Roadmap event at George Washington University in DC. The morning session was jammed packed with great speakers and information on issues impacting the future of how we communicate social change. 

Live Blog: What's Next DC Conference Morning Session

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Good morning! Today, we’re live blogging the What’s Next – Your Marketing Communications Roadmap event at George Washington University in DC. It’s an all day event, so we will be capturing the day’s insights in two posts — one during the morning presentations and one covering the presentations this afternoon. The day will be [...]

A Year of InSites: Sticking to Goals Leads to Success

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This guest blog post is from Juanita Panlener, an Account Supervisor at Vanguard Communications.

This past year, I’ve been reminded of one of the most important aspects of social marketing — creating and sticking to a communications plan that guides and drives outreach strategy and activities.

A trusted colleague recently compared the role of strategic communications [...]

A Year of InSites: Internal Communications Helps Move Things Along

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This guest blog post is from Tracy Packard Ferrell, Vice President of Operations for Vanguard Communications.

We moved our offices this year. Even though it was not a part of most employees’ responsibilities, it still impacted everyone, so communication with staff became an important part of the build and move process. Perhaps because Vanguard is [...]