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Share Photo courtesy of Franklin Garcia Though it may not seem to be the case, any great communicator has to be a great listener as well, and there is no doubt that Saul Solorzano was just that. I met Saul more than 20 years ago when I was just learning to speak Spanish. Though [...] August 22nd, 2011 | Tags: advocacy, CARECEN, civil rights, communications, cultural competency, multicultural, Saul Solorzano | Categories: Communications Heroes, Social Issues
One comment | Share: Share Late last week, a headline from our local “Patch” news service caught my attention – Police: Group of Teens Cause $1,500 in Damage at General’s Ridge Golf Course. I opened the story expecting to find names and ages attached to the accusation, but there were none. In fact, other than a description that the [...] July 26th, 2011 | Tags: advocacy, AOL Patch, bias, David Carr, ethics, journalism, media outreach, Media Relations, New York Times, NewsCorp, Online Marketing, online media, page one, Page One: Inside the New York Times, Penn State, PR, public relations, Rupert Murdoch, standards, Vanguard Communications, Wall Street Journal | Categories: Integrated Media Services, Media Relations, Social Issues, Uncategorized
Leave a comment | Share: Social change doesn’t depend on political parties or Capitol Hill. It depends on people who passionately seek justice and communities that fight for those who can’t. [...] April 14th, 2011 | Tags: advocacy, communications, community organizing, Facebook, Integrated Media Services, social media | Categories: Alliance Building, Integrated Media Services, Social Issues
4 comments | Share: Share Much like Kenneth Cole’s mishap earlier this month, the social buying site Groupon found itself in hot water after its Super Bowl commercial that seemed to mock the struggles of the Tibetan people. The organization has since pulled its ad, with Groupon founder Andrew Mason taking personal responsibility for airing the commercials. While Groupon [...] February 11th, 2011 | Tags: advertising, advocacy, audience outreach, audience research, china, communications, controversy, cultural competence, groupon, marketing, public relations, social media, Super Bowl, tibet, Vanguard Communications | Categories: Advertising & Promotion, Multicultural Outreach, Social Issues, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized
One comment | Share: Share Photo Credit: MCS@flickr 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 [...] January 26th, 2011 | Tags: advocacy, audience outreach, boehner, Branding, communications, Congress, Critique, giffords, language, Obama, Policy Communications, speeches, spokesperson, State of the Union, strategy, Washington DC | Categories: Policy Communications, Social Issues, Strategic Planning, Training & TA, Uncategorized
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