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Vanguard Celebrates 25 Years of Communicating for Social Change

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Source: Vanguard Communications

On March 2, 1987, I joined my mentor and friend, Diane MacEachern, to found Vanguard Communications.  While I was only 26 years old, by then I had witnessed and participated in dozens of communications campaigns that incited change in environmental legislation, women’s reproductive rights, Supreme Court justice nominations, food safety regulations [...]

The Lin Lesson: Person-First Language Helps Avoid Cultural Insensitivity

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Source: Huffington Post

Earlier this week, my colleague Scott Rieder examined the New York Knicks’ Jeremy Lin’s sudden fame and the remarks that came with it. While many of the culturally-insensitive television and online coverage came from media outlets, a well-known brand also found itself in hot water. Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream formally apologized on [...]

Breaking Up With Your Spokesperson is Hard to Do

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“It’s not you, it’s me.”

Source: Breakup Hub

So starts the breakup conversation that ends many relationships.

Brand spokespersons are no different. Breakups come because the brand has changed or the spokesperson no longer fits the brand. The easiest breakup is a clean one, but when the spokesperson becomes so identified with a brand, the breakup [...]

Media That Matters Conference: "Small Acts Are Big Acts"

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Even though your issue may be important, the “Small Acts Are Big Acts” session at the Media That Matters Conference highlighted that it is difficult to have an impact without the help of the traditional press.

When trying to reach Israeli media about “Home Front,” a four-part documentary series about a neighborhood’s resolve in the [...]