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Apr 22

Media Relations and Your Business: Prepare, Respond and Thrive

Maybe you want to generate media attention. Or maybe you don’t want to be caught off guard by a reporter’s phone call. Either way, you...

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Apr 19

A high-profile business coalition generate media attention

The Challenge: With a pandemic raging through Georgia and Labor Day looming, the potential for a surge in COVID-19 cases was a real...

Cindy Miller

Mar 15

Royal response was less than majestic

Rocked by the explosive allegations revealed in Oprah Winfrey’s emotional interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Royal Family...

A regional restaurant chain tangled in a crime

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Mar 15

A regional restaurant chain tangled in a crime

The Challenge: A regional restaurant chain found itself coping with a devastating crime committed at one of its restaurants. The...

A company prepare with a Crisis Briefing Book

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Mar 15

A company prepare with a Crisis Briefing Book

The Challenge: A well-known regional pest-control company realized it would be hard-pressed to respond quickly and effectively if there...

A company measure employee satisfaction to drive results

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Mar 15

A company measure employee satisfaction to drive results

The Challenge: An innovate global leader wanted to stay tuned in to employee attitudes and ideas. Even with a reputation as a great place...

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Mar 15

A regional company generate good PR

The Challenge: A regional company wanted to create a monthly award that honored people in its communities doing work that reinforced a...

An award-winning magazine provide great writing

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Mar 15

An award-winning magazine provide great writing

The Challenge: If “Southern Living” magazine, filled with recipes, home décor and gardening, stands at one end of the spectrum of...

A closing rural hospital with strategic communications

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Mar 15

A closing rural hospital with strategic communications

The Challenge: A major healthcare system was about to purchase a rural hospital that had served its community for decades. With the sale...

Craft a social media policy to fit a company’s culture

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Mar 15

Craft a social media policy to fit a company’s culture

The Challenge: It’s a fact of the digital age: Employees’ activities on social media can have an effect on their employer’s reputation....

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Mar 15

A foundation communicate stability

The Challenge: A widely known and highly regarded local citizen had established a foundation to improve the health and well-being of...

An industry organization provide timely information

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Mar 8

An industry organization provide timely information

The Challenge: With a membership that included facilities across the state, an industry organization needed a timely, efficient way to...

Communicate the real-people impact critical to success

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Mar 8

Communicate the real-people impact critical to success

The Challenge: An industry trade group was concerned that a new government initiative, embraced by many for its economic impact yet...

A global enterprise who needed a Georgia-based team

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Mar 8

A global enterprise who needed a Georgia-based team

The Challenge: A global enterprise was keenly interested in legislation introduced in Georgia’s General Assembly that would provide a...

When legislative reform called for targeted communications strategy

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Mar 8

When legislative reform called for targeted communications strategy

The Challenge: A nonprofit coalition of statewide child-advocacy groups had been working for years to reform Georgia’s out-of-date...

Questions asked a year ago weren’t so far-fetched after all

Cindy Miller

Mar 5

Questions asked a year ago weren’t so far-fetched after all

A year ago — even as much as we work in crisis communications — we couldn’t imagine what the next year would bring. It was March 5, 2020,...

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Feb 18

Communicating in a Crisis

A step-by-step guide to prepare your business for a crisis. Download our free guide:

Strategic Communications: Your Business's Superpower

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Feb 18

Strategic Communications: Your Business's Superpower

Strategic communications — the alignment of communications with business objectives — is your company’s superpower.

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Feb 18

The Right Content Can Have A Big Impact

Here are three ways to put powerful content to work for your business. Download our free guide now.

Steer the Message: Start strong. Stay strong.

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Feb 1

Steer the Message: Start strong. Stay strong.

Leaders across Georgia’s industries have a common goal: They want to navigate situations with lawmakers so their companies emerge...

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