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2020’s Top 5 Lessons for Public Affairs

2020 is almost over, and it's safe to say that this year has thrown more than a few curveballs at everyone. Before we ring in the new year, join Director Sharon Copeland in reflecting on what we've learned and what lessons we can take with us into the future.

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Empowering Women, Leading in Grassroots

Amidst the pandemic, grassroots activism is evolving and adds even more value to organizations’ advocacy efforts. THG Director Elizabeth Rhee shares how to better achieve your organization’s advocacy goals through grassroots in her latest blog.

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2010 → 2020: Lessons From 10 Years at the Herald Group

From the housing market to COVID-19, our Senior Vice President, Carolyn Weems, shares what she's learned throughout her ten years at The Herald Group and the importance of listening to your audience. In her new blog post, Carolyn says it's our duty as communicators to understand dynamics and work with our company, industries, and stakeholder partners to understand how the messages we share today will resonate into the future.

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Leveraging Local Voices in Campaigns

In her recent blog post, THG Director Elizabeth Rhee, emphasizes how building an effective grasstops campaign can help you meet your communications goals.

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Five Tips for Communicating During Election Season

With all the campaign advertisements, articles, and social media posts about the upcoming election, is it worth it to try to break through the noise? Senior Vice President Marc Brumer provides 5 tips when answering that question.

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THG at 15: Continually Redefining Digital Advocacy

Our firm’s commitment to understanding complex issues, our ability to influence the evolving regulatory and legislative environment, and an obsessive focus on winning campaigns is what has made THG so great over the past fifteen years. Read more about this and our commitment to create favorable landscapes for our clients.

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How online advocacy changed with COVID-19 and how you can keep up

Conversations among the biggest players in advocacy are centered around COVID-19 and how the pandemic has changed the face of advocacy. Last week, Chief Digital Strategist, Todd Van Etten helped lead this discussion, giving insight into what The Herald Group has done to help our clients find their voice during this time. Watch the conversation.

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Fifteen Years of The Herald Group

Fifteen years ago, founders Taylor Gross, Doug McGinn and Matt Well came together to create The Herald Group. Now, it's grown to thirty employees and has dozens of clients.

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Improvise, Adapt and Overcome as a Team

After 15 years in business The Herald Group has seen a lot. Presidents, policies, and news stories have come and gone. But there’s one cultural pillar that has seen us through it all and made us stronger.

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Making the Right Connections Post-Graduation in COVID Times

Effective networking is often how graduates will set themselves apart but with the coronavirus pandemic forcing many to work remotely, these grads will have to get resourceful when it comes to developing new contacts. Associate Cameron Smith offers networking ideas and tips for grads wanting to launch their careers to consider.

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Welcome to The Herald Group, Colin!

Please help us welcome Colin Hensel, our newest Digital Associate, to the THG team. If you haven’t met him yet, take a second to learn about what drew him to public affairs work in our latest blog.

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Tips For Remote Media Pitching

How can you make sure an op-ed or exclusive is successfully placed when it’s hard to break through the news cycle? Read VP Ashley Pratte’s tips on pitching remotely during this time.

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How to Prepare For a Crisis

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact industries throughout the world, VP Ashley Pratte suggests ways you and your business can prepare for any crisis.

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How are the Leading Companies Talking about Coronavirus?

Chief Digital Strategist, Todd Van Etten, and the digital team at The Herald Group analyzed all the Fortune Top 50 Companies to help clients adjust to the "new norm" of online messaging. In his latest blog post, he shares three valuable takeaways, including the top positive and negative keywords.

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