3 Items for PR-Firm Owners to Consider in 2017
One of the best tools available to PR practitioners is the famous “rule of three.” We’ve seen it lived out in Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, and even in Jerry Seinfeld’s “Three Rules of Life” (actually four).
Albuquerque’s Tom Garrity elected as 2017 chairman of the PRSA Counselors Academy
NEW YORK (January 24, 2017) – The members of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Counselors Academy have named Tom Garrity as the 2017 Chairman.
Garrity is the founder and president of The Garrity Group Public Relations in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Established in 1997, the group works to help small businesses to be heard and large corporations to be understood.
New Mexico Independent Voters Appear to be Ready for Change
The national sea change of politics in both the Republican and Democratic primary has been difficult to miss. The Republicans have Donald Trump and the Democrats have Senator Bernie Sanders; both represent a non-traditional candidate and unique messaging. Both are focused on changing what they view as the status quo at the federal level.
The primary election cycle got me thinking to take a look at one of the professions tracked in the annual Garrity Perception Survey: Federal Government Officials.
Garrity Perception Survey Reveals New Mexicans want Business Owners and Executives More Involved with Improving New Mexico’s Economic and Social Issues
For Immediate Release
Contact: Tom Garrity, tom@garritypr.com, 505-898-8689
Reaching the New Mexico Millennial
The New Mexico Millennial (NMM) generation is shifting its access of news and information at a quicker rate than other generations. The NMM relies upon digital sources (blogs, internet new sites and social networking) more than traditional news and information sources (television, radio, newspaper).
While this shift is reflected in major population centers, the NMM flight from traditional to digital media also highlights a significant rift when compared to all New Mexico residents.
The Garrity Group Awarded Top Honors at 2016 NMPRSA Cumbre Awards
Albuquerque, NM – October 2016 - The New Mexico Public Relations Society of America announced the winners of its annual Cumbre Awards. The 2016 Cumbre Awards celebrated the best campaigns and tactics of public relations work from 2015 and acknowledged the achievements of professionals in the industry. The Garrity Group was awarded top honors including Best of Show for a Tactic for the work on The Garrity Perception Survey.
The Garrity Group won a total of five awards for their work completed in 2015.
Awards included:
Media Spotlight: Matt "The Hoff" Hoffberg
Media Spotlight: Rick Nathanson
Media Spotlight: Mike Jaxson
Radio is everywhere, reaching listeners on-air, online and on-demand; whether we are at work, home or in the car. Radio allows us to listen while we work or play. As a news director, Mike Jaxson is responsible for providing news content to run on four different radio stations in southern New Mexico. Mike is our featured journalist for our “Media Spotlight” blog so we asked him a few questions to get to know him and what the “one-man show” does for the radio stations he directs on a daily basis.
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