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Aug. 23, 2016
The Marines are coming!
More than 700 Marines are headed to Music City! MP&F Public Relations is working with the United States Marine Corps on their largest community outreach event of the year: Marine Week from Sept. 7 to 11. The events will feature…
Jul. 28, 2016
Making the Most of Email Marketing
In the world of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat, email is still the No. 1 digital activity. According to online marketing firm Ezanga, 58 percent of adults check their email first thing in the morning. Here are a few tips…
Jul. 19, 2016
Staff Development Plan Pays Dividends
MP&F partner Alice Chapman recently attended her fourth PRSA Counselors Academy Spring Conference, an annual event where independent agency owners and other senior leaders come together for professional development and networking. Chapman penned an article for PRSA’s monthly publication, Public…
Jun. 01, 2016
MP&F’s Javier Solano on the Importance of Diversity and Inclusion
Javier Solano, a vice president at MP&F and at the Tennessee Latin American Chamber of Commerce, recently penned a guest column for the Nashville Business Journal about diversity and inclusion in the Nashville area. Read Javier’s insightful and thought-provoking guest column here (paid…
May. 18, 2016
NashvilleNext receives national planning award
At the risk of being a little boastful, we’ve had a pretty good run over here with awards lately. Our Kirkland’s work picked up Best of Show at this year’s PRSA Nashville Parthenon awards, the second straight year we’ve brought…
May. 05, 2016
Being Clear About Your Online Content
There was a time when the editorial and advertorial worlds had clear lines of demarcation. It was easy to tell the difference between an investigative report and an ad. However, the days of this “Church and State” arrangement have been…
Apr. 04, 2016
Working With Good Research
My colleagues Mark McNeely and Alice Chapman, along with an incredible MP&F team, have just completed a clean sweep of national awards honoring their work for the statewide “Red White and Food” campaign to allow the sale of wine in…
Mar. 14, 2016
Tested. Tried. True. Business advice from Mark McNeely
Back in 2011, my friend Gini Dietrich asked me and several of our marketing and PR colleagues nationally to write one-pagers for a book she was working on titled “Dear CEO: Letters to the C-Suite from Experts on Vision, Culture,…
Feb. 25, 2016
Reflections on Being a Diversity Fellow at MP&F
MP&F was thrilled to work with Bryan Byrdlong during his time as MP&F’s first diversity fellow. Bryan spent six months at MP&F, and the following blog shares highlights from his experience. Click here to learn more about our diversity fellowship…