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Mar. 15, 2017
Corporate Social Responsibility, Advocacy and Branding
An avid reader of the New York Times, I logged on to get my daily morning intake of business, environmental, science, political and world news. The first thing that grabbed my attention was a Patagonia call-to-action ad. It wasn’t imploring…
Feb. 22, 2017
View From 30: Creating a Culture of Inclusivity
MP&F is a longtime member of the Public Relations Society of America’s Counselors Academy, an organization whose purpose is to enable collaborative peer relationships among senior-level public relations counselors. Counselors Academy board president Tom Garrity’s February blog post celebrated two…
Feb. 13, 2017
30 Years of Music – A Look Back
MP&F started as a one-man consultancy in 1987. Thirty years later, we are the largest independently owned, full-service PR firm in the state, have more than 70 employees, and are the winners of numerous local and national awards. Basically, it’s…
Jan. 17, 2017
What Your Small Business Can Learn From Community Bankers About Social Media
Recently, I had the opportunity to address a group of community banking executives on social media best practices at the Tennessee Bankers Association biannual roundtable event. It was an engaged group of 40 or so bankers from across the state,…
Dec. 21, 2016
The State of (Social) Media Part 1: Trends We Saw in 2016
2016 was a big year for obvious reasons, many of which either were discussed on social media or involved social media in some facet. Personally, I’m obsessed with keeping up with social media trends, and at MP&F we want to…
Dec. 12, 2016
Make Your Office a Great Place To Work: a Couple of Days at MP&F’s Company Retreat
At MP&F, our staff is organized into two teams, 1 and 2. This is done for a few reasons, mainly organizational. At every annual company retreat, typically held the first week of December, teams 1 and 2 go head to…
Dec. 05, 2016
The Power of Networking
Most college students hear the mantra “network, network, network” if you want to get a job after graduation. And while most graduates hear what their professors are saying, actually diving in and doing it is a different thing. But it…
Nov. 01, 2016
A First-Timer’s Experience at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage
Many visitors arrive at Andrew Jackson’s home with their opinions already fixed, sometimes using words like “crazy” and “violent.” At first, I visited The Hermitage solely to enjoy the history. But I left with a clearer image of the man,…
Oct. 24, 2016
Work/Life Balance: Intern Edition
So my college major, grades and transcripts won’t matter in the “real world,” or at least that’s what I’m told. The question then becomes ‘what can we students do to land that postgraduate dream job?’ College students have figured out…