by Gordon Hensley | Feb 25, 2018 | advocacy, Business, lobbying, Media Relations, polling, Trump
The #1 Axios item today, “1 big thing: United States of Corporate America,” points out that “corporate social responsibility” (shorthanded as “CSR” within companies) is now one of the hottest topics in boardrooms… as corporate...
by Gordon Hensley | Oct 30, 2017 | advocacy, Business, GOP Politics, Journalism Standards, Media Relations
(Originally published by Gotham Ghostwriters, 10/18/2017) A talented younger friend attempting to make a transition from campaign communications consultant to building a full-time business as an executive communications consultant called the other day seeking advice....
by Gordon Hensley | Jul 28, 2017 | advocacy, Business, lobbying, Television, Trump
While much of the conversation and news coverage over the past several months has been usurped by health reform and the daily drama within the Trump White House, the clear escalation of the Beltway media war between Saudi Arabia and Qatar is shaping up as a...
by Gordon Hensley | Jul 25, 2017 | advocacy, Business, health care
Axios published an excellent article this morning noting that smaller, Washington-based public affairs firms are going after business typically won by large agencies. “They lure clients with political expertise capable of handling crisis communications, and then...
by Gordon Hensley | Mar 20, 2017 | advocacy, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform, Paul Ryan, Trump, U.S. House, U.S. Senate
This Thursday’s scheduled vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to begin rolling back Obamacare with the American Health Care Act will be Majority Whip Steve Scalise’s biggest, most important test to date. The Louisiana lawmaker’s star already on the rise,...
by Gordon Hensley | Mar 10, 2017 | advocacy, GOP Politics, health care, Health Reform, Media Relations, Television, Trump
One of the more interesting sidebar PR discussions regarding House Speaker Paul Ryan’s media event yesterday detailing his “three-pronged approach” to repealing and replacing Obamacare was the format itself. A PowerPoint? skeptics asked. Ross Perot...