Voice Matters Blog

Are Your 2012 Goals S.M.A.R.T.? By Nicole Hayes Hi Good People! McKinney & Associates hopes you enjoyed the holidays and your New Year has started well. We appreciate your reading of our "Comm in the Storm" blog and we'll work to continually provide you with helpful and insightful information throughout... Read More

Remembering the Tuscon Shooting Tragedy, One Year Later   By: Ryan Duncan   Yesterday was the anniversary of the horrific shooting in Tucson, Arizona, which wounded Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, killed six, and injured 13 more. In a new video, survivors talk about how that day has affected their lives, and the strength they've found... Read More

Trade Tips: Altruism or Publicity Stunt? By Nicole Hayes Have you seen a campaign or action that initially appeared altruistic but then wreaked of self-promotion? The following effort may be an example of that, but I'll let you decide. This past weekend's "Super... Read More

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Has the government strayed away from the vision of our Founding Fathers?... Read More

A Sin and A ShameBy: Llenda Jackson-Leslie Someone or some people ought to be losing their jobs over the wrongful deportation and incarceration of Houston teenager, Jakadrien Turner. Turner ran away from home to Atlanta, GA last year at the age... Read More

A Quick Minute with Gwen Remembering Ofield DukesBy: Ryan DuncanIn this installment of A Quick Minute with Gwen, Gwen McKinney, President of McKinney & Associates Public Relations, remembers the Dean of public relations, Ofield Dukes, who passed away on December 7th, 2011. His life, and his legacy, will always live on and... Read More

Trade Tips: Twitter in Small StepsBy Nicole Hayes A personal goal for some this year (like myself) is finding more time to practice and/or develop social media outreach skills. Even if you hire/task someone else to conduct your social media outreach, it's imperative you understand the use and impact... Read More

Gwen McKinney to be Honored by West Chester University with Drum Majors for Justice Award!McKinney & Associates couldn't be more proud of our President and Founder, Gwen McKinney who on Thursday, January 26th will be honored by her alma mater, West Chester University, ... Read More

A Farewell to Etta JamesBy: Ryan DuncanVia: The New York Times:Etta James, whose powerful, versatile and emotionally direct voice could enliven the raunchiest blues as well as the subtlest love songs, most indelibly in her signature hit, “At Last,” died Friday morning in Riverside, Calif. She was 73. Her manager, Lupe De Leon,... Read More

Public Relations Strategist and advisor to civil rights champions to receive prestigious award from alma mater. Public relations executive Gwen McKinney will be honored on January 26 with the Drum Major for Justice Award by the Frederick Douglass Society of West Chester University. The award is given to an alumnus each... Read More