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Peter SchorschApril 1, 2016

Sachs Media Group announced changes in its public affairs division Friday with the promotion of Herbie Thiele to Vice President/Director of Public Affairs, Drew Piers as the Deputy of that division, and the departure of veteran communicator Ryan Banfill, who is hanging out his own shingle. Banfill, with the firm’s support and encouragement, is opening his own […]

Peter SchorschMarch 29, 2016

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Mike Prendergast, Gov. Rick Scott‘s first chief of staff who moved on to become head of the state’s Department of Veterans’ Affairs, is stepping down to run for Citrus County Sheriff. He formally announced his plans at Tuesday’s Florida Cabinet meeting. The announcement also was in a news release first shared with FloridaPolitics.com. Prendergast will run […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 6, 2016

Michelle Ubben, partner and chief operating officer of Sachs Media Group, was named one of the “Top Women in PR” by PR News, the leading national journal for the public relations industry. The annual list features the nation’s most influential women in public relations — leaders who set the agenda both within their company and […]

Associated PressAugust 30, 2015

When it came to the bottom line, there’s no question that Florida Lottery Secretary Cynthia O’Connell was a success. Under her four-and-a-half year tenure, O’Connell pushed up lottery sales to nearly $6 billion through an aggressive push of scratch-off tickets and an effort to expand sales to retailers who had previously resisted selling lottery tickets. […]

Phil AmmannMay 7, 2015

America’s leading public relations trade association honored Sachs Media Group’s Zoe Linafelt on Wednesday as one of its “PR Champions.” Presented by the PR Council, the annual award recognizes the industry’s top 26 young professionals for their hard work, dedication, and merit in the field of public relations. The group chooses nominees who also provide […]

James CallMay 6, 2015

Expect Florida lawmakers to spend a long hot summer in Tallahassee. Plus, they will be at the state Capitol for a pretty contentious fall as well. And they just might, with a little luck, be able to fit in a holiday break before returning for the 2016 Legislative Session in January. That’s the consensus of a handful […]

Phil AmmannApril 9, 2015

Sachs Media Group is tipping its stylish fedora to Don Draper and all the other Mad Men. Florida’s leading independent public relations firm is marking an end of an era — the final seven episodes of Mad Men, which began airing this week. In honor of the popular AMC show, SMG produced a miniseries of […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 30, 2015

Sachs Media Group (SMG), Florida’s leading independent public relations firm, is expanding with a new Boca Raton office. Boca Raton is the third location statewide and first in South Florida for SMG, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. In addition to being one of Florida’s foremost communications enterprises, SMG also has evolved into a […]

Phil AmmannJanuary 5, 2015

With Gov. Rick Scott’s Jan. 6 inauguration approaching, Florida political observers are anxiously waiting to hear his second term priorities. Inaugural addresses often set the tenor of a governor’s term. Undoubtedly, Scott will focus on jobs and the economy – two strong suits of his administration. Just in case the governor’s speechwriters need some help, […]

Adam WeinsteinAugust 13, 2014

I’m a journalist in Tallahassee, but I’ll be the first to admit there’s a lot I don’t know about how Florida politics really works. I don’t get, for instance, how local PR maven Ron Sachs can demand $375,000 from the family of Eric Brody, a young man who suffered brain damage and paralysis in 1998 […]

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Herbie Thiele promoted to VP/Director of Public Affairs of Sachs Media Group; Ryan Banfill exiting

Rick Scott’s veterans’ agency head Mike Prendergast to run for Citrus County Sheriff

Sachs Media Group’s Michelle Ubben named one of “Top Women in PR”

Lottery secretary’s success dwarfed by some work practices

Sachs Media Group account exec Zoe Linafelt named national PR Champion

Reporters’ roundtable: Lawmakers back again, and again, to Tallahassee

Sachs Media honors end of “Mad Men” era with mini-series of TV spots

Sachs Media Group expands to Boca Raton, first office in South Florida

What do you want to hear in Rick Scott’s 2nd inaugural address?

Adam Weinstein: A lesson in Florida politics – no good deed goes unpaid