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Jim RosicaAugust 12, 2016

It’s a homecoming for Matt Ubben in his new job. Ubben, who has been president of Floridians for Better Transportation (FBT), will be the next executive director of the Florida Transportation Commission, according to a Thursday press release. He was its public affairs director in the late 1990s. Ubben now replaces Brad Swanson as administrative head of the commission. The […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 29, 2016

A new Survey Monkey poll of voters in Congressional District 5 reveals how Al Lawson intends to unseat Democratic incumbent Rep. Corrine Brown. The poll starts off innocuously, with standard “Who are you more likely to vote for?” and “Do you have a favorable or unfavorable impression of Al Lawson?” questions. Then the survey moves […]

Guest AuthorMay 25, 2016

Part of my job at Sachs Media Group is running data experiments that nobody has asked us to run, for the simple pleasure of satisfying curiosity and the attempt to better understand what kinds of things matter to people. Our themes generally relate back to the space of communications or politics. For example: does reading […]

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 […]

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 […]

Staff ReportsNovember 12, 2015

The Department of Economic Opportunity today announced Morgan L. McCord will take over as the agency’s new Press Secretary. DEO Executive Director Jesse Panuccio welcomed McCord, a longtime communications pro, to the department in a statement Thursday afternoon. “Morgan’s strong relationships with the media will help DEO share what Florida is doing to promote economic growth and employment opportunities […]

Phil AmmannJuly 27, 2015

Sachs Media Group (SMG), the state’s leading independent public relations firm, named internationally acclaimed designer and creative director Anosh Gill to lead its creative team. Gill’s addition to the roster of top professionals will help SMG continue as one of Florida’s foremost communications enterprises, a renowned provider of advertising, branding and digital services. “Anosh is […]

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 […]

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 AmmannApril 2, 2015

J.M. “Mac” Stipanovich has entered a new collaboration with public affairs communications firm Sachs Media Group (SMG) on a series of select public affairs and other special projects. Stipanovich, a lobbyist with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, will consult with SMG on particular public education initiatives, serving clients who can benefit most from extensive public affairs experience. “I’ve admired ‘Mac’ […]

Tag: Sachs Media Group

Personnel note: Matt Ubben to Florida Transportation Commission

New poll frames Al Lawson’s case against Corrine Brown

Meme-ification of reason (and politics) – an experiment

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

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

Personnel Note: Morgan McCord named new press secretary at DEO

Creative director Anosh Gill joins Sachs Media Group

Sachs Media Group account exec Zoe Linafelt named national PR Champion

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

Mac Stipanovich aligns with Sachs Media Group to offer “strategic counsel”