Meet Gard’s newest A-Team members
Here at Gard, we affectionately call our team of public relations and public affairs account managers and associates the A-Team. We like to think it’s a fitting moniker for a host…
It’s 2024 election season. Are your digital campaigns ready?
As we head into the 2024 election season, it’s getting trickier to ensure that your social media campaigns aren’t accidentally flagged as political ads and become subject to additional restrictions. But…
Promotions set Gard up for its next successful chapter
It’s a season of change here at Gard Communications. Based in part on input gleaned from a successful company retreat earlier this year, we recently implemented some changes that have seen…
Employee Spotlight: Chelsea Punian
Let’s hear it for the one, the only, Chelsea Punian! As Gard’s public affairs account manager since 2021, we’re celebrating her one-year work anniversary by shining a light on her rise…
Employee Spotlight: Jon Bell, Copywriter
From Mt. Hood to Megadeth, Jon Bell keeps us guessing. But one thing that doesn’t surprise us is his love for writing and consistent ability to craft compelling stories.
How Gard’s Clients are Making a Difference in the COVID-19 World
You can't go far these days — actually you can’t really go anywhere — without the coronavirus coming up. You see the masks, the empty streets, the closed restaurants and bars.
Gard Communications Celebrates 40 Years With a Look Back — and Into the Future
“Concentrate on the work and the rest will follow.” Brian Gard first started saying that to himself and adhering to it as his guiding strategy at the very inception of what…
Liz Fuller on Taking a Stance
In the recent article, “As Oregon execs dive into the political fray, we explore the risks of taking a stance,” Portland Business Journal interviewed public relations experts about the risks and opportunities inherent…
The Future of Healthcare: The Tuality Story
Healthcare is a rapidly changing industry, and the pace isn’t expected to slow down any time soon. Healthcare is a rapidly changing industry, and the pace isn’t expected to slow down…
Ringing in the Year of the Monkey at Mochitsuki
Mochitsuki is the ceremony in which rice is pounded with large mallets, then molded into sticky rice cakes called “mochi.” It symbolizes starting the New Year with a full belly in hopes of abundance…