Employee Spotlight: Connor McCarthy
If Connor McCarthy looks familiar, you’ve probably seen him on TV. Before joining Gard in July as an Account Manager, he was an on-air reporter covering news across Oregon. It was…
Some parting wisdom from Gard’s 2024 summer intern
How time flies! In July, University of Oregon grad Keyry Hernandez joined us as our summer intern through The Script. Now, after a few months of learning, working on a wide…
Working with a four-legged friend to get your message heard
As part of our ongoing work with Transportation Safety–ODOT’s Impaired Driving program, we produced a 30-second TV PSA titled “Good Human.” The goal of the announcement is to remind Oregonians of…
Meet Gard’s rugby-playing, deejaying, journalistic summer intern Keyry Hernandez
Get to know Gard’s summer intern, Keyry Hernandez, on a surface level, and you’ll learn she’s a talented writer who studied journalism and Latinx studies at the University of Oregon. But…
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…
How Gard delivers – via video
Video is everywhere these days – all over social media, on websites, on phones and tablets and TVs. And it’s something that every client should consider as an effective communications tool.…
Gard’s new website: Three invaluable lessons we (re-)learned from being our own client
Your website is your digital front door, and every few years it needs a new look – not only to refresh the design but to ensure it’s as welcoming, relevant and…
Gardians Guide: Career Tips for Aspiring Communications Professionals
Graduation season has arrived, bringing with it a wave of new graduates excited to explore their future career paths. The field of communications, with its wide array of opportunities and challenges,…
Proud to be certified as woman-owned
Gard’s owner is a woman. Four of our six directors are women. And so are two-thirds of the rest of our staff. So it makes us extra proud to announce we…
Five Things You Can Learn From a Communications Audit
A communications audit is a powerful tool that can help guide and sharpen your entire marketing and communications strategy. It supports the development of your organization, provides insights into your existing…
