Case Study – City of Birmingham’s COVID-19 Social Media Pivot Situation The demand for effective communication services has become an integral role for municipalities in serving the public. At the time, the City of Birmingham’s communications director resigned, leaving behind several City projects that needed to be communicated to the public, such as the ongoing […]
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Case Study – The Detroit Institute of Arts’ “Art is for everyone” millage campaign Situation In 2010, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) decided to go to voters in southeast Michigan with a millage proposal to provide financial stability and allow the museum to turn its considerable fundraising skills from operations to endowment. The DIA […]
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Case Study – John S. & Lames L. Knight Foundation’s “Knight Arts Challenge Detroit” Situation In 2012, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced an initiative to establish a series of crowd-sourced grant-making contests to fund the best art ideas from cities across the country. The annual contest, previously piloted in Miami, would […]
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The PLA retained Van Dyke Horn to develop and implement a comprehensive communication campaign that integrated media relations, community engagement, and marketing. This campaign combined a series of community meetings inform and engage city leaders and residents and media outreach to educate the public of the PLA’s plans.
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