After dozens of posts on the FH Out Front blog, media placements and message development for clients including Commercial Closet Association, the 2006 Gay Games, Ernst & Young, UPS, and Community Marketing Inc., and the privilege of working with my top-notch Out Front colleagues, I’m sad to say this is my final post.
Thankfully I won’t be going far from the issues that I’ve been blogging about in my new position as Director of PR for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).
In cleaning out my office, I came across a sticker that said “I’m Out Front, Are You?” which I received on one of my first days as an intern at FH. Years later, I am proud to look back on the accomplishments of our Out Front practice group. In a short amount of time we’ve developed the FH Out Front blog, started work with new clients, and counseled many of our firms’ existing clients looking to reach out to our community. I’m grateful to have been a part of it and to have worked for a company that values and supports and prides itself on GLBT communications.
As communications professionals specializing in GLBT issues we have an important role not only for clients, but for our GLBT community – and nowhere have I seen that more than the work that FH Out Front does. In helping to develop stories with the media and counseling companies on communications, Out Front plays a crucial role in showcasing the GLBT community as an integrated and powerful part of our society – whether it’s helping consumer-facing companies tap into the buying power of our community or sharing best practices of workplace inclusiveness with leading national news outlets like Fortune. I’m confident that my blogging team and the rest of the Out Front practice group will continue to share these stories – they’re a creative and smart group that demonstrates real passion in everything that they do.
Congratulations and welcome to our new bloggers, Michael Murphy, and my friend Bryan Blaise – who has done great things for our UPS and Commercial Closet Association campaigns. I’m looking forward to reading and commenting in the future!
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Rich, we’re going to miss you. GLAAD is very lucky to get you and I know they’re going to be as good for you as you are for them. Thanks for all of your wonderful insight, perspective and intelligence. Good luck and best wishes!
Rich, the lessons learned and campaign success garnered are the icing atop a wonderful year and a half of unbelievable teamwork and camaraderie. Your leadership and innovation will be missed, but will do great things for our community through your work at GLAAD. Best wishes and thank you for all you’ve done.