Goff Public’s media team has been crucial in helping us effectively communicate with both Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota media outlets about the MinnCan Project. They are able to anticipate media questions and articulate how the project will benefit Minnesotans throughout the state.
Tom Harwell
Public affairs manager for Minnesota Pipe Line Company
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Tadd Johnson
Professor and department chair of the American Indian studies department at the University of Minnesota, Duluth
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Marlys Knutson
External relations manager for Polaris Industries
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Erin Dady
Chief of staff for Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman
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Julia Jenson
Director of marketing and communications for Saint Mary’s University’s Schools of Graduate and Professional Programs
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Public relations specialist at Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley
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Managing partner at Ackmann & Dickenson, Inc.
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Dave Linder
President of Linder’s Garden Center
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Marge Anderson
Chief Executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
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Marlys Knutson
External relations manager for Polaris Industries
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Dan Scott
Former chairperson of the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce
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Director of PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center
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Ken Villebro
President and chief executive officer of Woodlands National Bank
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President of Meridian Management
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John Harrington
Former Saint Paul police chief and current state senator
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Nate Wenner
Former chairperson of the Financial Planning Association of Minnesota
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Public health director for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
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Chief executive officer for Fibrowatt LLC
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Tadd Johnson
Former special counsel on government affairs for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and professor and department chair of the American Indian studies department at University of Minnesota, Duluth
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Diane Schmidt
Vice president, state government affairs for Koch Companies Public Sector
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Carolyn Shaw
Commissioner of Administration for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
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Director of public affairs for Flint Hills Resources
PR Rock Head Award: Wedded waste
Priscilla of Boston, a high-end bridal boutique that recently went out of business, found itself in PR trouble this week after photos of an Edina store employee destroying thousands of dollars worth of wedding gowns surfaced. In accordance with company policy, the boutique’s unsold designer wedding gowns were sprayed with red paint and thrown away in a dumpster.
Area business owners and residents reacted strongly against the policy, saying that the company should have recycled the dresses or donated them to nonprofits that provide gowns to low-income brides, such as Operation Glass Slipper.
In response to the outrage, Patrick Walsh, president of Priscilla of Boston, issued the following statement: “Priscilla of Boston has always donated quality bridal gowns to a variety of causes. We do not, however, donate unsaleable dresses that are damaged, soiled, or in otherwise poor condition.”
An industry expert interviewed by the Star Tribune said that many designer bridal boutiques are contractually obligated to destroy unsold merchandise to prevent resale. Priscilla of Boston did not comment on whether this policy dictated the boutique’s actions.
Priscilla of Boston’s parent company, David’s Bridal, still operates several stores in the Twin Cities, making it important that Priscilla rights the public’s negative perception of the company.
We recommend that Priscilla of Boston (or David’s Bridal) increase its focus on benefiting organizations in the Twin Cities like Operation Glass Slipper. It could also organize a discussion among bridal designers and boutiques about the industry’s unsold merchandise policies.
No matter what, the boutique needs to acknowledge the fact that people are upset with its actions and try to right the wrong.