By Sherri Simmons, President and CEO

Haynes will lead the company’s public relations division, which includes media relations, social media, and content marketing.
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By Allen Haynes, Director, Public Relations

Company Community & Southern Bank (CSB) is one of Georgia’s strongest and fastest growing community banks. CSB operates more than 45 branches in Georgia and Florida and has more than $4.4 billion in assets. Business Issue Positioning a bank as a trustworthy community partner – and upstanding financial institution – is a daunting task considering fewer than one in four Americans trust the financial system. But when approac... Read More >

By Allen Haynes, Director, Public Relations

Company Irisys develops behavior intelligence solutions for environments in an array of industries worldwide. Delivering faster checkout lines, cleaner facilities, higher-security perimeters and more, Irisys’ solutions are deployed throughout the globe’s leading retail operations, publicly and privately owned buildings, airports, security systems, quick-serve restaurants and other facilities. Business Issue Duffey was originally br... Read More >

By Allen Haynes, Director, Public Relations

Public relations is a fast-paced industry where PR professionals are expected to think on their feet and have the ability to meet tight deadlines. And whether it’s writing a new business proposal, developing an integrated communications strategy or pitching press releases, every PR pro must learn how to juggle assignments while monitoring media trends and potential crisis scenarios. Thankfully, today’s smartphones are quickly becomin... Read More >

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Tis the season to curl up on the couch…fire crackling…cozy drink in hand – and watch your favorite Christmas movies. There’s nothing quite like the tradition of watching your favorites over (and over) again throughout the holiday season. And now that you most-likely have your Star Wars viewing out of the way, you’re free to resume your regularly-scheduled Christmas movie marathons. We took an agency-wide poll to ... Read More >

By Allen Haynes, Director, Public Relations

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and nearly every radio station is playing holiday music, whether it’s one song per hour, or 24/7 through Christmas Day. And while that’s great, many of those playlists seemingly repeat the same 5-7 songs. That’s why we decided to bring you Duffey’s Holiday Tunes Playlist. From intern to CEO, everyone from our firm shared their favorite holiday song to make this list full of ... Read More >

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The typical PR professional is on the go. Her day starts with answering emails from early-rising clients, and ends with answering late night emails while Netflix plays in the background – likely after wrapping up a long-awaited and well-planned event. She needs to stay organized, presentable and most of all: creative. Yesterday, we shared a gift guide for the PR man, and today we’re excited to share the gift guide put together to he... Read More >

By Allen Haynes, Director, Public Relations

Figuring out what to buy the PR guy in your life can be stressful. Well, you’ve come to the right place. Here’s a Duffey-approved holiday gift guide to find your PR man the perfect, affordable gift this Christmas and Hannukah.

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By Allen Haynes, Director, Public Relations

America’s youth possess a spirit that drives them toward self-expression and a desire to change the world. Inspired by this exuberance, students from Cobb and Paulding counties competed in the 15th annual waterSmart waterArt calendar contest on behalf of the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority (CCMWA). The 2016 calendar was unveiled and the winners were announced during a reception and ceremony at The Art Station – Big Shanty in Mar... Read More >

By Sherri Simmons, President and CEO

Today REI announced a really bold move. It will be closing its stores on Black Friday and encouraging everyone to go outside instead of shopping. Using the hashtag, #OptOutside, you can share what you are doing and invite your friends and family to join the fun. We at Duffey Communications love this idea! It not only gives us a reason to avoid the pressure of finding the best deal and escape the awful traffic – it gives us the opport... Read More >