Talk:Porter Novelli

message: This page links to Peter Hehir as being one of the two leaders, but I don't think we're talking about the actor here, are we? -WarthogDemon 22:16, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Peter Hehir 

message: Please can someone change this article to reflect changes in executive leadership announced in December 2007?
Porter Novelli's website now lists the exec officers as:
* Chairman: Helen Ostrowski
* CEO: Gary Stockman
* CFO: Mike Gehb
* President Americas: Julie Winskie
* President EMEA: Jean Wyllie
Confirmation available via Google Finance
--Mediaczar (talk) 09:58, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updates 

message: Hi! I work for Voce Communications, a subsidiary of Porter Novelli. I’d like to request the following updates to this article: 
*Adding an infobox:
:*
*Updating lead with additional detail and sources:
:Porter Novelli is a public relations agency that serves clients across the consumer brand, health and wellness, food and nutrition and technology industries. The company has 35 owned offices worldwide and clients in 60 countries. Porter Novelli is part of Omnicom Group, a global marketing and corporate communications holding company.
*Updating History section with sources, detail reflecting sources, removing unsourced info, and adding recent acquisitions:
:Bill Novelli, Jack Porter, Mike Carberry, and Robert T. Druckenmiller founded the agency in 1972. Druckenmiller, Novelli, and Porter had met while working for the Peace Corps, and shared an ambition to "do well by doing good." The company's first major client was the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, for which the agency helped create the National High Blood Pressure Education Program. In 1981, an advertising agency in Chicago called Needham Harper Steers acquired Porter Novelli, turning the agency into Needham Porter Novelli and enabling it to expand to additional cities. Needham merged with Omnicom in 1988, allowing Porter Novelli to expand internationally. The firm established Porter Novelli International in 1996, partnering with UK firm Countrywide Communications Group, a fellow Omnicom agency. 
:In 2008, Porter Novelli created Jack & Bill, a pop-up agency offering pro bono services to five clients. The agency acquired Voce Communications, a technology PR and social media firm, in 2011. In 2012, the agency experienced "struggles" with senior management. Porter Novelli veteran Brad MacAfee was appointed global CEO of the agency in February 2015. In 2017, Omnicom shifted Cone Communications under Porter Novelli, although Cone retains its separate brand.
*Renaming "Notable campaigns" to "Notable campaigns and clients", adding sources and detail to reflect sources, removing unsourced info:
:Porter Novelli’s clients include the Almond Board of California, T-Mobile, Johnson & Johnson, and Citrix. The agency has received attention for campaigns including Florida's anti-tobacco "Truth" campaign, an HIV prevention campaign for the Centers for Disease Control,  the current USDA MyPyramid food guidance system, and the M&M’s Global Color Vote. In 2015, Porter Novelli helped facilitate the Ice Bucket Challenge with the ALS Association, and guided the campaign to touch the largest national and international media markets.
*Adding a Reception section:
:==Reception==
:Porter Novelli was named a PRWeek Best Place to Work in 2014 and 2016, and a PR News Top Place to Work in 2015 and 2016. In 2016, the Public Relations and Communications Association named the agency its International Consultancy of the Year, and in 2017, the Holmes Report named it the best large PR agency to work for in North America.
For reference, I've mocked up all the changes in my sandbox. Due to my COI, I won't be editing the article directly, so I'd greatly appreciate any help or feedback. Thank you!
AngelaMPena (talk) 18:33, 25 May 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: The mockup you provided looked good. I've implemented it into the article, and am also asking that regular editors that find this post make comments with improvement for future requests where necessary. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 00:58, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I have undone this.  This contains raw marketing bullshit.  Do not implement these without reviewing them carefully, and be very careful about what you are removing when you implement things.  Jytdog (talk) 03:47, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

text: Hi , , thank you for taking the time to look at this. While I understand that my last two items are more debatable, hoping you’ll be willing to take a second look at my first three requests—the infobox, the lead and the History section. I’ve tried to provide additional sourcing and more current detail to replace absent, inaccurate, or insufficiently sourced aspects of the article, including revising some numbers downward (e.g. 35 offices instead of 100). Hopefully we can reach an agreement about some neutral updates to this article. Thank you! AngelaMPena (talk) 17:12, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: You appear to be proposing to replace the content in the history section, and you did not incorporate anything from this ref.  Leaving negative information out violates the WP:NPOV policy as well as the WP:PROMO policy.   Please feel free to repropose content that follows the NPOV policy.  Please see your talk page as well. Jytdog (talk) 21:53, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  My apologies. I did not exclude that ref out of malice. From my perspective it seemed like a minor, not particularly notable story, but I understand how its omission felt deceptive and I apologize. I've added it back in to the draft above. If you have a moment, I would love to hear your feedback on what else needs to be done to bring the infobox, lead and History section up to par. I believe they are an improvement over what's currently in the article and have striven to make them neutral and sufficiently sourced. Thank you. AngelaMPena (talk) 16:51, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  COI edit requests 

message: Hi. For the sake of clarity, I'm repeating a few of the requests above down here. While the previous edit request was denied, I'm asking that the requests below receive a second look. I believe they improve the quality of sources and detail currently in the article, and the third request has been updated in line with feedback from . 
*Adding an infobox: 
:
*Updating lead with additional detail and sources:
:Porter Novelli is a public relations agency that serves clients across the consumer brand, health and wellness, food and nutrition and technology industries. The company has 35 owned offices worldwide and clients in 60 countries. Porter Novelli is part of Omnicom Group, a global marketing and corporate communications holding company.
*Updating History section with sources, detail reflecting sources, removing unsourced info, and adding recent acquisitions:
:Bill Novelli, Jack Porter, Mike Carberry, and Robert T. Druckenmiller founded the agency in 1972. Druckenmiller, Novelli, and Porter had met while working for the Peace Corps, and shared an ambition to "do well by doing good." The company's first major client was the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health, for which the agency helped create the National High Blood Pressure Education Program. In 1981, an advertising agency in Chicago called Needham Harper Steers acquired Porter Novelli, turning the agency into Needham Porter Novelli and enabling it to expand to additional cities. Needham merged with Omnicom in 1988, allowing Porter Novelli to expand internationally. The firm established Porter Novelli International in 1996, partnering with UK firm Countrywide Communications Group, a fellow Omnicom agency. 
:In 2008, Porter Novelli created Jack & Bill, a pop-up agency offering pro bono services to five clients. The agency acquired Voce Communications, a technology PR and social media firm, in 2011. In 2012, the agency experienced "struggles" with senior management. Porter Novelli veteran Brad MacAfee was appointed global CEO of the agency in February 2015. In 2017, Omnicom shifted Cone Communications under Porter Novelli, although Cone retains its separate brand.
Like my colleague , I'm an employee of Porter Novelli-owned Voce Communications, and I won't edit the article directly. Thank you for your time and consideration. Mary Gaulke (talk) 17:39, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Added the infobox as it was all I could vet and seems appropriate and harmless. Grama24 (talk) 23:24, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you! Mary Gaulke (talk) 18:22, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  revised COI edit requests 

message: Hi! As disclosed above, I work for Porter Novelli. It's been a few years, so I'm requesting some updates to this article. All the edits are also mocked up here (sans the logo, since it's in userspace).
===Lead===
1. Replace It has approximately 100 offices in 60 countries., which is unsourced, with The company has 35 owned offices and clients in 60 countries. (Ref name already in use in article.)
2. FYI, I also updated the logo from the "greater than" icon alone to the full logo.
===History===
3. Add after first paragraph: In 1981, an advertising agency in Chicago called Needham Harper Steers acquired Porter Novelli, turning the agency into Needham Porter Novelli, with offices in additional cities. Needham merged with Omnicom in 1988, at which point Porter Novelli expanded internationally. The firm established Porter Novelli International in 1996, partnering with UK firm Countrywide Communications Group, another Omnicom agency. (Ref name already in use in article.)
4. Add to end of second paragraph: The company formed a new business unit in 2006 dedicated specifically to the biotechnology industry. From 1988 to 2016, Hewlett-Packard was a major client of the firm, including when Hewlett-Packard split into HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2015.
5. At the beginning of the third paragraph, replace The firm's consumer practice area showed the most growth in 2008. Among its clients then were with just Among the firm's clients in 2008 were, simply for the sake of concision and avoiding excessive detail.
6. Update URL for 2009 source used after "Blockbuster Video", to https://www.prweek.com/article/1272104/porter-novelli-agency-business-report-2009.
7. Grammar fixes in that same paragraph: Replacing The company created a jack + bill "popup agency," in September 2008 and led by eight younger Porter Novelli employees, with The company created a jack + bill "popup agency" in September 2008 led by eight younger Porter Novelli employees.
8. Add immediately after "In 2011" at beginning of final paragraph: , Porter Novelli acquired Silicon Valley-based Voce Communications. That same year,
9. Add to end of final paragraph: Karen van Bergen was selected as the new CEO in December 2012. Brad MacAfee then became CEO in February 2016, when van Bergen rose to the role of CEO of parent Omnicom Public Relations Group.
10. Add to end of section: In 2017, Omnicom shifted Cone Communications under Porter Novelli, although Cone retains its separate brand. The next year, PR Week named Porter Novelli's "You Are Welcome Here" as the best PR firm diversity initiative in its 2018 Diversity Distinction in PR Awards. Also in 2018, Porter Novelli launched a "purpose practice" for organizations focused on corporate social responsibility. The company has also conducted research on how advertising that features a brand's purpose affects consumer perception.
===Notable campaigns===
11. Add to beginning of section: Porter Novelli has received attention for campaigns including an HIV prevention campaign for the Centers for Disease Control,  the USDA MyPyramid food guidance system, the M&M's Global Color Vote, and the Almond Board of California's "Carpe PM" campaign. In 1998, the firm launched Florida's anti-tobacco "Truth" campaign, which expanded nationally two years later. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in 2009 gave the firm a three-year contract to support its "Learn More Breathe Better" campaign for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease awareness. In 2015, Porter Novelli helped facilitate the Ice Bucket Challenge with the ALS Association, and guided the campaign to receive more national and international media attention.
12. Add to current first paragraph (additions highlighted in yellow):
Porter Novelli was hired by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, designated with the task to attract businesses to the state, to rebrand Indiana's image after backlash from the Religious Freedom Restoration Act signed into law in March 2015. The state considered eight other firms before selecting Porter Novelli. The state rejected Porter Novelli's suggestions of sponsoring the Silicon Valley Pride Festival or content in Pride Magazine. The firm was fired after only three months.Porter Novelli, Gov. Mike Pence Tight-Lipped on ‘Religious Freedom’ Relationship Adweek, 2015
13. Delete final, non-notable paragraph: Porter Novelli provided pro bono services to fledgling fashion designers. Using Flickr, Twitter and YouTube, the company promoted the designers' work for New York's September 2008 Fashion Week.
14. Add to end of section: Since 2015, Porter Novelli's clients have included Bayer Crop Science and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
I will, of course, not be editing the article directly. Thanks for any help or feedback! Mary Gaulke (talk) 02:09, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: This all seems straightforward and this request has been sitting here for more than a week without any objections. Chetsford (talk) 21:26, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  COI edit requests 

message: 11. Add to beginning of section: Porter Novelli has received attention for campaigns including an HIV prevention campaign for the Centers for Disease Control,  the USDA MyPyramid food guidance system, the M&M's Global Color Vote, and the Almond Board of California's "Carpe PM" campaign. In 1998, the firm launched Florida's anti-tobacco "Truth" campaign, which expanded nationally two years later. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in 2009 gave the firm a three-year contract to support its "Learn More Breathe Better" campaign for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease awareness. In 2015, Porter Novelli helped facilitate the Ice Bucket Challenge with the ALS Association, and guided the campaign to receive more national and international media attention.
12. Add to current first paragraph (additions highlighted in yellow):
Porter Novelli was hired by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, designated with the task to attract businesses to the state, to rebrand Indiana's image after backlash from the Religious Freedom Restoration Act signed into law in March 2015. The state considered eight other firms before selecting Porter Novelli. The state rejected Porter Novelli's suggestions of sponsoring the Silicon Valley Pride Festival or content in Pride Magazine. The firm was fired after only three months.Porter Novelli, Gov. Mike Pence Tight-Lipped on ‘Religious Freedom’ Relationship Adweek, 2015
13. Delete final, non-notable paragraph: Porter Novelli provided pro bono services to fledgling fashion designers. Using Flickr, Twitter and YouTube, the company promoted the designers' work for New York's September 2008 Fashion Week.
14. Add to end of section: Since 2015, Porter Novelli's clients have included Bayer Crop Science and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
I will, of course, not be editing the article directly. Thanks for any help or feedback! Mary Gaulke (talk) 02:09, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: This all seems straightforward and this request has been sitting here for more than a week without any objections. Chetsford (talk) 21:26, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Notable campaigns

message: The above exchange is from my talk page. I am only just now realizing that User:MaryGaulke is a paid editor with a conflict of interest. There was no disclosure to me of a conflict of interest while they were telling me to make changes to this article. There is also no connected contributor template on this talk page. These are clear violations of WP:DISCLOSEPAY.  Is this behavior typical for Porter Novelli? Are there other instances where you have made edit requests without disclosing your COI? gobonobo + c 11:35, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Since you have brought this matter to the attention of the COI Noticeboard, I have replied to your post there. Suffice to say here that it appears that  has acted properly and in good faith in disclosing her COI and in requesting edits rather than making them herself. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 12:21, 18 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Changes to the software take a long time, and need a lot more support than just a handful of editors.  Also WMF is not always minded to provide what the community wants.  All the best: Rich Farmbrough  01:06, 6 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: COI editor issues

message: Hi! Could you please clarify to which other editors you're referring in this diff, or which content concerns you? As Porter Novelli's representative on Wikipedia, I'd obviously like to help address any issues with this article, but first I need a little more understanding of the problem. Thank you! Mary Gaulke (talk) 16:42, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi ! Possibly , , and other edits. That said, I've now looked more carefully through the article itself, and it looks OK to me, so I've removed the tag. —Unforgettableid (talk) 05:39, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Undisclosed paid template 

message: Hi! In light of  being added to this article, I reviewed the sources currently cited in the text. I believe these four meet WP:ORGCRIT:
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 Pinging you first since you were the one to add the template. Any interest in taking a look and clarifying if these meet the standard? If you prefer, I can also add  and invite someone else to review.
Happy to identify additional sources if it's helpful. As noted above/in my profile, I work for Porter Novelli and won't be editing directly. Thanks! Mary Gaulke (talk) 20:45, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi . I appreciate you not editing directly! After looking at the Severson article, I removed ; the firm is probably notable. —Unforgettableid (talk) 05:30, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notability 

message: Hi there! I have a COI: Porter Novelli is my employer. Requesting a few edits to this article to update outdated information and address the flag that the lead could be improved.
=== Infobox ===
*Porter Novelli has a new CEO. Update "Key People" in the infobox to read "David Bentley (CEO)", replacing "Brad MacAfee (CEO)"
=== Lead ===
*Here's a proposed fleshed-out version of the lead, in response to . All of this info is also present in the article body, so refs are omitted per MOS:CITELEAD.
::The firm was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1972 by Bill Novelli and Jack Porter. Its first major client was the National Institutes of Health. Omnicom Group acquired Porter Novelli in 1988. Historically, most of the company's revenue has come from the information technology and pharmaceutical sectors. In the 2010s, Porter Novelli acquired both Voce Communications and Cone Communications. In 2018, the firm launched a "purpose practice" for organizations focused on corporate social responsibility. Past notable campaigns include an HIV prevention campaign for the Centers for Disease Control, the USDA MyPyramid food guidance system, and the M&M's Global Color Vote.
=== History ===
*After "Brad MacAfee then became CEO in February 2016, when van Bergen rose to the role of CEO of parent Omnicom Public Relations Group", add:
::David Bentley became the CEO in March 2020, replacing Brad MacAfee.
Thanks for your help and feedback!
JZindler (talk) 19:23, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Done  WhinyTheYounger (WtY)(talk, contribs)  03:12, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  COI Edit Request: New CEO and Longer Lead 

message: *After "Brad MacAfee then became CEO in February 2016, when van Bergen rose to the role of CEO of parent Omnicom Public Relations Group", add:
::David Bentley became the CEO in March 2020, replacing Brad MacAfee.
Thanks for your help and feedback!
JZindler (talk) 19:23, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Done  WhinyTheYounger (WtY)(talk, contribs)  03:12, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: Hi! As noted above, I'm a PN employee with a couple edit requests for this article:
:1. Update the "key people" parameter in the infobox to "Jillian Janaczek (CEO)"
:2. Add to end of "History" section:
::Jillian Janaczek, formerly of Burson Cohn & Wolfe, became CEO in August 2023, following  David Bentley's departure in June.
Thanks for your help! Mary Gaulke (talk) 21:15, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Directions for successfully retaining the prior reference in the infobox (ref name Bentley) were not included with the request. As this source still references other information within the article, directions should have been included for its retention elsewhere, in order to keep the article tidy. As it stands the prior reference now incorrectly acts as a source for information which it does not verify, something which would normally be grounds for declining the edit request. Regards,  Spintendo  14:08, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you! I've moved the named ref to the next location in the article where it was used, in the History section (figured this fell under WP:COIU). Mary Gaulke (talk) 13:55, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  2023 COI edit request