NIMBY, Patrick Slevin, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, NIMBY Book
Patrick Slevin
THE FORBIDDEN NIMBY BOOK

The book that Not-In-My-Backyard (NIMBY) activists, operatives, and ghosts don’t want you to read is a few weeks away. Join our growing movement to change the odds back into your favor.

Patrick Slevin, NIMBY, Crisis Leadership
Patrick Slevin
NIMBY TOP SECRET REVEALED

The secret to Never Lose to NIMBY Opposition Again is understanding the revelation that conflict sustains NIMBY crisis threatening your projects. When there’s no controversy, then the public isn’t as hyped against change, and emotions and fear have a chance of being superseded by logic and facts.

Influential Interview, SL7 Interviews
Patrick Slevin
DENO HICKS INFLUENTIAL INTERVIEW
Patrick Slevin, Public Relations
Patrick Slevin
THE TAO OF PR: THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER

Successful PR is transparent, but never seen. PR cradles credibility, but it never leaves fingerprints. PR delivers persuasive messages, but never subjugates the conversation.

NIMBY, Patrick Slevin
Patrick Slevin
HUD SECRETARY BEN CARSON DOESN'T UNDERSTAND ...

Instead of threatening communities with punitive consequences for ignoring affordable housing, Secretary Carson should offer additional incentives for communities to diversify and offer the American Dream to our fellow neighbors from coast-to-coast.   

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5 TIPS TO CREATE AN INFLUENTIAL COALITION

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Influential coalitions can carry a campaign far and deep into the legislative process.  Coalitions are very effective means of influencing public policy from city hall to the state capital to Washington DC. 

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SL7 INTERVIEW'S RICK WATSON, CHIEF LOBBYIST FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDERS & CONTRACTORS OF FLORIDA

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Rick Watson is legislative counsel for ABC. ABC is the voice of commercial construction. It's a trade association of merit-shop, commercial and industrial contractors. ABC represents every aspect of commercial construction from general contractors to subcontractors and affiliated industries. It’s SL7 Communications’ pleasure to include Rick in our SL7 Interview series. Rick discusses ABC’s role in coalitions, how his members are faring in today’s economy and the key legislative issues heading into 2015...