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Watch for promotion

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SKDK and it's members have past history of using Wikipedia as a platform to self-promote themselves. Wikipedians need to be watching for promotional tone or 'scrubbing'. --HectorMoffet (talk) 20:09, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi everyone. My name's John and I am here to disclose that I work for SKDK and would like to submit the firm's new logo, which I uploaded here. I will not edit the article directly and am seeking others' input and assistance in making updating the logo in the infobox at the top of the article. John at SKDKDigital (talk) 20:22, 11 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Has now been updated by Timtempleton – Thjarkur (talk) 13:35, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Timtempleton. John at SKDKDigital (talk) 17:53, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

SKDK Naming

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Hi everyone. The firm is now called SKDK, no longer SKDKnickerbocker. The change took place within the last month. In addition to the firm's new logo, which uses "SKDK", some sources are starting to use the new name. I am asking if editors will consider updating portions of the article to reflect the "SKDK" name. Specifically, I'm looking at the name in the introduction, above the infobox, in the last paragraph of the History, and Political consulting and communications sections. Here is an example of how The Atlantic has recently referred to the company. I added the bold emphasis.

I work for SKDK. I will not edit the article directly because of this. John at SKDKDigital (talk) 20:38, 7 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Done – Thjarkur (talk) 00:33, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Thjarkur. John at SKDKDigital (talk) 00:58, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

History

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Hi everyone. I have updates for History that I would like editors to consider adding to the live article.

Draft highlights:

  • Clarifies SKDK worked on the "presidential" campaigns for Barack Obama and Joe Biden
  • Shortens list of political clients
  • Changes "birth control advocate" to "reproductive health advocate" to match how Planned Parenthood is described in its Wikipedia article
  • Adds two sentences about support for gay marriage rights
  • Adds two sentences about work to help release political prisoner Alan Gross
  • Adds a sentence about the formation of the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund
  • Adds a sentence about representing Christine Blasey Ford
  • Streamlines paragraph about Sloane & Company acquisition
  • Adds a sentence about working with frontline healthcare providers and government whistleblower Rick Bright

I've drafted with proper sourcing, below:

History: The firm was formed in 2004 through the merger of Squier Knapp Dunn Communications and Knickerbocker Consulting. They formalized the merger in 2010, taking the name SKDKnickerbocker.[1]

SKDK's political clients have included the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Joe Biden,[2] as well as the campaigns of Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bloomberg, Joe Donnelly,[3] Josh Gottheimer,[4] and Christine Quinn among others.[5][6][7][8] The firm has also worked for a number of women's rights advocates and reproductive health advocates including Planned Parenthood,[9] lawyer and activist Sandra Fluke,[10] the Center for Reproductive Rights, and the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund.[11]

SKDK supported gay marriage rights in the U.S. In 2011 SKDK was hired by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to lead the public campaign to build support for the state's legalization of gay marriage.[12] In 2014 SKDK lead the communications war room for the Human Rights Council during two landmark Supreme Court decisions affirming the right to marriage for gay couples.[13]

In 2014 SKDK Partner Jill Zuckman led the pro-bono public relations campaign that led to the Cuban government releasing American political prisoner Alan Gross. The release led to an improvement in U.S.-Cuba relations.[14]

In October 2015, the firm was acquired by The Stagwell Group, of which Mark Penn is the principal, for an estimated $75 million.[15][16]

In 2018 SKDK Partner Hilary Rosen co-founded the Time's Up Legal Defense Fund.[17] The firm also represented Christine Blasey Ford during the Senate confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.[18]

In February 2020, the firm acquired Sloane & Co. from MDC Partners, a move that expanded the firm's financial services capabilities, and client base in the financial sector.[19]

During the coronavirus pandemic the firm worked for a number of frontline healthcare providers, including Memorial Sloan Kettering hospital,[20] as well as government whistleblower Rick Bright, director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. [21]

The firm's current and former public affairs clients include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Under Armour, The Walt Disney Company, NAACP,[22] General Electric, AT&T, Time Warner, Pratt & Whitney, Kaplan University, TransCanada Corporation (which developed the Keystone XL pipeline), Oracle Corporation, Google, PepsiCo, Microsoft, Association of American Railroads, the Rockefeller Foundation, Girls Who Code, NoVo Foundation, the Human Rights Campaign, New American Leaders, the Obama Presidential Library, Paul Weiss Rifkind,[23] General Mills,[24] Nestle, Kellogg, Viacom, Students First,[25] Families for Excellent Schools,[26] Kaplan University,[27] Amazon,[28] and Pfizer.[29]

References

  1. ^ Haberman, Maggie (April 12, 2010). "Knickerbocker Consulting firm to become SKDKnickerbocker". New York Post.
  2. ^ "Russian state hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm, sources say". Reuters. September 10, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  3. ^ Wilson, Megan R. (March 6, 2017). "Senate Majority PAC names Schumer ally as new leader". The Hill (newspaper). Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Vendor/Recipient: SKDKnickerbocker". Center for Responsive Politics. 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Rubinstein, Dana (April 12, 2012). "Between Christine Quinn and Hilary Rosen, an unusually loud week for quiet SKD Knickerbocker". Capital New York.
  6. ^ "Russian state hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm, sources say". CNBC. 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  7. ^ Sommer, Will (2017-03-06). "Senate Majority PAC names Schumer ally as new leader". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  8. ^ A 501tax-exempt, The Center for Responsive Politics; NW, charitable organization 1300 L. St; Washington, Suite 200; info, DC 20005 telelphone857-0044. "Vendor/Recipient Profile: SKDKnickerbocker". OpenSecrets. Retrieved 2020-11-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Haberkorn, Jennifer; Palmer, Anna. "Planned Parenthood taps crisis communications firm". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  10. ^ "Bill O'Reilly: Who is running Sandra Fluke?". Fox News. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  11. ^ "Public Affairs Agencies of the Year". www.provokemedia.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  12. ^ Lewis, Rebecca C. (June 23, 2019). "How New York almost didn't legalize same-sex marriage". City & State New York. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  13. ^ Haberman, Maggie (February 4, 2014). "Gay-marriage backers start campaign". Politico. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  14. ^ Sands, Darren (December 17, 2014). "Democratic Public Relations Firm SKDK Helped American Freed By Cuba". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  15. ^ Gelles, David (October 8, 2015). "Mark Penn's Stagwell Group Will Acquire SKDKnickerbocker". The New York Times.
  16. ^ Pace, Richard D (8 Oct 2015). "SKD Knickerbocker Sells To Stagwell Group For Up To $75 Million Dollars". EverythingPR.
  17. ^ Melas, Chloe (January 2019). "Voices behind Time's Up". CNN. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  18. ^ Kaufman, Amy (October 10, 2018). "As new CEO takes the reins, Time's Up leaders look to Christine Blasey Ford for inspiration". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  19. ^ "SKDKnickerbocker Acquires Sloane & Co". O'Dwyers PR. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  20. ^ "Politico Pulse". Politico. July 8, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  21. ^ Diamond, Dan (May 13, 2020). "Colleagues paint a mixed picture of ousted vaccine chief". Politico. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  22. ^ "Public Affairs Agencies of the Year". www.provokemedia.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  23. ^ NW, The Center for Responsive Politics 1300 L. St; Washington, Suite 200; info, DC 20005 telelphone857-0044. "Ghosn, Carlos Lobbyists". OpenSecrets. Retrieved 2020-05-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Fang, Lee (2012-04-13). "The Real Hilary Rosen Scandal". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  25. ^ Lichtblau, Eric; Lipton, Eric (2012-10-19). "Strategizing for the President, and Corporate Clients, Too". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  26. ^ "Pro-Charter School Group Spent Nearly $6 Million in Media Blitz | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News". WNYC. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  27. ^ Lichtblau, Eric; Lipton, Eric (2012-10-19). "Strategizing for the President, and Corporate Clients, Too". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  28. ^ Vielkind, Jimmy (2018-12-05). "Amazon Hires Public-Affairs Firms to Aid New York Efforts". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  29. ^ Fang, Lee (2012-04-13). "The Real Hilary Rosen Scandal". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2020-05-27.

I work for SKDK. I will not edit the article directly because of this. John at SKDKDigital (talk) 19:26, 29 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Done – Treekeeper10473 (talk) 17:37, 17 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The above account was created on the same day it approved this edit request. It is very clearly a Wikipedia:Single-purpose account/sockpuppet. John at SKDKDigital, I will be undoing portions of the above additions, which should not have been approved. WP:NOT discusses many of the issues here: articles are not to contain indiscriminate lists of clients, for one. Given that it is likely that Treekeeper10473 is affiliated with SKDK, I want to remind you of what I believe you are already aware of, namely, that you or any SKDK associate are very strongly discouraged from making major edits to this article.
In cases where edit requests go unanswered for long periods of time, it can be helpful to reach out to recently active editors on the page and see if they are willing to approve the edits for you. WhinyTheYounger (WtY)(talk, contribs) 15:11, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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