The About Perception Podcast

The renewable energy industry ranks 7th among 17 industries and institutions included in the 2020 Garrity Perception Survey. This episode of the Perception Podcast features an interview with Mr.  Fernando Martinez, the executive director of the New Mexico Renewable Energy Transmission Authority. New Mexico residents have a favorable opinion of the wind and solar industry according to the 2020 Garr...

This episode of the #GPS2020 Podcast features the Film and Motion Picture Industry and an interview with Amber Dodson, who is the director of the New Mexico Film Office. We ask her to discuss the industry, which has a strong 70% favorability among New Mexico residents. The f ilm industry ties for 3rd most favorable among 17 industries included in the 2020 Garrity Perception Survey Albuquerque, NM....

We discussed the #GPS2020 Closer Look: Newspapers with Mr. Sammy Lopez, Executive Director of the New Mexico Press Association. In 2011 that newspaper ranked as the second most accessed information source in New Mexico. Fast forward to 2020, it dropped to fourth out of six sources, behind internet news sites and radio.

In times of crisis, we lean heavier on the opinions of those people we trust. This podcast features an excerpt of The 2020 GPS overview of New Mexican’s Trust of People and Professions.  When it comes to who New Mexico residents trust, blood is thicker than water. We're not able to choose our family but we sure do trust them.  Residents were asked to rate the trustworthiness of various people...

Welcome to an overview of the 2020 Garrity Perception Survey, this is Tom Garrity. This segment addresses the 17 industries and institutions featured in the annual Garrity Perception Survey. It first started in 2011.  The Garrity Group commissioned Research & Polling to conduct the survey.  It included a random sample of New Mexico adult residents, interviewed by telephone, between January 21s...

The Perception Podcast spends some time with Agnes Noonan who is the leader of WESST.  With locations in Albuquerque, Farmington, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, Roswell and Santa Fe the organization is a statewide small business development and training organization committed to growing New Mexico’s economy by cultivating entrepreneurship.  Tom Garrity had the opportunity to serve on the WESST Board of D...

Special Edition of the Perception Podcast focusing on the New Mexico First Forum: Sustainable Journalism: Preserving the Fourth Estate Meet the New Mexico First Spirit of Journalistic Excellence honoree Trip Jennings, Executive Director, New Mexico In Depth Tom Garrity, President and CEO of the Garrity Group talks with Trip about his background in Journalism and thoughts on where the industry is h...

The Perception Podcast today takes a bit of a darker turn as we focus on myth versus reality.  Breaking Bad  vs Albuquerque ,  The Wire  vs. Baltimore   Thank you for joining the perception podcast, this is Tom Garrity of The Garrity Group Public Relations. Based in Albuquerque where we help small businesses to be heard and large organizations to be understood in New Mexico. Joining me today on th...

Bloomberg: Local News in America Is Dying. Charity Might Save It Special Edition of the Perception Podcast focusing on the New Mexico First Forum: Sustainable Journalism: Preserving the Fourth Estate Meet our Panelists, Leaders in New Mexico Journalism Russell Contreras is a reporter with the Associated Press in Albuquerque. Previous work included the Boston Globe and Albuquerque Journal. Specialt...

Special Edition of the Perception Podcast focusing on the New Mexico First Forum: Sustainable Journalism: Preserving the Fourth Estate Meet our Panelists, Leaders in New Mexico Journalism Michelle Donaldson is vice president and general manager at KOB-4 TV news. She also worked as KRQE's news director and brings television as well as radio experience from the Phoenix and Detroit markets.   Li...

Special Edition of the Perception Podcast focusing on the New Mexico First Forum: Sustainable Journalism: Preserving the Fourth Estate Meet our Panelists, Leaders in New Mexico Journalism Jessica Onsurez is the News Director for the USA Today network properties in southeast New Mexico: Carlsbad Current-Argus, Alamogordo Daily News and Ruidoso News. Her experience spans across education, government...

Special Edition of the Perception Podcast focusing on the New Mexico First Forum: Sustainable Journalism: Preserving the Fourth Estate Meet our Panelists, Leaders in New Mexico Journalism Gene Grant is the host of KNME’s public affairs program, New Mexico In Focus. A journalist and columnist, previous work includes the Albuquerque Tribune, Albuquerque Journal, and Weekly Alibi.   Listen to these p...

This is the introduction for the 2018 Garrity Perception Survey.  For more information please visit www.aboutperception.com In 1997, The Garrity Group embarked on its a journey to be a firm that shares its trusted public relation skills and unique New Mexico insights generously with its clients. In 2011, the firm stepped up its offering pursuing thought leadership through our annual Garrity Percep...

Providing insight and a voice for Fortune 500 companies that have a presence in New Mexico, The Garrity Group uses the data to demonstrate how New Mexico is not a “one size fits all” state. For example, how residents in Northwest New Mexico view the oil and gas industry varies differently than those in the North Central part of the state. We use the information with our “instate” clients as a basi...

The energy industry will singlehandedly shape New Mexico’s future. Oil and gas coupled with “wind and solar” will respectively shape future state budgets and could become the state’s largest export to the west coast over the next 20 years. According to the Legislative Finance Committee, “New Mexico typically receives about $2 billion in direct revenue from oil and gas production through severance...

Perceptions of education swing wildly in New Mexico.  Media coverage and controversy tend to be the biggest sway of favorability and trust.  Another motivator of “perception” is political ideology. For example, favorability of universities tends to dip whenever there is controversy or transition in leadership.  Favorability of Universities in Southern New Mexico dipped when New Mexico State Univer...

Faith and religion are intertwined with New Mexico history and who we are as a society. Generally, more than 70 percent of New Mexico residents place a high value of faith in their personal life.  Their favorability of religious institutions and trust of religious leaders isn’t far behind. Sixty five percent of New Mexico residents, on average, have a favorable view of religious institutions.  Six...

From 2011-2017, perceptions of healthcare in New Mexico have been impacted at a variety of levels. Consider these milestones at the Federal and State level. 2010 inaugurated the Affordable Care Act (or ACA), also known as Obamacare. In 2013, the New Mexico Human Services Department halted funding to 15 behavioral health providers in response to allegations of Medicaid fraud this resulted in covera...

New Mexico’s legal system is ripe with opportunity to gauge public opinion when compared to community conversations. The Garrity Perception Survey measures four areas related to the New Mexico legal and justice system.  It includes favorability of the courts and justice system as well as measures trust of judges, lawyers and law enforcement officers. Favorability of the courts and trust of lawyers...

Since 2011, the Garrity Perception Survey has tracked how New Mexico residents get their news and information. In one corner, there is traditional media – this includes television, newspaper, and radio. Of the group, television has been, and remains, the most popular of the three news sources. Newspaper trends toward more of an older audience.  Newspaper’s strongest readers are located in the Nort...

The Garrity Group has a quick five minute take on the perception issues facing the Ohio State University and its head coach for the football program. We also weigh in on how this piles onto other issues in the Big 10 with Michigan State, Maryland and Wisconsin.

The Perception Podcast features Phill Casaus, editor of The Santa Fe New Mexican. Phill offers insights as both a former editor at The Albuquerque Tribune and The Rocky Mountain News as well as work with the Albuquerque Public Schools Foundation. Tom Garrity caught up with Phill following his comments to the New Mexico Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. http://www.santafenewmexica...

The Perception Podcast features Jim Strozier of Consensus Planning, a firm that specializes in planning, urban design and landscape architecture. Their clients include some craft breweries in the Albuquerque area. Tom Garrity caught up with Jim to discuss the Albuquerque craft brew scene. Companies discussed in this podcast include: Consensus Planning http://consensusplanning.com , High and Dry Br...

The Garrity Group is a long time supporter of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of New Mexico. Its long-time executive director, Kristin Rortvedt, is relocating to closer to family. This provided a great opportunity to get Kristin's insights on how to run a successful nonprofit and get her thoughts on other organizations that are making an impact.http://www.rmhc-nm.org/http://www.saranamabq...

The Perception Podcast takes a twist at the end of 2017 with Tom Garrity, president of The Garrity Group Public Relations, hosting Tom Carroll with Carroll Strategies and James Korenchen of JKPR to the microphone for some fun and forecasting of what is ahead for the public relations industry in 2018Here are the domains discussed in today’s podcast:http://www.carrollstrategies.net http://www.jamesk...