
Rick French, French/West/Vaughan: The 2011 EPR Interview
Everything-PR's August 2011 interview with Rick French, founder and chairman of French/West/Vaughan — building a top independent PR firm out of Raleigh.

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Everything-PR's August 2011 interview with Rick French, founder and chairman of French/West/Vaughan — building a top independent PR firm out of Raleigh.

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