Football is dangerous. Brutal even. There’s no way you can base a game around massive people continually colliding and avoid consideration of injury. In recent years, brain injury has been a big issue … and an ongoing PR battle the NFL continues to lose. At this point, despite any actions
“We have been contacted twice in recent weeks by private PR companies representing Indian govt. officials. Good use of govt funds? @PMOIndia” Such was a tweet from Washington Post India bureau chief Annie Gowen that set off a barrage of Tweets that followed. The height of the Twitter debate reached
Pfizer recently sealed a $160 billion deal with Allergan. This move not only creates the largest drug maker in the world, by sales. It also provides a means of escaping high corporate tax rates in the U.S., by moving headquarters to Allergan’s Dublin base. Many observers wonder if Pfizer stands
The DiMPA Network, a group of private OB/GYNs and general practitioners trained to provide quality family planning services in in 45 cities of India, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand is seeking a crisis management and media tracking PR firm for an initial period of January 2016– September 2016. The
14-year old Ahmed Mohamed says he wants to be an inventor. But Ahmed took a homemade clock with him to school on September 14th, saying later that he wanted to show his engineering teacher just how much he understands the concepts. Unfortunately, all the wires and computer board sticking out
The Middle East’s center of power for the petroleum world, Saudi Arabia, launched a public relations drive to show the world how committed to the global climate change talks in Paris this year. Their ace in the hole was none other than PR titan Edelman, an agency that has strong
When companies split, crisis easily ensues. In this conversation with Paypal VP Kirsten Wolberg about eBay and Paypal’s split last year, she discusses the different ways averting crisis becomes possible if companies take creative steps and have a firm grasp of company values. It’s rare for companies as large as
In times of international crisis, the world of public relations is equally affected by global tragedies, like the terrorist attacks in Paris this past Friday night. The reaction of corporations and their public relations firms are most effective when keeping a supportive and somber tone. At the same time, companies
The former head of the Kuala Lumpur office of APCO Worldwide, Paul Stadlen, is at the center of a scandal sweeping through Malaysia. Reports recently surfaced suggesting that the PR expert’s newest client is none other than the Prime Minister. Government officials want the truth of Stadlen’s relationship with the
Miles Nadal, the former MDC Partners CEO recently dropped another 1.842 million shares of his former company’s stock, leaving him with just 7.5 percent ownership in the endeavor. And he wants even less. Apparently, he’s not the only one. But, even as Nadal’s interest in MDC is falling, other organizations
