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Fine Bros

Fine Bro’s PR Crisis and YouTube Controversy

In this age of modern technology innovations where people are able to complete almost any tasks with the click of a mouse button or a few keystrokes on a keyboard, new rules are being made and broken on a daily basis concerning copyright and trademark ownership. The Internet’s Backlash One

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Shkreli’s attorney admits he has a major PR crisis

One of the most hated men in America today didn’t score himself any more points during his high-profile appearance in Washington, DC. Martin Shkreli has been hard at work losing friends and distancing people by constantly tweeting attacks against anyone who falls into his crosshairs. What some have called bravado in the

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Rehab Center

PR Firms That Represent Rehab Centers

Our society has come a long way since Bill W and Dr. Bob cofounded AA eventually creating their 12-step program used successfully by so many addiction treatment groups and centers. Back then, nobody talked about addiction, no matter what your chosen substance might be. Due to the nature of what

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PR Books

How University PR Programs Must Evolve to Serve Students

In today’s digital world the lines between facts, entertainment, public image, vocation, and recreation are growing ever blurrier. Momentary whims and tiny soundbites can now control a brand, creating consequences much greater than they may have been a generation ago. Public relations is no longer an easily measured linear conversation

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SKDKnickerbocker

What’s Happening with BGR, APCO, Mercury PR, and SKDK

APCO Worldwide APCO is still gung-ho on playing ball with China, who has recently been cracking down on non-Chinese tech companies with holdings there. Per Bloomberg: “Huawei, ZTE, and Lenovo are among the world’s top makers of computing hardware and telecom networking equipment. President Xi Jinping’s government can afford to

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South Korea 2

South Korea Leading PR Agencies

South Korea is the fourth largest economy in the Asia-Pacific area, yet was left to its own PR devices for many years. This has made a strong group of domestic contenders, though larger entities also have local offices – including Edelman, Hill+Knowlton, and Weber Shandwick. Here are some of the

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freud pr

Freud PR Acquires Brooke Hammerling & Brew Media Relations

Freud PR – headed by Michael Freud – is returning to North America with today’s announcement that the UK based company has purchased Brooke Hammerling’s Brew Media Relations firm. The ownership is effective immediately and represents Matthew Freud’s first big move in the U.S. in seven years. What Freud Gets

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Holding Company Public Relations

RF|Binder Desperately Needs PR People Says Email From Recruitor

Andrew Gagen of MVP Recruiters e-mailed multiple people at different public relations firms noting that RF|Binder is very understaffed.  One wonders how their clients – and the industry – feels about that.  Probably not the best practice to email that around as a staffing recruiter. Gagen explains that the agency

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