Editorial

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Jules Feiler: Former 5WPR Veteran Launches Indie Film Group

The Pitching Staff announced the formation of TPS: Film Unit designed to work exclusively with independent filmmakers.  The new division will be led by Pitching Staff founder and CEO Jules Feiler, a former SVP with NY-based 5WPR. “While films have always been a strong part of our business, we determined

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Udi Avshalomov Fueling China’s Sneaker Boom  

As the world’s largest producer of footwear, it is believed that China produced nearly 5 billion pairs of leather sneakers and shoes last year.  The market continues to grow between three main areas – Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, of which, Guangdong Province gives priority to the production of women’s leather shoes,

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medicaid public relations

Will the Increase in Medicaid Create a PR Crisis?

No matter how you count the numbers, enrollment in Medicaid is rapidly expanding. Despite many Red States refusing federal money, and despite the advancements of the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid is on a roll. The growth has come, in part, due to the proliferation of “Medicaid managed care plans,” coverage

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bicycle law

New Buffer Laws For Cyclists Response

A multitude of states have passed so-called “buffer laws” that specify the distance a motorist must keep away from a bicyclist while passing them on the road. California is one of the most recent states to enact the law, specifying a distance of three feet. The buffer laws can be

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pr politics

Two-headed Sword: PR of Politics in Business

Sometime individuals in positions of power in business decide to make decisions based not on business but on politics. While this can be a good and liberating idea in principle, the reality in practice can be considerably more complicated.

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hbo girls

“Girls” Producers’ Anger

Recently, the producers, and writer of the HBO dramedy, “Girls”, went on the offensive, responding to one question that became the shot heard round the world in the conversation about femininity, and power in America.

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