Just in case you’ve been wondering, here are some of the things happening in PR this week.. Sloane & Company lending PR aid to ITC $11.3 Billion Deal ITC Holdings Corp, a publicly traded electronic transmissions company was recently acquired by Fortis Inc., a Canadian company. Whenever there’s a merger
Finn Partners shares results from National Survey on Health System Finn Partners recently posted the results of a National Health System survey showing approximately 50 percent of patients change their health insurance and primary care providers every three years. Also, when pharmacists are willing to share alternative drug recommendations, consumers
When fundamental flaws in business practice or economic philosophy swells into a major crisis, most media attention is focused on finding out how and why things went wrong, and considering who to punish. The last major economic disaster in 2008 had many causes, but the consensus is now that banks
In difficult economic times, government officials and businesses work together to induce a trickle-down effect revitalizing troubled economies. However, this creates an unequal distribution of wealth when incentives cause businesses to redistribute their real property investments. Long Island is an expensive place to do business. In such situations, governments
The Super Bowl is the high point of sports in the country. Many Americans think of the Super Bowl as an unofficial national holiday, and it’s second only to Thanksgiving as the largest day of food consumption in America. But one feature the Super Bowl is also well-known for the
When InBev bought iconic American beer brand Budweiser, some said it was the death of the American beer culture. Naysayers and doomspeakers tut-tutted and shook their fists, but Bud drinkers just kept on drinking Bud, hardly noticing the change. Now, though, it seems they will. For the 13th time in
Three food processing companies competing on a global scale are Del Monte, Green Giant, and Birds Eye Foods. Each vies for the best branding of canned and frozen foods going forward in the 21st century. Each sits on the shelf next to the others, and it’s PR’s role to create clever
In spite of a slow economic recovery, and the looming possibility of China’s economic crash, many companies did more than just survive the year – they thrived. In public relations, Zimmerman, Next Fifteen, MSLGroup, and Porter Novelli have started of the year with roaring success. Zimmerman Wins New Account with
Rubenstein Associates helping Chipotle It’s been a rough year or so for the “healthy” Chipotle food chain, proving not so healthy on several occasions and in numerous locations. They recently added Rubenstein Associates to assist with crisis reputation and management issues faced because of the food-born illness shut-downs. Chipotle, based
