David Shane Named Deputy MD for Finn Partners West Coast Offices Based out of Los Angeles, David Shane moves into the deputy managing director of the West Coast operations of Finn Partners and will report to Howard Solomon, managing partner. Shane has also been named as a senior partner with
Quarterback Jay Cutler’s tumultuous time with the Chicago Bears is at an end. While Cutler showed signs of brilliance from time to time, critics blasted his “inconsistency” and failure to really get and keep the Bears in the playoff hunt year after year. Others come to Cutler’s defense, saying the
Ivanka Trump wants to highlight and celebrate women in business, but at least one prominent businesswoman is saying “count me out.” Reshma Saujani, who founded Girls Who Code, is making no bones about not wanting anything to do with Ivanka, at least as long as she’s working for her father.
Former US Representative Corrine Brown is on the hot seat in Florida. Prosecutors have accused Brown of misappropriating funds donated to a charity set up to help poor children, using those funds to live a “lavish lifestyle” of high-end shopping and fancy parties. The 70-year-old former representative pled not guilty
Fyre Festival and 42West Efforts When the Fyre Festival was canceled on opening day a few weeks ago, it was not pretty – in so many ways! The luxury accommodations in many cases turned out to be tents used in disaster assistance situations, the multi-star cuisine to be provided by
It’s been a bad 2017 over at Fox News. While the network continues to do well in the ratings and with advertisers in most time slots, big name personalities and leaders have fallen from grace, and it looks like the hits will keep coming… at least for the foreseeable future.
PR Industry Leader Al Golin Dead at 87 Back in the early days of McDonald’s’ and Al Golin (1957), Mr. Golin pitched to Ray Kroc selling him on how much less expensive it was to get positive stories in the paper about his restaurants than to buy advertising. With that
Even as public opinion on marijuana use continues to shift, there are places where the drug is still completely shunned. Pro sports is one of those places. And the NFL is no exception. Speaking publicly on the topic recently, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said marijuana has an “addictive nature” and,
Cognitive Context Launched by Weber Shandwick and Storyful The content intelligence service for marketers and corporate communicators, Cognitive Context, was recently launched as a joint venture between Storyful and Weber Shandwick. The two agencies bring their expertise in strategic planning and data-driven content insights to optimize social media and brand
Music festivals have been happening since before Woodstock in 1969, each with strengths and weaknesses, but the Fyre Festival scheduled for late April this year didn’t appear to have any strengths as the time came.
