Even as the presidential race dominates nearly every news cycle, a second socio-political drama is playing out just below the biggest print. As the President presses for a nationwide ban on discriminatory bathroom laws, at least two states are standing in stark opposition. North Carolina has been in the headlines
According to Greenwire, approximately two dozen entities have been lobbying during the first quarter of 2016 regarding the Flint drinking water crisis. These groups include environmental organizations, law firms, unions, children’s health advocates, and infrastructure groups. Their efforts center around legislation on Capitol Hill providing aid to residents of the
Sard Verbinnen Negotiating to Sell 40% Ownership Sard Verbinnen & Company, a renowned PR firm founded in 1992 and specializing in mergers, acquisitions, and all things Wall Street is talking with Golden Gate Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, to sell a 40 percent ownership stake for $60 million.
In this post-Chipotle e.Coli world, we may have all become a little bit more aware and wary about the produce we put in our bodies. As you go down the packaged salad isle in your local grocery store, you may notice a little certification-type statement declaring the greens in that
WPP reported double-digit revenue gains of 10.5 percent for 2016’s first quarter equaling approximately $4.5 billion. This is up from the first quarter in 2015, which totaled $4.2 billion including 5.1 percent revenue growth – like-for-like basis. The good news for the ad/PR conglomerate based in the U.K. didn’t stop
Thomas Walek leaves Peppercomm Walek, who sold his agency to Peppercomm in 2013, recently announced his departure from the firm and opened a new boutique agency specializing in asset management, fintech, capital markets, and professional services. The new Peak Strategies, based in Manhattan, already has two new clients, global industry
Omnicom reports 0.9% Revenue decline for 2016 Q1 Omnicom Group, a communications holding company, owning such PR firms as Porter Novelli, Ketchum, and FleishmanHillard, just reported Q1 2016 information, including organic PR revenues declined by 0.9%. During that time, their PR revenues totaled $318.8 million. But the company went through
Chipotle did not weather the e.Coli problem well. Since news about tainted food hit the news, people have been flocking pretty much anywhere else to get their “healthy fast” fix. Now the company is resorting to outright paying people to get fans to come back, literally giving food away. The
Many people think of public policy as the work of politicians. When corporations become involved, it’s a common belief that they do so only to throw influence and wealth behind political issues. Many also believe these issues purely benefit the company and its industry, but not the population at large.
Both Los Angeles and London always have a lot happening, and PR is no exception. Here’s what’s going on in LA and across the pond recently. Pollack PR remains AOR for SodaStream USA After a three-month review process, SodaStream USA, the leading distributor and manufacturer of home sparkling water makers
