There’s lots happening in the Public Relations world recently – just check out some of the recent changes happening in firms – some firms are looking, and some moves completed already. Manuel Hüttl leaves Waggener Edstrom leaving them looking for a new General Manager in their Munich office (Germany). Until
It seems quite possible that Roland Dacre Rudd was scientifically engineered to be the perfect British PR man. A reputation for wit under pressure, Roland Rudd is the Founder and CEO of Finsbury, a PR firm based in the U.K. – he remains the chairman. He sold the company in
Press releases are an important tool for any business when grabbing media attention, so it’s important not to mess them up. Every day, news agencies and reporters are flooded with press releases from everyone and anyone trying to get their cause or story noticed. To make yours stand out, make
In Kviabryyggja Prison – a correctional facility in Ireland – a certain group of prisoners requested red wine accompany their meals – and when it was denied, their PR firm got involved. And yes, we too took a double-take at the concept of a PR firm representing prisoners wanting wine
Here’s a case of bad decisions becoming a public relations problem for Twitter. The fast-growing technology company decided to make layoffs – which is a fact of life in business – yet the way they notified – or rather, did not notify – those being laid off was handled terribly. He
We went looking at some of the top PR firms and their *retirement benefit packages – with the help of Brightscope, a financial company which provides services for retirement planning. Brightscope ranks 401k & retirement plans, and wanted to compare the plans of some of America’s leading Public Relations agencies. While
A product or company launch is a one-and-done thing. If you do it well, your company or idea has a chance of success, if it all goes wrong, you don’t get a do-over, at least not easily. Since you probably already know the difference between media relations and public relations,
Patrice Tanaka retired this week from PadillaCRT after 35-years as a Public Relations professional. Beginning her career working days at a pineapple cannery on Oahu, she has seen the company through great growth. The management buyout she led in the late 1980’s resulted in the formation of Patrice Tanaka &
Recently released FARA documents from the United States Justice Department indicate that the world’s largest Public Relations agency, Edelman – as well as lobbying behemoth The Podesta Group – have been hired by Saudi Arabian interests to further their American interests in media and government. Richard Edelman’s PR Firm, Edelman
It may sound the stuff of political thrillers or salacious television movies, but it does happen. Sometimes the relationships are much more than one and done too. For that reason, most news publications have rules built into their systems that reporters are expected to follow. In the case of the
