The Florida Bar Association recently hired a PR firm for nearly $100,000 to forward the concept of allowing non-Floridian lawyers to practice in Florida without taking the State Bar exam. While lawyers are best in the court of law, its natural that a PR firm was hired to argue in
Sri Lanka paid an estimated $6.5 million between May and September 2014 to Imaad Zuberi, and his WR Group. Zuberi also happened to be a major fundraiser for the Obama campaign. Reports from Foreign Policy are that past members of the Sri Lankan government hired Zuberi to help them with
Public Relations professionals recently have been adapting to changes from new technology. For example, PR people specializing in publicity must factor in consumer confidence in brands as they compete with others gaining attention independently through social media efforts. That is why Online Reputation Management, also known as ORM, is becoming
In the Public Relations Industry it is always important to know the companies behind the PR firms. Everything PR has highlighted the Profits and Losses of 4 large Holding Companies that own one or more PR Firms, and have recently reported their profit / loss statements. Here is what they report.
Everything PR has highlighted some of the biggest Public Relations Firms currently operating and offer PR services in China. Blue Focus The industry leader in brand management in the Chinese market is none other than BlueFocus Communication Group. This firm was founded in Beijing, China in 1996 and was indexed as
The African country Nigeria is seeing some interesting changes within their country relating to public relations. Here are some happenings there we wanted to share. Nigerian Police Force The Nigerian police are making PR progress as they just appointed the first female head of PR for their national police force.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has issued an RFP and is seeking a top notch PR firm with crisis communications experience. Total fees shall not exceed $450,000 per year. Further clarification may be made by sending an email to RFP-Q@paturnpike.com with RFP#15-10430-7121 Public Relations/Media Relations and Crisis Communications Services in the
Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi, the leader of the Kfar Chabad community in Israel has hired a Public Relations firm to help communicate to residents of his community the importance of modest dressing for all residents of the area. Kfar Chabad is a town in Central Israel, and Ashkenazi is the leader
Newsjacking at its most basic is using current news that’s garnering a lot of interest and injecting your views and product information into the storyline. Successful newsjacking is not just about the content, original story, and you creating a connection, though. It’s also about getting all of that into the
Well, if Al Gore invented the Internet, then Porter Novelli surely “pioneered social marketing.” In a recent news release, Porter Novelli claims they are “..the global public relations agency that pioneered social marketing.” Does Porter Novelli really believe they were the first? Or are they winking at all of us
