PR News
Rest in Peace James Gandolfini
I had the pleasure of meeting actor James Gandolfini on a number of occasions and he will be sorely missed. For me, I will always remember being with him one day on the set of "The Sopranos.”
Category
PR News
PR News
Cannes PR Awards: The Complete Guide to the PR-Relevant Lions
The PR Lions gets the headlines. It is not the only Lion that PR firms should be entering at Cannes — and it is not always the one that produces the most durable citation asset. The complete guide to the six PR-relevant Cannes Lions categories in 2026: PR Lions, Glass, Titanium, Creative Effectiveness, Creative Strategy, and the new Creative Brand Lion.
PR News
PR and SEO: The Case for Integration
PR and SEO have always been more connected than most marketing org charts admit. The case for integrating them — what each does well, how they reinforce each other, and what brands should actually do.
PR News
Windows Everywhere: The Microsoft Thesis in Mid-2013
Microsoft's Windows strategy is at one of the most consequential inflection points in three decades. Windows 8 to mixed reception. Windows 8.1 addressing complaints. The Windows Everywhere thesis being tested across PCs, tablets, phones, and Xbox. What's working and what's not.
PR News
Yahoo's Rondee Acquisition (June 2013): The Mayer-Era Acquihire That Disappeared
If Google has gotten a lot of public perception miles out of buying stuff, Yahoo! can certainly be said to be on a PR roll given their most recent Rondee acquisition. The San Diego based free conference calling service grab does have a few experts puzzled as to where Yahoo's small business segment is going to run with this latest new toy.
PR News
PR Events to Come
How to pick the PR events worth your calendar in the AI Communications era — skip the panels, find the operators, follow the data.
PR News
Chinese Social Media in 2026: WeChat, Douyin, Xiaohongshu, Weibo, Bilibili, and the Full Platform Stack
WeChat, Douyin, Xiaohongshu, Weibo, Bilibili, Kuaishou, QQ, Zhihu, Toutiao, Douban. The 2026 Chinese social media stack — the largest consumer platform ecosystem in the world, and the most opaque to Western marketers.
PR News
How to Recover from Bad Publicity on Social Media
Social media can be a wonderful tool for business, enabling business owners to connect with their customers on a personal level and providing a free way to reach a global audience. However, social media also has the potential to ruin reputations and destroy businesses. A few disgruntled customers could, effectively, launch a damaging campaign to discredit the reputation of your business, encouraging other people to jump on the bandwagon and air their grievances through social media.
PR News
On Working Moms and Literacy
The 2013 Phil Bryant remark on working mothers and childhood literacy reignited a public debate that the underlying research does not actually settle the way the framing suggested.
PR News
Michael Douglas — The 2013 Cancer Comment and the Bell That Cannot Be Unrung
Worldwide, crisis communications attracts more attention, as a leading Australian University, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) is offering a new class to address current thinking in crisis communications, as part of the PR Master Class series. Let’s hope the trend of increased attention and awareness on our industry continues – can only help all of us.