PMK*BNC and Other Interpublic Group Companies Lose Power for a Day On Wednesday, August 31st, Interpublic Group, a communications holding company, suffered a server outage, shutting down communications in their various companies for a full day. This included PMK*BNC‘s many publicists in the Hollywood area. It was not reported how
There was a time when people trusted the news without any doubt as to its veracity. The phrase “I read it in a newspaper, so it must be true” was not uncommon. But as stories leak on how much control governments exert over the media, and often how little research
Firing any employee comes with several costs, most of them hidden, as they don’t show on any profit-loss statements or budgets. But that doesn’t mean they aren’t there.
Social media increasingly plays a strategic role in not just marketing, but public relations as well. In today’s digital world, it’s virtually impossible to reach customers, get the word out, and maintain a youthful image without social media. Everyone’s online — young and old — though different demographics gravitate towards
Maitland PR representing Sir Philip Green Sir Philip Green finds himself in the middle of the BHS Pensions scandal in the U.K. And he wants out of it. But then probably do all of the 20,000 or more current and future pensioners who have watched their retirement funds dwindle to
At a first glance, public relations and human resources seem like vastly different fields. PR handles the company’s image in the media and the public eye, while HR hires, fires, trains, and deals with grievances. Whatever could they have in common?
Christchurch NZ City Council’s news service, Newsline, started providing information to the public in March 2016, allowing the Council to get their story out to the residents without bringing in outside PR help prepare it or using traditional media to disseminate the information.
Compliance issues can seem arbitrary at times, but they often have a reason, sometimes those reasons are still very applicable, and other times they may no longer be important, but the original rules still linger.
Here’s a few brief profiles on firms which we haven’t written about before much…
When Blackfish exploded onto the scene, some people said it was the beginning of the end for SeaWorld Adventure Parks. Others said, no way, they can ride this storm of bad publicity out until it passes. It’s possible they were both right. SeaWorld is managing to make it through, but
