Many decades ago a gentleman by the name of Edward Bernays became familiar with the tactics used by the Nazi Party in Germany convincing their youth and others that they were the superior race. They accomplished that with “propaganda” messages and other methods. Bernays, the nephew of Sigmund Freud, brought
In mid-March, Putin announced a withdrawal of most Russian troops and military efforts from Syria. It all looked good – Russia had the opportunity while there to demonstrate several of their new weaponry including long-range cruise missiles and new fighter jets. They also were able to announce they were responsible
Now that Donald Trump is the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, many in the party are calling for Republicans to unite behind the guy who was clearly the favorite of primary voters. But, apparently, Trump is still not the choice of many key party members. The rift in the party illustrated
For many years, educators teamed students with businesses and professionals in order to bridge the gap between education and real life work experience. This took the form of volunteer work, internships, apprenticeships, research projects, and even medical residencies. In the past, this was reserved primarily for medical and technical fields,
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
Benjamin Franklin once said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Yet, few people heed his advice. Employees and management alike often view drills and preparedness plans as a nuisance – just wasting time on situations that may never happen. So why bother if these events are so
Some argue that the public relations field ran its course and others insist PR continues to grow – yet PR is here to stay, and this is simply the new model of PR. Public relations experts teach many brands and public figures how to remain relevant in their fields through
As with other practices encompassed by Public Relations, SEO once existed as a separate silo in the general marketing community. However, the two disciplines now go hand in hand, as one helps to drive the other. Public relations experts use communications skills to know what keywords and trigger words to
In the aftermath of the admission from top Obama adviser Ben Rhodes that the administration essentially lied to the American public in creating an “echo chamber” of experts to sell the controversial Iran nuclear deal, the Kremlins propaganda arm, Russia Today is lashing out at European and American government
He came. He saw … and he lost. Then he just didn’t want to talk about it. Now, months after the Super Bowl, Cam Newton is still paying PR consequences for his less than mature behavior after being whipped by Peyton Manning in Super Bowl 50. In some cases, how
