
Crafting a PR Campaign for a Startup Company
There are many important facets to a successful public relations campaigns for startup companies.

There are many important facets to a successful public relations campaigns for startup companies.

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Black Friday 2014 produced one of the most coordinated labor pressure campaigns Walmart has faced in modern company history. The UFCW and OUR Walmart campaign organized protests at hundreds of Walmart stores. $15 starting hourly wage, more full-time work, expanded benefits. The communications questions for Walmart heading into 2015 are real.

The Pollack Group (formerly The Pollack PR Marketing Group) is a Los Angeles integrated PR, marketing, and brand agency founded 1985 by Noemi and Stefan Pollack. 41 years operating. 16 employees, $4M revenue (2026). HQ at Avenue of the Stars + NYC office. Partner in Worldcom PR Group.

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Facebook paid Burson-Marsteller to plant anti-Google stories in 2011 without disclosing itself as the client. Here's how the campaign unraveled, what both companies said, and what it teaches PR teams today.

Walmart launched a multi-channel media and public-affairs campaign in New York City this week to clear political ground for an East New York store. Radio, print, direct mail, digital, an advocacy website. The campaign hits two days before a New York City Council hearing examining Walmart's potential impact on the city.

Top-tier American malls post record sales while mid-tier centers reposition and Class C properties close. The bifurcation is real — and PR is one of the few levers separating the winners from the dead malls.

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