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For Verizon, the nightmare is about to hit the fan, with the death of grandfathered unlimited data plans. Users complain on Twitter, forums and Facebook, and Verizon's PR team is slow.

Speyside Corporate Relations, a Latin American corporate communications and government relations consultancy, has just opened a new office in the Dominican Republic, capitalizing on its momentum and growth throughout South and Central America. The consultancy had a constant growth since entering Latin America three years ago.

“We are governed, our minds molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of.” ----Edward Bernays, the father of Public Relations Public Relations firms, today more than ever before, are in the content creation business – and this democratization of the media – of information and communication can be used for good and for bad.

In agency news, Weber Shandwick has just appointed Barkha Patel-Zinzuwadia Regional Head of Technology and Senior Vice President Asia Pacific. Formerly of Weber Shandwick Singapore, Patel-Zinzuwadia was also General Manager Thailand previously.

One of PR's fastest growing agencies, French/West/Vaughan, announced yet another sports and entertainment client addition, just before the NFL Draft. Record-setting college quarterback Russell Wilson has selected the agency for marketing, PR, and endorsement expertise, according to news from the Raleigh based firm. Wilson drafting the NC agency, so far, looks like a good pick.

White Space PR, and Ipswich-based creative agency, has just been tagged by Bentek and SEH French to provide copywriting, social media, and otherr support for the new clients.


Great communicators can influence change, whether political, cultural or in business. From Winston Churchill to Ronald Reagan, Steve Jobs to Martin Luther King, history is full of individuals who, through their words and deeds, have shifted public opinion and behavior. Barack Obama, Stephen Colbert, and the “Oracle of Omaha” Warren Buffet are all hailed as great communicators – no argument here.
