The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) requires that cigarette packages and advertisements have larger and more visible graphic health warnings. FDA's response appears creepy... but effective.
Roberta Mancino is the talk of the Internet today, for all the good reasons. There are no scandals to mention, just a career worthy of accolades.
Did you ever think that East Coast vs. West Coast version two would be Jay-Z vs. MC Hammer? Me neither. MC Hammer has become a masterful digital marketer, and you most likely did not realize that was exactly what his video response to Jay-Z's lyric was.
Elizabeth Robinson founded Grow Room (Communications) where she tenders to companies in the field of medical marijuana. But Sheepy learned from reliable sources that this is not all...
Marty Machowsky joined the MWC Washington team as a senior vice president of Strategic Communications and Joe Jaso as a vice president in the group's Federal Public Affairs group. Former state senator Eric Johnson (R-Savannah) will consult for the MWC Georgia Government Relations team in Atlanta.
With the Minnesota governor's race heating up, and mud slinging apparently iminent, it is good to focus on good news. Two Minnesota communications firms have invested in still another, to better engage the digital community. Padilla Speer Beardsley and The Dolan Company invest in growth for news aggregator BringMeTheNews. It's nice to see regional companies expand nationally with their successes. As for the governor? One politician may be as good as another.
BMW North America announced a recall of more than 150,000 vehicles because of potential problems with their fuel pumps.
Ketchum Pleon has won the International Communications PRCA Award for its campaign for "The Secret is Out: Positioning KFC as an Employer of Choice."
Warschawski, an award-winning Baltimore PR agency, announced that it will acquire the Boston-based marketing communications agency Louder Than Words (LTW) effective November 1, 2010.
Russian spy Anna Chapman is all in the news again to day over her Maxim shoot in Russia. Video has not been posted on the Russian website for the magazine showing Anna doing the cover and inner photos. It seems it is only a matter of time before Playboy contacts the obviously wanted Russian espionage queen.