Crisis PR & the Pentagon’s Budget
For decades a large part of the U.S. federal budget has been attributed to military spending and development. It’s not a secret. But information was released recently about how much of their budget is...
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Muck Rack for PR Pros, Journalists, Marketers, and Bloggers
Muck Rack reports on their website that they are the easiest way to contact journalists and bloggers with a story for your organization or PR clients. For their customers they provide alert notifications, track...
NCAA Still Racking Up Penalties Against North Carolina
North Carolina won’t blink. No matter what businesses and events have threatened to pull out, and which ones have already made good on those threats, state lawmakers have refused to back down from what...
Higher Education Institutions Use Public Dollars for Scandal Mitigation
When a scandal rocks a higher education institution, the scandal tends to become two-pronged, the event that caused the scandal, and the subsequent outcry over the use of public dollars to pay for PR...
Managing PR Spending Crisis in Government Agencies
Using a PR firm when in the middle of a crisis is not uncommon, but when it comes to spending public funds, it needs to be handled in a way that allows the public...
SeaWorld Fighting Back
Ever since the CNN documentary “BlackFish” was broadcast, the SeaWorld theme parks across the country have faced a growing wave of backlash, criticism, and falling numbers at the turnstiles. It’s worse in Florida than in...
Paterno name faces different reactions at Penn State
The name Joe Paterno has stirred emotions at Penn State for generations. Until a few years ago all those emotions were good – pride, strength, old school football. Then came a series of horrific...
Mylan’s CEO – Is She Just Another Greedy Bresch?
Over the last four years or so, the price of Mylan’s Epipen has skyrocketed by 461 percent — the retail price is now $600 and wholesale is $300 — which most feel is outrageous...
Target Tries Another Angle to Get Back in Favor
It’s a smart move to invest in your customers’ well-being. And that’s what Target is doing by providing grants in 13 states so doctors can write prescriptions for their patients to use to get...
Crisis PR: Ed Henry Returns to Fox after Affair
There was a time not that long ago when an extra-marital affair would mean the end of a public media career. These days, time seems to heal all brands. Just weeks after ousting CEO...
