Public Relations: Good for Goldman By
Fraser P. Seitel
The much maligned financial powerhouse made the proper PR move when it announced CEO Lloyd Blankfein would receive only $9 million as his 2009 bonus. No I'm not being facetious. Tue., Feb. 9
Public Relations: IT Nerds Are Invading PR By
Jack O'Dwyer
IT nerds (brainy but unsociable) sense that PR people are lining up like sheep to be driven into social media pens. However, it could be that the great bulk of PR pros are not falling for the social media hype. Mon., Feb. 8[2]
Sports PR: 'Could've Been the Greatest' By Arthur Solomon
Peyton Manning would have been considered the "greatest" quarterback of all time had his Colts knocked off the Saints last night, or maybe not. How does anyone know? Mon., Feb. 8[2]
Public Relations: Toyota's Brand Hangs
in the Balance By Patrick Di Chiro
Toyota's handling of its crisis resembles Audi's disastrous handling of its own unintended acceleration catastrophe of the 1980s. Fri., Feb. 5
Public Affairs: Obama PR Rehab Begins By
Wes Pedersen
If the new feistier and more conciliatory President Obama is for real, the U.S. is in luck. But it will take more than PR lines to win over jobless Americans. Tue., Feb. 2 [11]
Havas Says Media,
Corporate Comms.
Recovering
Havas kicked off reporting season for the ad/PR conglomerates by posting narrower revenue losses for Q4 of 2009. Says corporate comms. biz returned to positive growth last quarter. Tue., Feb. 9
BigWardrobe Looks
for PR Help
BigWardrobe, the British site that bills itself as the world’s biggest clothes swapper, looks for PR firm to build membership in the U.S. Tue., Feb. 9
Struggling Chicago Univ. Seeks PR Counsel
Minority dominated state university in Chicago with a paltry graduation rate is looking for a PR lift through an RFP process. Download the RFP... Tue., Feb. 9
'I-Man' Flies Citation
Morning radio's Don Imus plugs CitationAir, the private jet service that is owned by Textron's Cessna Aircraft unit. Tue., Feb. 9
MS&L's O'Donohue to C&W
MaryEllen O'Donohue, who spent nearly 25 years at MS&L, is latest to join Cohn & Wolfe. Mon., Feb. 8
Ruder Finn Gauges CSR in China
Chinese consumers say they'd avoid companies with a poor CSR record, but criteria like quality and environmental protection far outweigh concerns like intellectual property rights and employee treatment, according to a study by Ruder Finn and Tsinghua University. Mon., Feb. 8
RNC Communications Overhauled
Republican National Committee has filled its comms. director slot vacated in November with a former campaign aide to chair Michael Steele. Mon., Feb. 8
Toyota Tags Glover Park Group
Toyota has reached out Democrat-connected Glover Park Group as Congress is set to probe the safety record of Japanese automaker. Mon., Feb. 8
MMC Hosts Whoopi for Poise
Marina Maher Communications kicks off a marketing drive for Kimberly-Clark’s Poise brand of absorbent pads featuring Whoopi Goldberg. Mon., Feb. 8
Senate Press Aide to OS Press secretary for a key Senate environmental committee moves to Outreach Strategies in D.C. Mon., Feb. 8
PR Services: dna13 Expands Software, Reach
PR monitoring and management software company dna13 has upgraded its flagship product and expanded its availability via Thomson Reuters. Mon., Feb. 8
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