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Communicators support CEOs taking stands on key issues because they believe speaking out on hot button issues can benefit corporate reputations, according to a study by Weber Shandwick and KRC Research.
According to a recent study, those who harbor the highest levels of opposition toward genetically modified foods typically know the least about it, even though they think they know the most.
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Hospitals remain among the institutions most vulnerable to a PR crisis. For this reason, it’s paramount to ensure they’ve anticipated and prepared an action plan before crisis strikes.
The gig economy challenges long-held beliefs about work and business. But while some of the rules have changed, workers and companies that operate in the gig economy are a diverse bunch—and in important ways some of them are not all that different from those in the traditional workforce.
rbb Communications has acquired Miami-based publicity and consulting practice Z|COMM.
Stuart Smith, head of Ogilvy’s global PR group, is leaving the WPP unit to take the chief marketing & growth job at Vegolutionary Foods, the Los Angeles health food company founded by his wife and former Edelman western region CEO Gail Becker.
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The 42K active members of the Coast Guard, which protects Donald Trump when he vacations at his members-only Mar-a-Lago resort, take big financial hit from the president's government shutdown.
The birth of the #MeToo movement has ensured that press coverage of sexual harassment claims can affect any business, no matter the industry.
WPP becomes first ad/PR company on Bloomberg Gender Equality Index.... Believe Advertising handled tennis star Novak Djokovic's battle with avatar... REQ acquires SpeakerBox.
Former MMGY Global executive vice president Katie Briscoe has been promoted to the role of president.
WE Communications has acquired content marketing agency Codeword.
Helaine Klasky, the former chair of Burson-Marsteller’s U.S. public affairs and crisis practice, has been named chief communications officer of SoundExchange, a company that manages sound recording and music works rights.
The Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority has issued an RFP for PR services to further its goal of positioning the city as a vibrant community and superb tourist destination for international and domestic travellers.
Federal lobbying powerhouse Ballard Partners, which has close ties with the Trump administration, has opened a strategic communications unit led by White House aide who handled PR for Brett Kavanaugh confirmation.
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What was the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey thinking in allowing the flag of Saudi Arabia, which provided 15 of the 19 murderers of 9/11, to be displayed at the World Trade Center?
Facebook to invest $300 million investment to bolster local media outlets... Adam Moss to step down as New York editor-in-chief... Netflix hikes monthly sub rate.
Melissa Golden, a 25-year marketing communications pro, has joined Weber Shandwick to oversee its Atlanta outpost as executive VP/GM.
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