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Nearly half of U.S. social media users post content to their social channels daily, and nearly a third interact via social media in some manner more than 10 times a day, according to a recent survey.
Lobbying powerhouse Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom will pay $4.6M to settle a civil suit, alleging that it failed to register as a foreign agent for Ukraine work that was headed by Paul Manafort, president Trump's former campaign manager. (1 reader comment)
In Memoriam
Jack O'Dwyer, who launched his pioneering Jack O'Dwyer's Newsletter 50 years ago, died Dec. 19. He was 85. (70 reader comments)
PR, not marketing, will drive the conversation about cannabis away from recreational use towards its role in maintaining a fit and healthy lifestyle. (1 reader comment)
Zeno Group picks up State Farm from Weber Shandwick... Gatesman is new AOR for Rochester Institute of Technology... S&A Communications starts account with First Bank
Jesse Angelo is leaving the New York Post publisher/CEO job after a 20-year run at Rupert Murdoch's tabloid.
The digital world has changed the ways a crisis can originate, how quickly the damage can occur and spread and how long it can last.
Tribune Publishing chairman and CEO Justin Dearborn steps down... The Forward shifts to digital-only status... INTO, a news site run by Grindr dating app, cuts editorial staff in shift toward video.
Kelly Wallace, who has served as an on-air news correspondent for CNN, Fox News Channel and CBS, has been named managing director of TrailRunner International’s New York office.
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which has been battered by president Trump's Twitter barrage, is considering a PR push in the US.
Mercury Public Affairs scored a major victory Jan. 16 as Republicans in the Senate blocked a bid to restore sanctions on aluminum and energy companies controlled by Oleg Deripaska, Russian oligarch and confidant to strongman Vladimir Putin. (2 reader comments)
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.
BerlinRosen unveils round of promotions as firm upped headcount 25 percent in '18... Brunswick Group puts Tereza Kaneta in charge of São Paulo outpost... Acceleration Community of Companies adds Monica Chun, Rick Faigin from PMK*BNC... Livongo Health recruits Oakland Raiders CMO Courtnee Westendorf.
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. (1 reader comment)
Commentary
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. (1 reader comment)
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. (1 reader comment)
Former MMGY Global executive vice president Katie Briscoe has been promoted to the role of president.
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