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Definers Public Affairs said today that Facebook didn't hire it to do "opposition research," as reported by the New York Times on Nov. 14. The social media giant fired the firm following the NYT article. (1 reader comment)
A company’s sense of purpose plays a major role in its overall reputation, according to a new survey from Porter Novelli and Cone. Amazon led the survey in both categories.
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Prosek Partners brings on HSBC vet Karen Le Cannu as managing director... Hill+Knowlton Stratgies welcomes back Chris Davies as executive creative director... WGU North Carolina names Glenn Gillen public relations manager.
Seventeen cuts back on number of print issues... Penske Media buys Art Media Holdings, which owns ARTnews and Art in America... 2018 was a banner year for political ad spending.
Argentina has hired Edelman to handle global media for the G20 Summit slated for Buenos Aires on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
Facebook has cut ties with Definers Public Affairs following a a New York Times report of an effort to discredit anti-Facebook protesters by linking them with George Soros.
Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital posted a 44.6 percent rise in Q3 revenues to $33.1M and a 31.7 percent jump in gross profit to $23.1M. (2 reader comments)
Skepticism in the media is at an all-time high. How should brands treat native advertising today?
Apple was rated the most valuable US brand in a study just released by WPP and Kantar Millward Brown. Google, Amazon, Microsoft and VISA rounded out the top five. (1 reader comment)
Finn Partners Inc. has inked an agreement to produce economic development materials for Korean government agency the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. (1 reader comment)
While hard-core partisanship contributes to the climate of incivility in politics, social media’s offer of anonymity adds plenty of fuel to the fire.
Consumer robotics company iRobot becomes the latest U.S. company to retain lobbying support on Capitol Hill in light of the Trump admin’s escalating trade dispute with China.
The Utah Office of Tourism has selected J Public Relations as its PR firm following a competitive pitch.
The well-traveled Tom Reno, who most recently was COO at BCW has joined Precision Strategies, the DC shop co-founded five years ago by three top aides to president Barack Obama.
Antonio Villaraigosa, former mayor of Los Angeles who ran an unsuccessful bid for California governor, has landed at Mercury as co-chairman.
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As president Trump warns of non-existent terrorists from the Middle East imbedded in the Central American caravan, his administration has no clue of the whereabouts of battle-hardened ex-Gitmo detainees. (2 reader comments)
PR pros have a responsibility to understand the nuanced forces affecting today’s tech landscape, and to counsel clients on how to communicate effectively during this tech revolution.
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