Kevin McCauley, who graduated from New York University in 1978, has been writing about public relations, lobbying, advertising, marketing and corporate management for 38 years.McCauley began his career at the Los Angeles Times, where he worked in the paper's New York national advertising office. In '79, he joined the Gallagher President's Report, a weekly newsletter that covered trends in corporate management, as reporter/researcher. In 1985, he became senior editor of The Gallagher Report, a newsletter that focused on the advertising, marketing and publishing worlds.
McCauley joined the O'Dwyer Co. in '89 as feature writer for O'Dwyer's PR Services Report, becoming senior writer in '90, and editor of both the magazine and Jack O'Dwyer's Newsletter in '95. He assumed the editor-in-chief slot in 2018.
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Stories by Kevin McCauley
| • | Colorado Calls for Communications Partners(RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Fri., Apr. 19, 2024
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Colorado is accepting the qualifications of PR firms, ad agencies and marketing services companies that are interested in working for The Centennial State.| • | Blame 'The Juice' for Today's Post-Truth Politics(PR Commentary) Fri., Apr. 19, 2024
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The techniques deployed by OJ Simpson's defense team in the "trial of the century" served as a harbinger for those used by Donald Trump... People worry about the politicization of medical science just as much as they fret about another pandemic, according to Edelman Trust Barometer... Book bans aren't restricted to red states as deep blue Illinois, Connecticut and Maryland challenged at least 100 titles in 2023.| • | The Shipyard Acquires Fahlgren Mortine(Acquisitions) Thu., Apr. 18, 2024
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Fahlgren Mortine, No. 19 in O’Dwyer’s rankings of PR firms with 2023 fee income of $39.2M, is being acquired by its Columbus, OH neighbor, The Shipyard, a fast-growing ad agency.| • | BCW's Guiterman Returns to Edelman(Personnel Appointments) Thu., Apr. 18, 2024
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Aaron Guiterman will rejoin Edelman’s government and PA unit as head of US public affairs on April 29.| • | Omnicom Posts 5.4% Q1 Growth(Financial Management) Wed., Apr. 17, 2024
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Omnicom CEO John Wren reports Q1 revenues jumped 5.4 percent to $3.6M, powered by a solid 7.0 percent rise in its advertising & media segment.| • | MD Highway Administration Drives Out PR RFP(RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Wed., Apr. 17, 2024
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Maryland’s State Highway Administration has driven out an RFP for marketing communications, media support and public outreach. | • | The NBA’s Safe Bet(PR Commentary) Wed., Apr. 17, 2024
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The NBA, which promotes legalized gambling 24/7, seems more than hypocritical for banning player for placing bets... Diocese of Brooklyn promises to issue press release the next time one of its priests is charged with sexual abuse... Truth Social aspires to be one of Donald Trump's iconic American brands, just like Trump University or Trump Steaks or Trump Ice Cubes.| • | WA's King County Wants to Hire DC Advocate(RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Tue., Apr. 16, 2024
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Washington’s King County is looking for a federal government relations shop to help it stay abreast of policies and legislation that could impact its 2.2M people and cities such as Seattle, Bellevue and Redmond.| • | Navigators Global Guides Japan(Foreign Affairs) Tue., Apr. 16, 2024
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Navigators Global has signed a one-year contract to advise Japan’s embassy on legislation in Congress and White House policies and actions that could affect the US and Japan relationship.| • | FH Pro Slatin Moves to Husch Blackwell Strategies(Public Affairs) Tue., Apr. 16, 2024
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Husch Blackwell Strategies has added FleishmanHillard alum Michael Slatin as a principal in its public affairs group.| • | Carlsbad Eyes EcoDev Assistance(RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Mon., Apr. 15, 2024
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Carlsbad is looking for an economic development partner to help position the southern California city as a great place to build a business and grow a career.| • | Teneo Handles CVC Capital’s IPO(Financial PR & Investor Relations) Mon., Apr. 15, 2024
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Teneo is handling the initial public offering of CVC Capital Partners, one of Europe’s largest private equity firms with nearly $200B in assets under management.| • | Impact Management Builds Support for Ukraine(Foreign Government) Mon., Apr. 15, 2024
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Impact Management Group, which is headed by Republican operative Terry Benham, works to build US support for Ukraine.| • | Hermosa Beach Needs Infrastructure PR(RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Fri., Apr. 12, 2024
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Hermosa Beach, a bedroom community 21 miles from downtown Los Angeles, seeks a firm to provide community outreach and engagement services to support its infrastructure redevelopment push.| • | Health Firms Post Paltry 2.6% Growth in '23(News of Firms) Fri., Apr. 12, 2024
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