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

•	MD's Montgomery College Moves to Enroll PR Firm (RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Fri., Sep. 13, 2024 Montgomery College, which is Maryland’s second oldest community college and its only Hispanic Serving Institution, is looking for a strategic communications partner.

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TIFF Reconsiders Airing of Russian Propaganda Piece (PR Commentary) Fri., Sep. 13, 2024 The Toronto International Film Festival pauses the airing of the controversial "Russians at War" documentary that whitewashes Putin's atrocities in Ukraine... John Legend is PR player of the week as he stands up for his hometown of Springfield, OH.

•	NY's Columbia Co. Eyes Digital Push to Lure Tourists (RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Thu., Sep. 12, 2024 Columbia County, which is located southeast-to-central New York, is looking for a firm to conduct a digital marketing campaign to attract tourists.

•	TikTok Enlists Ballard Partners  (Lobbying) Thu., Sep. 12, 2024 Trump-connected Ballard Partners has agreed to represent Chinese video app TikTok, which must be divested from Bytedance by next April, or face US ban.

•	Sitrick Serves Up BurgerFi's Chapter 11 Filing (Financial PR & Investor Relations) Thu., Sep. 12, 2024 Sitrick And Company represents BurgerFi International as the Fort Lauderdale casual “better burger” restaurant chain declares Chapter 11.

•	Qatar Hires GOP Firm for Media Work (Foreign Government) Wed., Sep. 11, 2024 GRV Strategies has inked a one-year $960K pact to provide media, PR and communications strategy services to Qatar’s international media office.

•	C Street Drives Hoonigan’s Chapter 11 (Financial PR & Investor Relations) Wed., Sep. 11, 2024 C Street Advisory Group handles Hoonigan as the marketer of auto enhancements and high-performance drivers’ gear declares Chapter 11.

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Trump Vs. Swift: There's No PR Contest (PR Commentary) Wed., Sep. 11, 2024 Does Donald Trump really think Taylor Swift is going to pay a price for her endorsement of Kamala Harris for president? Dream on, Donald... Grifter Melania Trump emerges from the shadows to spread conspiracy theory about assassination attempt on hubby, and to plug her memoirs... Before launching acquisition spree, Lachlan Murdoch needs to settle squabble with brother, sisters about future of Fox Corp.

•	Age Friendly Ireland Seeks PR Partner (RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Tue., Sep. 10, 2024 Age Friendly Ireland is seeking a firm to provide PR, communications and social media services as it prepares to support the country's rapidly aging population.

•	Gallup’s Younis Gallops to Brunswick Group (PR Research) Tue., Sep. 10, 2024 Mohamed Younis, editor-of-chief at Gallup in charge of its US polling, has joined Brunswick Group as partner & global head of insight.

•	Murphy Enrolls at Purdue (Personnel Appointments) Tue., Sep. 10, 2024 Erin Murphy, who was press secretary for Indiana governor Eric Holcomb, has joined Purdue University as senior director of media and PR.

•	Lackawanna Co. Seeks Opioid Abuse Initiative (RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Mon., Sep. 9, 2024 Pennsylvania’s Lackawanna County needs a firm to handle its Opioid Affected Youth Initiative.

•	Pro-Palestinian Activists Target APCO (Foreign Government) Mon., Sep. 9, 2024 Pro-Palestinian activists protested at APCO’s London office on Sept. 3 for its work on behalf of Israel’s Elbit Systems, a weapons manufacturer, that has a contract to supply ammo to Israel's Ministry of Defense.

•	Joele Frank Handles Big Lots' Chapter 11 Filing (Financial Management) Mon., Sep. 9, 2024 Joele Frank handles Big Lots Inc. as the nation’s largest closeout retailer declares Chapter 11 today and announces that it has agreed to be acquired by a unit of Nexus Capital Management.

•	Alaska Seeks Air Pollution PR (RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Fri., Sep. 6, 2024 Alaska’s Dept. of Environmental Conservation is looking for a PR firm to handle an air quality public education campaign. It has budgeted $530K for the first two years of the push.

  

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