Greg Hazley is a senior editor for O'Dwyer's covering PR, public affairs, lobbying and marketing communications for the past 10 years. He has written for Tribune, AOL and MLB.com, among several other outlets.
| • | Miami Tourism Reviews Marketing Work(RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Mon., Feb. 15, 2016 Miami's tourism marketing organization today kicked off an open review of its advertising, marketing and digital account. |
| • | Martin Luther King Jr Day(Public Affairs) Mon., Jan. 18, 2016 In observation of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, a clip of his final speech. |
| • | PR Links: Manning HGH Story Goes Oddly Quiet; Meet Cosby's New Spokeswoman(PR Links) Fri., Jan. 8, 2016
Crisis Meet Cosby’s new spokeswoman (NY Mag) Content Content marketers should find spokespeople outside the c-suite (J. Hall) 2016 Global events to watch in 2016 (J. Walker) Fashion Oscar de la Renta’s new PR chief on the fashion landscape (Forbes) PR Why media relations is more important now than ever in PR (J. Mollica) Healthcare Are Twitter’s new conversational ads an opportunity for pharma? (E. O’Brien) |
| • | PR Jobs of the Week(PR Jobs) Fri., Dec. 18, 2015 |
| • | WV Tech Push Seeks PR Spark(RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Thu., Dec. 17, 2015 The technology-focused public-private agency working to diversify West Virginia's economy is on the hunt for a firm to develop a communications plan. |
| • | L&C Makes First US Deal, Acquires EDF(M&A) Thu., Dec. 17, 2015 Llorente & Cuenca, the PR group focused on Spain, Portugal and Latin America, has made its first US deal with the acquisition of Miami's EDF Communications. |
| • | Top Obama Aide to Head Comms for GoFundMe(Corporate Communications) Wed., Dec. 16, 2015 Dan Pfeiffer, one of President Obama's top advisors for communications, has moved to crowdfunding start-up GoFundMe as VP of communications and policy. |
| • | Bernard Directs PR for Princeton Plasma Lab(Public Affairs) Wed., Dec. 16, 2015 Larry Bernard, a veteran writer and PR pro in the healthcare and science fields, has taken the communications reins for the US Dept. of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. |
| • | PR Links: NY Observer's 2015 PR Power List; Diversity and PR's Do-Si-Do(PR Links) Wed., Dec. 16, 2015 |
| • | GAO: EPA Social Media Campaign Broke Propaganda Rule(Social Media) Tue., Dec. 15, 2015 The Environmental Protection Agency's social media campaign supporting clean water legislation violated bans against publicity, propaganda and lobbying by the federal government, the Government Accountability Office said in a report this week. |
| • | Golin Merges China with Magic(PR Firms) Tue., Dec. 15, 2015 Golin has merged its China operation into Magic Group, forming GolinMagic. |
| • | Cision Buys PR Newswire for $841M(PR Services) Tue., Dec. 15, 2015 Cision has inked a deal to acquire PR Newswire for $841M from UBM, after months of speculation as the London-based publisher and trade events producer sought a buyer of the profitable news disseminator. |
| • | Valeant Bolsters PR(Crisis Communications) Mon., Dec. 14, 2015 Valeant, the US pharma facing scrutiny over its drug prices, has brought in Washington's Vianovo for PR support. |
| • | Tampa's Historic Ybor City Seeks Image Buff(RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Mon., Dec. 14, 2015 Tampa's Ybor City district, looking to tackle and build on a partying image, has cast a net for agency help to position the historic area through tourism promotion, brand awareness and other marketing efforts. |
| • | Census Bureau Begins PR Search Process for 2020(Public Relations) Fri., Dec. 11, 2015 The Census Bureau has scheduled a preliminary event on the extensive agency search process to handle its lucrative advertising and PR contracts for the upcoming 2020 count. |
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