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

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What, RT Isn't A Legit Media Outlet?? (PR Commentary) Thu., Sep. 5, 2024 Who would have guessed? Russia Today is not a legit media outlet but rather a shady Kremlin propaganda tool that is spreading dis/misinformation in the US... Nippon Steel's takeover of US Steel is the best outcome to the United Steelworkers Union... Hats off to Wesleyan University president Michael Roth for putting welcome mat out for protesters... Trump campaign memo banning talking to reporters gets leaked.

•	Ontario's Kawartha Lakes Wants Travel PR Support (RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Thu., Sep. 5, 2024 The City of Kawartha Lakes, which is 90 minutes northeast of Toronto, wants a firm to create a sustainable and destination brand promise.

•	Akin Gump’s McCarthy Moves to DGA Group (Personnel Appointments) Thu., Sep. 5, 2024 Justin McCarthy, who was senior advisor at Akin Gump and a veteran of the George W. Bush administration, has joined DGA Group as a partner in its US government relations practice.

•	Edelman Hires Haley (Personnel Appointments) Wed., Sep. 4, 2024 Edelman Global Advisory has hired former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley as a part-time vice chair.

•	Ballard Partners Advocates for Nippon Steel (Foreign Company) Wed., Sep. 4, 2024 Ballard Partners represents Nippon Steel as the Japanese giant fights to clinch its $14B deal to acquire US Steel in the wake of political opposition from the Harris and Trump campaigns.

•	Avoq Strengthens its Government Relations, PR Teams (Personnel Appointments) Wed., Sep. 4, 2024 Avoq has added Joe Orlando and Kelly Montgomery to its government relations and PR teams.

•	Invest Atlanta Looks for EconDev Support (RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Tue., Sep. 3, 2024 Invest Atlanta is scouting for a firm to handle its four-year economic development strategy and implementation program that focuses on tackling income inequality.

•	7-Eleven Calls in Kekst CNC (Financial PR & Investor Relations) Tue., Sep. 3, 2024 Kekst CNC is providing media support for the Japanese owner of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, which has rejected a $39B takeover offer by the Canadian owner of its rival Circle K network. (Updated on 12/6)

•	RF Partners with OpenAI Alum Kass (Technology PR) Tue., Sep. 3, 2024 Ruder Finn has named Zack Kass, who was head of go-to-market at OpenAI, chair of its new global AI Advisory Council.

•	State Dept. to Fund Anti-Money Laundering PR in Colombia (RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Fri., Aug. 30, 2024 The US State Department is accepting bids to run an anti-money laundering campaign in Colombia to combat the financing of terrorism.

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Orange Co. Transportation Authority Seeks Marketing Help (RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Thu., Aug. 29, 2024 The Orange County Transportation Authority, which operates more than 50 bus routes and three commuter rail lines in the California county of 3M people, is looking for a firm to provide marketing outreach support.

•	Kekst CNC Works Aussie AG SPAC Deal (Financial PR & Investor Relations) Thu., Aug. 29, 2024 Kekst CNC represents Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Corp. as it acquires Australian Food & Agriculture Co. in a SPAC deal valued at $510M.

•	NYC's Public Health Solutions Needs PR Help (RFPs, RFIs and RFQs) Wed., Aug. 28, 2024 Public Health Solutions, the New York non-profit that serves the healthcare needs of the city’s most vulnerable populations, is looking for a firm to provide PR services.

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Are America’s Airlines Boycotting Israel? (PR Commentary) Wed., Aug. 28, 2024 Are American Airlines, Delta and United boycotting Israel? Bronx Congressman Ritchie Torres thinks so... Fossil fuels face a bright future in the world's 2050 energy mix as long as Big Oil continues its drill, baby, drill strategy... Klarna, a buy now, pay later company, expects its widespread use of AI will allow it to cut staff in half. AI also will wreak havoc among the ranks of PR people.

•	A.T. Kearney to Showcase Invest India  (Foreign Government) Wed., Aug. 28, 2024 A.T. Kearney has an agreement to provide Invest India with knowledge support for organizational redesign and strategy formulation services.

  

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