PR News & Commentary

Nielsen Releases Report on Black Consumers; Criticism of News Media Takes On a More Sinister Tone; PR Pro Dishes About Trump

Mon, Oct. 17, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Mktg. Nielsen releases sixth annual report on Black consumers (PR Newswire)

Media Criticism of the News Media Takes On a More Sinister Tone (NY Times)

Trump PR pro Lorraine Abelow reveals insights into Trump over three decades (Press Release Rocket)

EmailGate Hillary Clinton’s email problems just came roaring back (Wash. Post)

Medai Twitter increasingly is the place where content is born (WSJ)

Prof. Dev. Tips for hacking into the journalist's world (Marketing-Interacctive.com)

Trump vs. a Free Press; How Unilever Lost the Battle of Marmite; America May Be Too Risky for Many Entreprenuers

Fri, Oct. 14, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Media Donald Trump vs. a free press (NY Times)

PR Gaffe How Unilever lost the battle of Marmite - and Tesco won the PR war (Forbes)

Economy America may be too risky for many entrepreneurs (Politico)

Digital Social media policy can prevent online #Fails (Huffington Post)

Reputation How Wells Fargo could've saved its hard-earned reputation (Fortune)

Prof. Dev. Stockholm Syndrome: alive and well in the PR industry (BizCommunity)

Why I Finally Cancelled My NY Times Subscription; Trump Campaign Exposes Crisis Facing American Journalism; Surprising Genius of the 'I Voted' Sticker

Thu, Oct. 13, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Media Why I finally cancelled my New York Times subscription (NY Post)

Journalism Trump campaign exposes crisis facing American journalism (AlterNet)

Voting The surprising genius of the "I Voted" sticker (Fast Company)

Media Trump's lawyers call for NY Times to retract sexual assault story (Vox)

Tesla Is Elon Musk facing a PR crisis? (Bloomberg)

Creepy Clowns Ronald McDonald benched in light of creepy clown panic (The Guardian)

Reputation How can a company repair a damaged reputation? (BBC)

EmailGate PR Plan: Bogus FOIA Requests to Congress; Billy Bush Hires NY-Based PR Guru Goldin; Secret Service Uses Social Media to Boost Image

Wed, Oct. 12, 2016

By Editorial Staff

WikiLeaks Hillary's EmailGate PR plan was to send bogus FOIA requests to Congress members (TruNews)

Trump Tape Billy Bush calls on New York-based crisis PR guru David Goldin to help right ship (Hollywood Reporter)

Reputation Secret service looks to social media to boost public image (WTOP)

Trump Hotel Campaign is being use to pump up revamp of Old Post Office pavillion into a luxury hotel (Wash. Post)

PR/Mktg. Trust is the major factor affecting the success of a brand's marketing and PR (Forbes)

WikiLeaks is Trump's Best Friend; Pentagon Spends Most of US Gov't PR Budget; Lessons to be Learned From Samsung Smartphone Crisis

Tue, Oct. 11, 2016

By Editorial Staff

WikiLeaks How Julian Assange turned WikiLeaks into Trump’s best friend (Bloomberg)

Gov't PR Pentagon spends most of US gov’t PR budget according to the GAO (RT News)

Crisis Lessons to be learned from Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 smartphone failure (Christian Science Monitor)

Media Billy Bush seeks high-powered PR pro to right his ship after Trump tape scandal (NY Post)

Politics Tips for talking politics at work (Fox News)

Wells Fargo Top brass laid out plans on Monday to move past sales-tactics scandal (WSJ)

Helping Big Oil and Gas Frack The News; What PR Pros Can Learn From Cult Classic Movies; Avon Calls on Millennials to Reinvent Image

Fri, Oct. 7, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Fracking How A Former Reporter Is Helping Big Oil And Gas Frack The News (Huff Post)

Movies What PR pros can learn from cult classic movies (Shift Comms.)

Beauty Avon calls on millennials to help reinvent the Avon lady image (USA Today)

Eggs American Egg Board's work to thwart plant-based mayo was wrong – USDA (The Guardian)

Food Policy Consumers think food policy issues should be part of the presidential debate (FoodMinds)

Marketing The B2B content marketing gap (LEWIS)

FBI Dir. Comey has singlehandedly ruined FBI's rep with Clinton probe say retired agents (Law Newz)

Reputation 5 tips on how to start a blog (Huff Post)

White House Defends $1.5B in Annual PR Expenses; 'Cli-Fi' Coined as PR Tool for Climate Crisis; 'Clown Lives Matter' Peace Walk Planned

Thu, Oct. 6, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Gov't PR White House defends $1.5B in annual PR expenses (Wash. Examiner)

Climate Gadfly coins "Cli-Fi" as a PR tool to raise awareness of climate crisis (independent Australia)

Clown PR "Clown Lives Matter" peace walk set for Oct. 15 in Tucson in reaction to creepy clown hysteria (Arizona Republic)

Body Cams Inside the bitter lobbying war over police body cam contracts (Reason.com)

Education Can conservatives be at home on college campuses? (First Things)

Call Center Fraud Indian call center employees posing as the IRS may have bilked Americans out of millions (Wash. Post)

Samsung Replacement Galaxy Note 7 catches fire on Southwest plane (ValueWalk)

Yahoo's PR Response to E-mail Spying is a Massive Fail; Obama's Army of PR Staffers Cost $500M Per Year; Creepy Clown Crisis

Wed, Oct. 5, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Crisis Yahoo's PR response to e-mail spying story is a massive fail (Inc.)

Gov't PR Obama’s army of PR staffers costs U.S. taxpayers $500M per year (Wash. Times)

Crisis City of Charlotte hires Burson-Marsteller to help with messaging in aftermath of Keith Lamont Scott shooting (Charlotte Observer)

Education Harvard borrows big to cut cost of crisis-era derivative losses (Bloomberg)

Clowns Creepy clown crisis: White House defers to FBI (Wash. Post)

Image 16 damaging behaviors of unsucessful people (Business Insider)

Tobacco Antitobacco groups sue FDA to require graphic warning labels on cigarette packs (WSJ)

PR Firm Lobbies For Change in Syria; Party Allegiance a Big Factor in Split on Climate Change; Sharapova's Flawless Reputation Leads to Reduced Doping Ban

Tue, Oct. 4, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Syria How a public relations firm is lobbying for regime change in Syria (Salon)

Climate Change Poll finds party allegiance is a big factor in split on climate change (NY Times)

Tennis Sharapova's flawless reputation credited with reducing her doping ban (ESPN)

Economy Int'l Monetary Fund slashes prospect for U.S. growth (Wash. Post)

CSR Weber Shandwick releases report on always-on transparency (WS)

Kardashians Is it any wonder Kim's gunpoint ordeal is seen by some as a huge PR stunt? (Daily Mail)

Pentagon Paid Bell Pottinger $500M+ To Create Fake Terrorist Videos; Tories' Reputation as Party of Business Has Been Destroyed; Lochte Gets Image Advice From Vanilla Ice

Mon, Oct. 3, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Propaganda Pentagon paid Bell Pottinger $500M to create fake terrorist videos (Daily Mail)

Brexit Tories' reputation as the party of business has been destroyed (City A.M.)

Lochte Olympic swimmer gets advice on revamping his image from Vanilla Ice (Complex Media)

Reputation Countries with the worst reputaitons in the world (Reports Afrique)

Media Hollywood's love/hate relationship with business (Wash. Post)

Digital The online video view: it can be counted, but can it be counted on? (NY Times)

Social Media How Facebook is dominating the '16 election (WSJ)

Deadly Hand-Dug Mines Produce the Power For Your Smartphone; Apple PR Vet Heads to Tesla; Machado is Democratic PR scam

Fri, Sep. 30, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Lithium-Ion Deadly hand-dug mines suppy mineral essential to power your smartphone (Wash. Post)

Tesla Apple PR vet heads over to electric automaker (The Motley Fool)

Prez Campaign Alicia Machado is Democratic PR scam (The Federalist)

Books The Nazi PR machine (Jewish Journal)

Univ. of Virginia Lawyers in Rolling Stone lawsuit fight to keep evidence out of trial (The Cavalier Daily)

Jobs The Biggest Mistake to Avoid Before a Job Interview (Huffington Post)

Reputation The ten nastiest corporations of the moment (Tampa Bay Times)

Bridgegate Star witness admits to decades of lies and abuse (Bloomberg)

Brangelina Jolie hires crisis guri Judy Smith in split from Brad Pitt (US Weekly)

Deepwater Horizon Movie Gets Facts Mostly Right with '10 BP Oil Spill; Samsung's Latest Nightmare is Exploding Washing Machines; Ivanka Stops Doing Interviews

Thu, Sep. 29, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Entertainment Deepwater Horizon gets the facts mostly right with 2010 BP oil spill (Wash. Post)

Samsung Latest PR nightmare is exploding washing machines (Money)

Trump Ivanka has stopped doing interviews at exactly the wrong time (Wash. Post)

Wells Fargo CEO's pay docked, former employees file billions in lawsuits (TriplePundit)

Reputation Lego is the U.K.'s most trusted brand (The Drum)

Tesla Model S owners report widespread software glitch (TorqueNews)

Media Time Inc. is increasing its reliance on outside contributors (Digiday)

Biggest Hurdle Facing Trump's New Hotel in D.C.; Masters Champ's Brother Says U.S. Golfers are 'Fat, Stupid, Greedy'; Pocket-Friendly PR; Cyber-Security Central to Rep

Wed, Sep. 28, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Trump Biggest hurdle facing Trump's new D.C. hotel might be himself (Washingtonian)

Ryder Cup Masters champ's brother says U.S. golfers are 'fat, stupid, greedy' (Golf Mag.)

Prof. Dev. Guide to conducting pocket-friendly PR (YourStory)

Reputation Why cyber-security is central to your reputation (CIO Insight)

PR Industry Global PR services will experience a compound annual growth rate of 8% through 2020 (BusinessWire)

Economy Delation needs better PR (ForexLive)

Media Tribune Media sells three marquee properties for $430M (PR Newswire)

Brexit Britain's reputation as an agenda-setter for foreign aid is in doubt (Descrier)

Foreign Policy Is it time to drive a stake into the heart of the American credibility myth? (War on the Rocks)

Ralph Lauren Has Become Hillary's Image-Maker; Six Ways Lester Holt Helped Hillary; Argument Trump Should Have Made on NAFTA; Disney is Unlikely to Buy Twitter

Tue, Sep. 27, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Debate Ralph Lauren has become Hillary's image-maker (The Telegraph)

Debate Six ways Lester Holt helped Hillary in last night's debate (Fox News)

Debate The argument Trump should have made on NAFTA and free trade (Fortune)

Debate 20 fact checks from the first debate (NBC)

Twitter Disney is one of several potential suitors for Twitter (Chicago Tribune)

Samsung Lessons from the Samsung PR crisis (B2C)

Military 'Credibility' argument is nonsense as a reason for military action (The American Conservative)

Political Wisdom of Arnold Palmer; What to Bet On In The Trump-Clinton Debate; Pitt & Jolie Hope for Perfect PR Ending; Doubts About Digital Ads Rise

Mon, Sep. 26, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Sports Arnold Palmer had the wisdom not to run for office (Wash. Post)

Pres. Debate What bettors expect in the Clinton-Trump debate (NY Times)

Brangelina Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie hope for perfect PR Hollywood divorce (The Guardian)

Beer MillerCoors attacks Bud Light in new ad campaign (WSJ)

Digital Mktg. Doubts about digital ads rise over new relevations (WSJ)

Environmental PR When green PR marketing goes wrong (journalism.co.uk)

Prof Dev. Tips for public speaking anxiety (bridgeny.com)

Florida's Zika Image Problem; Yahoo Confirms Huge Data Breach; Skittles Lessons for Brands

Thu, Sep. 22, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Travel Florida's Zika image problem (The Atlantic)

Crisis Yahoo confirms major data breach that could be largest hack of all time (BI)

Narrative Three things every brand should learn from Skittles (C. Winters)

UK Tony Blair is shutting down his controversial PR shop (Fortune)

Sports PR advisor reportedly responsible for Cam Newton's revised stance on race (ABS)

Social Are LinkedIn endorsements unethical for PR pros? (A. Hanson)

Politics The role of fact-checking in the presidential debates (S. Lessne)

Politics The model for Trump's media relations is Joseph McCarthy (New Yorker)

Entertainment How Angelina Jolie is winning the narrative (Buzzfeed)

UK Sports giant under fire over PR advisor (Bloomberg)

Quotes 4 Warren Buffett quotes about building and destroying a reputation (Benzinga)

Bayer Could Drop Monsanto Name; Kim Kardashian Roasts WSJ in NYT

Tue, Sep. 20, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Brands Bayer could drop Monsanto name if mega-merger approved (Consumerist)

Entertainment Kim Kardashian takes full-page in NY Times to roast WSJ (NY Mag)

Social 20 ways Obama's PR team nails online marketing (HuffPost)

PA Majority believe NC discrimination law hurt state's reputation (JN)

Crisis Penn State Crisis Comms professor has crisis in adoration of Joe Paterno (Deadspin)

Social 9 ways to advertise on Snapchat (L. Hitz)

The Deplorable (Client) Prospect; Biggest Digital Threats are Inside Your Company

Mon, Sep. 19, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Newbiz The rise of the deplorable prospect (S. Cody)

Security The biggest cybersecurity threats are inside your company (HBR)

Crisis Mylan, Wells Fargo CEOs to testify this week (TheStreet)

Op-ed Why politicians like Clinton keep their health a secret (E. Dezenhall)

Corporate Standing by Starbucks new content campaign (C. Winters)

Weddings Nina Pejoves, Dana Gorman (NYT)