PR & Marketing Communications News

Wed, Feb. 1, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Dark Matter Trump's team has detected the "dark matter" of government regulation (Wash. Post)

PR Tip How to get your business featured in print publications (Observer)

Media Fatigued by the news? Experts give advice on how to adjust your media diet (NY Times)

PR Industry Three modern PR companies that are redefining the industry (Forbes)

Media Four hard lessons for the media in the age of Trump (Fortune)

Tue, Jan. 31, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Executive Orders They're more about PR and power (Philadelphia Inquirer)

AG Why Trump's firing of Sally Yates should worry you (Politico)

Media What's behind the billion-dollar media buyouts? (Forbes)

AG "Monday Night Massacre" sure is a catchy name (Wash. Post)

Media In Trump's early days, new media finds competing narratives (NY Times)

Mon, Jan. 30, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Immigration Ban Google creates largest ever crisis campaign in response to executive order on immigration (Newsweek)

Immigration Ban Silicon Valley's previous ambivalence toward Pres. Trump turns to anger after immigration order (NY Times)

Reputation 11 expert ways to build an impeccable reputation (Huffington Post)

Corp. PR Do the right thing in the age of Trump (Hirigoyen Group)

Trump Just like Mary Richards, you've got spunk Mr. President (Madden Mischief)

Thu, Jan. 26, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Wall Canceled meeting deepens U.S.-Mexico rift (WSJ)

Cable News Trump is Fox News' top PR guy (CNN)

Media Trump strategist Bannon says media should "keep its mouth shut" (NY Times)

Journalism Trump thinks journalists should act like publicists and ghostwriters (Vulture)

Fake News Trump's war with the media (and the facts) forces journalists to question their role (Wash. Post)

Wed, Jan. 25, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Marketing How should marketers act, and react, in our fake news, post truth Trumpland (Steve Cody)

Social Media Facebook reboots trending news module in reaction to fake news controversy (Wired)

Stocks Dow hits 20,000, now what? (NY Times)

Social Media Snapchat is in talks for big ad deals ahead of IPO (WSJ)

Alternative Facts Even trade group for flacks thinks "alternative facts" are a bad idea (Fortune)

Tue, Jan. 24, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Reputation Inside big Pharma's new campaign to get the public and lawmakers to sympathize with it (Forbes)

PR Fail Sean Spicer blatantly didn't tell the truth and then became part of the story itself (Digiday)

Alternative Facts How will the Trump administration handle a real crisis? (Salon)

PR Is it time to ditch your PR agency? (AlleyWatch)

Twitter Comedians rally around S.N.L. writer suspended following Baron Trump tweet (Vanity Fair)

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Mon, Jan. 23, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Alternative Facts This concept might be the end of trustworthy government data (Forbes)

Alternative Facts White House will battle attempts to "delegitimize" Trump (WSJ)

Alternative Facts White House credibility in crisis (Just Security)

Alternative Facts Mainstream media beclowns itself while covering Trump (Observer)

Marketing How clever if sometimes shockingly immoral marketing kept Ringling Bros. alive for more than a century (Campaign US)

Tweetolar Now that he's president, maybe it's time for Trump to become a tweetolar (Madden Mischief)

Fri, Jan. 20, 2017

By Editorial Staff

DeploraBall Alt-right celebrates Trump at National Press Club (Newsweek)

Inauguration Media says President Trump's speech was "dark" (HeatStreet)

Prof. Dev. Writing an article a day will change your life and business (Forbes)

Inauguration Fact-checking President Trump's speech (Wash. Post)

Inauguration It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world (Madden Mischief)

Media How media agencies are leading industry transformation (Huffington Post)

Thu, Jan. 19, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Healthcare PR How ACA "repeal and replace" can't stop healthcare reform progress (Scott PR)

Fake News How the fake news crisis of 1896 explains Trump (The Atlantic)

Inauguration Stats you need to know for Friday's swearing-in (Rolling Stone)

Social Media Facebook has reduced the need to pay for PR (Entrepreneur)

Earned Media Why most companies don't get enough PR coverage (Forbes)

Wed, Jan. 18, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Prof. Dev. Reaching #2 in an agency (Ken Makovsky)

Inauguration Trump voters harbor mixed feelings as inauguration approaches (WSJ)

Social Media Governments suck at it (CNET)

Digital PR You can now please many people most of the time (BridgeBuzz)

PR Win Trump is getting the headlines he wants from the auto industry, but can he take credit for the jobs? (CNN Money)

Prof. Dev. Five recommendations for successful communications in '17 (Scott PR)

Social Media How it went from exciting to ingrained in our lives (Forbes)

Tue, Jan. 17, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Media Young Americans doubt media's ability to cover Trump, according to polls (Chicago Tribune)

PR Counsel Top ten signs you shouldn't hire a PR firm (Observer)

Crisis Comms. Building the crisis-ready board (CGMA Magazine)

Media When Trump goes low, media can go away (RealClear Politics)

Reputation U.S. allies abroad fear the consequences of a Trump presidency (MSNBC)

Media Struggling media company almost desperate enough to hire someone qualified for job (The Onion)

Social Media It's best used for distraction, not argument (Mother Jones)

Fri, Jan. 13, 2017

By Editorial Staff

PR Fail Obama says there were times when he lost the PR battle (The Hill)

Reputation Foreigners trust America more than Americans do (Slate)

Media Ad-supported digital media isn't dying says Quartz president (WSJ)

Trump Hotels Questions surround Trump's hotel profits pledge (Wash. Times)

Media Those who defended Roger Ailes and those who now regret it (NY Times)

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Thu, Jan. 12, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Media PEOTUS Trump's first presser was a PR stunt, because of course (Columbia Jounalism Review)

Branding How to handle the "post-truth" (Brand Channel)

Prof. Dev. How your PR effort should look like a military assault (Entreprenuer)

Crisis Comms. VW joins list of corporate misfires with poor handling of crisis (Financial Times)

Reputation Liberals, don't let Donald Trump tarnish L.L. Bean's sterling brand reputation (Slate)

Wed, Jan. 11, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Climate Change Tillerson doesn't want to talk about whether Exxon misled the public on climate change (CNN Money)

PR Fail Feds spend $1.5B a year trying to make you like them (Daily Caller)

HARO Help A Reporter Out is under fire for unverified sources (Morgan McClintic)

Fake News How media and PR experts can get ahead of fake news (Equities)

Dieselgate Volkswagen to pay $4.3B after pleading guilty on emissions scandal (Mashable)

Economy Trump could preside over longest recovery since WWII (WSJ)

Tue, Jan. 10, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Media Committee to Protect Journalists has received over $80K after Streep called for support at Golden Globes (Inverse Culture)

Reputation America's most hated companies (Yahoo Finance)

Fake News Big media "fake news" narrative backfires (The Daily Caller)

Emoluments Trump must take the prophylactic approach to his conflicts (The New Yorker)

Media Trump cares about his depictions in the media (Wash. Post)

TV Dirty dozen worst TV commercials (Madden Mischief)

Content The power of content intelligence in marketing (Forbes)

Mon, Jan. 9, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Media It's time for the media to do something about its HARO problem (Observer)

Golden Globes The awards show turned into a roast of Donald Trump (NY Post)

Digital Nine tech predictions that will change the PR landscape this year (Forbes)

Media Faced with Trump's looming press crisis, media embrace timidity and accommodation (Media Matters)

Branding Good, branding and ugly (The Economic Times)

Russia Hacking Surprise! WikiLeaks' Assange backs Trump on Russia hacking report (Mother Jones)

Fri, Jan. 6, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Fake News Polls reveal sobering extent of nation's fact crisis (Chicago Tribune)

Media Monitoring A do-it-yourself guide to keyword monitoring in traditional and social media (Agility PR)

Trump The President-elect's early-morning tweetstorms are creating jobs for nervous PR people (Salon)

Media Should the media have promoted the Chicago brutality video? (Vanity Fair)

Branding The nine worst ways to brand yourself (Forbes)

PR His Sway New lyrics to a Sinatra classic (Madden Mischief)

Reputation How to handle negative reviews online (Comstock's)

Thu, Jan. 5, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Fake News Media titan Barry Diller discusses the "nasty consequences" of everyone being a publisher at CES 2017 (GeekWire)

Social Media Wendy's shows how to handle "beef" with Twitter troll (CBS News)

Reputation Improve your online reputation in 2017 (Forbes)

Social Media Legal issues and the role of social media (Social Times)

Media Trump says he's a "big fan" of U.S. intel (Politico)

Social Media Ex-employee says Snapchat lies about growth metrics (Gizmodo)

Wed, Jan. 4, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Affordable Care Act Obama, Pence take dueling PR trips to Capitol Hill (Real Clear Politics)

PR Fail Rockettes boss escalates Trump inauguration controversy (Mercury News)

WikiLeaks Julian Assange and Sean Hannity exaggerate media "collusion" (Wash. Post)

Media Hulu reaches deal with CBS for live-streaming content (WSJ)

Music PR Crowdfunding in the music community (Hypebot)

Media Apple removes New York Times apps from its store in China (NY Times)

Tue, Jan. 3, 2017

By Editorial Staff

Media The greatest media mysteries of 2017 (Vanity Fair)

Media Former press secretaries say Trump's relationship with journalists will be unprecedented (Huffington Post)

Media Megyn Kelly is leaving Fox News for NBC (Politico)

Media Stop giving Trump the headlines he wants (Wash. Post)

Prof. Dev. Five skills you need to succeed in PR (Forbes)

Fri, Dec. 30, 2016

By Editorial Staff

PR Tip Great companies excel at PR by making a memorable difference (Forbes)

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey asks for help from users (WSJ)

Old White Men The "brand" of old white men is suffering like never before in American culture (Honolulu Civil Beat)

Social Media Getting past the politically driven social-media hate (NY Post)

Fake News Lawyer in JonBenet Ramsey libel case calls out CBS for fake news (Daily Report)

Thu, Dec. 29, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Social Media Trends to watch in '17 (CNBC)

Media/Advertising Ten predictions that didn't come true in '16 (WSJ)

Media Trump tricks media into crediting him for creating more U.S. jobs (Huffington Post)

Putin Russian President's most attention-seeking PR stunts of '16 (Newsweek)

Inauguration Rockettes scheduled performance causing a rift within the company (Vanity Fair)

Content Marketing Is it truly timeless? (Forbes)

Wed, Dec. 28, 2016

By Editorial Staff

Social Media Twitter diplomacy gives world leaders 140 characters to trigger a crisis (Sinclair Broadcast Group)

Social Media How a censored version of Facebook could destabilize China's government (Wash. Post)

Finance Trump made banks great again (Nasdaq)

Branding If Trump's brand was a stock; buy or sell? (FOX Business)

Public Speaking Eight effective tips to conquer public speaking jitters (Forbes)