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President Trump doubled-down today on his breathtaking record of corruption as the White House announced that the 2020 G-7 summit will be held at the Trump National Doral Miami. Was the choice ever in doubt? (1 reader comment)
The writing may be on the wall for public relations at France’s Publicis Groupe as CEO Arthur Sadoun axes the head of its PR flagship MSL and passes on representing a controversial client.
Several experts in ethics, communications, and media put the truth on trial, examining the role that truth plays in today’s noisy media environment, at a mock tribunal staged by PRSA-NY on Oct. 7. (1 reader comment)
The NBA’s recent feud with the Chinese government provides several valuable public relations lessons when it comes to the practice of taking a stand on social issues.
PR is difficult work, and the unresolved stresses that PR professionals deal with daily necessitate a more thoughtful and systematic approach to mindful engagement practices in the workplace that can help diffuse conflicts and develop order among confusion.
There already was a lot of buzz surrounding the Brooklyn Nets for the 2019/2020 season, following the additions of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Wilson Chandler. And then team owner Joe Tsai plunged into the NBA, China squabble.
Adam Silver for President. NBA commissioner stands tall in freedom of expression showdown with China as league stands to lose millions in revenue... Interesting times for WPP's PR flagships as BCW's Chinese surveillance camera client Hikvision is slapped with sanctions and Hill+Knowlton Strategies wraps up "joyless" worldwide track & field championship in steamy Qatar. (2 reader comments)
Why chief marketing officers are feeling optimistic about 2020.
Defunct British firm Bell Pottinger plays cameo role in Ukraine/Trump/Bidens impeachment show; Sen. Elizabeth Warren wins Round One in squabble with Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and scores support in Silicon Valley; 'Just Say No' to allowing social media sites prepare your news diet; Would Twitter pull the plug on Donald Trump? (1 reader comment)
A recent study by the Arthur Page Society focused on the evolving role of chief communications officers.
More than 50 prime ministers, presidents and top government officials have followed the "fake news" lead of President Trump in their efforts to delegitimize the media and whip up an anti-press furor. The U.S. President today called reporters "scum." (2 reader comments)
CEOs are getting the ax at a record clip... Donald Trump's "America First" pitch at the United Nations fell flat there and at home... Nearly six-in-ten Americans have favorable opinion of the UN. A third say we could live without it.
For Russian communications agencies, the year 2019 has meant adapting to transformation, change and a number of worldwide trends.
America’s global warming denier-in-chief is making great headway in dumbing down America on the science front as the US ranks as the world's top climate change sceptic. (1 reader comment)
Tim Bell, who lived by the credo that morality is for priests, not PR men, must be spinning in his grave upon news that global PR firms rejected the opportunity to handle a multi-million-dollar branding campaign for Hong Kong. (1 reader comment)
How public relations professionals can improve the industry’s current image problem. (1 reader comment)
Conspiracy theories have long been used to maintain power, writes Peter Pomerantsev in “This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality.” They replace “ideology with a mix of self-pity, paranoia, self-importance and entertainment.”
Weber Shandwick has one of the toughest jobs in PR, which is restoring the tourism business of The Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian... Bulletproof backpacks are hot sellers... Green groups cash in on Trump gravy train.
Trust in the government in Washington is at its lowest point since World War II. At the same time, access to information is at an all-time high, which offers governments an opportunity to close the gap between public expectations and political reality by improving the way they communicate.
Walmart earns positive PR and gets slammed by NRA... White House needs crash course in cartography... Sarah Huckabee Sanders promises to tell all.
A new book, "This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality," by Soviet-born British journalist Peter Pomerantsev is a must-read for PR people, especially as the US presidential campaign swings into high gear.
Target’s latest partnership with Disney shows how working with another brand can provide an injection of fresh marketing air and creativity.
On September 2nd we celebrate Labor Day, a day on which the U.S. Department of Labor pays tribute to the “greatest worker in the world”—a well-deserved tribute because our nation’s laboring men and women are indeed the most sophisticated and productive of any on the globe. (1 reader comment)
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