Dearth of PR 'Celebrities' is Harbinger of Negative Trends in PR

Fri., May 3, 2013

By Patrick Di Chiro

Media celebrities are now those running social media-driven companies like Google, Twitter, Facebook and Huffington Post. But where are the PR, advertising celebrities of yesteryear? PR (and advertising) professionals need to strongly and visibly assert their influence and impact in the global business world.

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