In the modern 21st century Space Race, there is a clear leader. SpaceX has captured the imagination of the public like nothing since the early days of the shuttle program, when people stopped their day to watch launches by...
We work extensively as a crisis PR agency, and sometimes we need to be aggressive, and hard-hitting. This just released press-release is a “WOW” classic.
From Laura Nelson, Sr. VP Corporate Communications, Current TV
Current terminated Keith Olbermann last Thursday for...
For social media users and marketers who no longer want to see pictures of cats and coffees on their news feed, there's a new feature rolling out. Instagram, the visual social platform owned by Facebook, just announced a feature...
Kleenex recently announced it is changing the name of its “Mansize” tissues to “Extra Large” following complaints from consumers that the brand name was sexist.
"Kleenex Mansize tissues have been on shelves for the past 60 years. Over that time,...
Two interesting tidbits in the media which I wanted to share:
Born and bred in NYC, real estate and space has always been of interest, and the media’s portrayal of NYC apartments is always “interesting.” An interesting quote from the...
It’s said that Public Relations professionals read the newspapers not to get the news, but to study angles and understand what stories are planted in newspapers by people with PR in mind.
This morning reading The New York Times, the...
When student athlete Jordan McNair collapsed during football practice at the University of Maryland last May, then died in the hospital a few weeks later, many wondered who, at the school, would take the blame. Months passed… yet nothing...
Social media connects in a way nothing else before ever has. It takes the basic tools of the internet and creates a communal immediacy to a headline or an allegation with an alacrity that belies anything else in the...
This year, with the state of things, due to the pandemic, the event marketing industry, as well as other global events, have undergone significant changes.
With social distancing as the main rule around the world, brands can’t take advantage of...
There’s no doubt that technology is both the blessing and the curse of modern life – and modern consumer PR. Ronn Torossian says the latest brand to learn this lesson the hard way is Home Depot. The home improvement...
