Working extensively in entertainment PR, including extensive work as a crisis PR agency for celebrities, an interesting story is the Angelina Jolie Brand – and will she incorporate her soon to be husband’s last name into her name ?
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More than a month ago Greg Smith slammed Goldman Sachs in his high-profile public resignation letter. Since then its been continual crisis management for the investment firm. The job of their crisis PR team wont be getting easier anytime...
Great communicators can influence change, whether political, cultural or in business. From Winston Churchill to Ronald Reagan, Steve Jobs to Martin Luther King, history is full of individuals who, through their words and deeds, have shifted public opinion and...
Book Excerpt From “For Immediate Release”, PR Book by Ronn Torossian of 5WPR, a leading PR Agency. The book is available for purchase at Banres and Noble and bookstores nationwide.
There’s always an emergency. In today’s media world, they...
Thoroughly enjoyed Julia Hood’s recent post in PR Week, “Content and the convening power of PR”, where Hood rightfully argues that “This is the perfect environment for PR, the organization's natural conveners, to influence outcomes. Even as other organizational...
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...
The following is a book excerpt from
"For Immediate Release: Shape Minds, Build Brands, and Deliver Results with Game-Changing Public Relations “ by Ronn Torossian and can be purchased at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/for-immediate-release-ronn-torossian/1102047620
As a watch collector, I’m tuned into the world of...
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...
Amongst the holding company owners, one of my favorite people, both personally and professionally has always been Lord Chadlington - aka Peter Gummer. The founder of Weber Shandwick, the largest PR agency in the world, Chadlington today runs Huntsworth,...
Some recent media coverage on the Public Relations industry which I found interesting:
Carl Icahn, the legendary business investor is trying to buy a company and in doing so has blasted the company’s “PR Machine and Board.” He goes on...