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Wuhan coronavirus: Trends and considerations for communicating during public health threats

Shift Communications

As the World Health Organization just declared the virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the high-profile speculation and coverage of the virus’ evolution bring back memories of past major global health issues like the SARS outbreak in 2003 and H1N1 influenza pandemic of 2009.

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The Best PR? Simple Ideas, Well Packaged

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Glamour Magazine has anointed “women of the year” since 2003 and receives reasonable media coverage for it, though mostly in their own magazine. This year, the barkeep came clean and admitted creating the recipe for PR purposes because he couldn’t believe the hotel bar didn’t have a namesake drink.

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Life Without Borders on the show Social Network on Nova News TV

Maxim Behar

Basically, to build a 5-star hotel there it takes about 4-5 years all sorts of permits, surveys, certificates, and everything else. Most importantly, no one is allowed to build a hotel higher than two stories. It is very close to Bulgaria in the past when he came to Bulgaria a few months after he was in Romania in 2003.

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Charles told me: Listen to what King Simeon II is saying, each his word is priceless.

Maxim Behar

I was staying in a very small and cheap hotel not far from Buckingham Palace, and when the owner, a Pakistani, saw me coming out in the morning dressed formally, casually remarked, “Business meeting, right? Hope you make profits…”. The rest was like a fairy tale, one of the best, and of those that come true.

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Memories of Elizabeth II: Stories by Maxim Behar

Maxim Behar

As you heard, in the same hall I was in last time, I have not had the opportunity to be in another hotel in Sofia. This is the case with what Prince Charles did in 2003. Prime Minister, ladies, and gentlemen, I really can't help but be fascinated to be back here in Bulgaria again. I can't believe it's been 4-5 years since then.

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Maxim Behar: Novinite.com is a One-of-a-kind Media Phenomenon

Maxim Behar

Morning News – he called me up and said, “Maxim, I’m going back to Paris, I Ieft you a note at the reception desk of the Sheraton hotel with my opinion about your newspaper. had to organize an opening ceremony for the first Radisson Hotel in Bulgaria and it was a real high-profile event for Sofia.

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Charles: Listen to what Tsar Simeon tells you, every word of his is precious.

Maxim Behar

I was staying in a very small and cheap hotel not far from Buckingham Palace, and when the owner, a Pakistani, saw me coming out in the morning dressed formally, casually remarked, “Business meeting, right? Hope you win…”. The rest was like a fairy tale, one of the best, and of those that come true. Some dreams really do come true.