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When A Founder Does PR Damage

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

A charismatic entrepreneur serves as the face of his brand, its best media spokesperson, and the embodiment of its values. Although Papa John’s has recovered a bit from a stock price drop right after the scandal broke, nothing about this is good for the brand or the business. It starts with an apology. The red flags were there.

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Owning public relations as a management discipline

Wadds Inc.

A variety of alternative terms are frequently used to describe practice such as brand communication, corporate communication, corporate affairs, and integrated marketing communication. You can’t blame the professional associations although they have a leadership role. What’s important is the management viewpoint of public relations.

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I Sold PR 20/20, but That’s Just the Start of the Story

PR 20/20

I started PR 20/20 in November 2005 out of a spare bedroom in my Cleveland home with a $25,000 loan and a belief that there was a better way to build an agency. A few highlights: Maintaining Brand and Autonomy: The PR 20/20 brand remains, and all full-time staff were retained. This is a story about the future of PR 20/20.

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Boris Johnson and what brands can learn from him

Mark My Words

From the first day of this leadership election the leading political journalists of the day have been saying the same two things. Will Johnson lose the leadership election isn’t the real question – the question is can he? Is he really the best ambassador for ‘Brand Britain’? But how can this be?

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Carbon bandwagon

Stephen Waddington

BP’s campaign in 2005 by Ogilvy to promote individual carbon footprints is an example of greenwashing on a massive scale. Until business is forced to account for carbon, doing the right thing by the environment requires bold leadership and brave businesses that are prepared to make a stand. Our past record isn’t good.

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Behind the Headlines with Eliot Harrison

Cision

Eliot Harrison first joined MCS Healthcare Public Relations in 2005. Since then, his work at MCS has included the successful implementation of PR activities through the many stages of a drug’s lifecycle including early clinical trial data, FDA approval, direct-to-consumer and reinvigorating older brands. How can they overcome them?

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I Sold PR 20/20, but That’s Just the Start of the Story

PR 20/20

I started PR 20/20 in November 2005 out of a spare bedroom in my Cleveland home with a $25,000 loan and a belief that there was a better way to build an agency. A few highlights: Maintaining Brand and Autonomy: The PR 20/20 brand remains, and all full-time staff were retained. This is a story about the future of PR 20/20.