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P.T. Barnum: “There’s No Such Thing as Bad Publicity”

Doctor Spin

Ahead of others in his time, he actually understood the importance of media coverage (he started New York’s first illustrated newspaper in 1853) and believed ‘there is no such thing as bad publicity,’ a popular phrase many times attributed to Barnum himself.” — Ashley Foster, APR 1 The End of a Publicity Era: How Ringling Bros. Berkowitz (Ed.),

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How Harry’s very LA relaunch has only just begun

Mark My Words

Just as when Jennifer Aniston became the ‘chief creative officer’ of a natural supplement range or when David Beckham backed a cannabinoid skincare company, these mutually beneficial ‘ethical’ tie-ups can be worth their weight in publicity gold.

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Maxim Behar in Kamen Vodenicharov's show "The Evening of." on 7/8 TV

Maxim Behar

Our guest has had a remarkable career beginning as a newspaper correspondent. People who work in this area are the ones who invent new creative products and influence the hearts and minds of millions. The creativity comes from the way you describe it to people so that they can understand it.

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Exposing PR’s weaknesses

PR Conversations

First, along with other British-based PR consultancies, it was questioned by the Guardian newspaper about whether it would rule out working with climate change deniers. Criticism by Gawker (among others) led to a ‘pseudo’ apology (as defined by Lazare 2004 ). itself pushing a PRSA agenda).