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A Not-so-obvious Part to “Every Company is a Media Company”

Ishmael's Corner

What’s more, Google’s decision to communicate the dialing down of activities in China on its corporate blog gave street cred to owned media. Since Google’s act on January 12, 2005, organizations of all shapes and sizes have become much more aggressive in taking their stories directly to the target audiences.

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Get Your Message Across Loud and Clear: How to Train a Spokesperson

Doctor Spin

I’ve been training spokespersons and pitching their stories since 2005. In this blog post, I’ll detail my process of how I start training corporate spokespersons (and why I always bring a video recorder). Being a camera-shy introvert, I’ve got a profound respect for anyone prepared to step out into the spotlight.

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HSN, Inc. Taps Flatiron as Corp. PR Agency

Flatiron Communications

Corporate Communications Agency of Record. Interactive Multichannel Retailer Taps NYC-Based PR/Media Consultancy for. Strategic Counsel, Corporate and Media Relations. Nasdaq:HSNI) today announced that it has retained New York City-based Flatiron Communications, LLC as its corporate communications agency of record.

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8 Questions with Syracuse University’s Sports Legend, Michael Veley

Critical Mention

You were the Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs at Syracuse University from 1995-2005. My favorite is when we outsourced our media rights to Learfield/International Sports Properties in 1999. Be unconventional, creative and entrepreneurial in your thinking and approach in life. Often that means people lose their jobs.

Sports 60
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Trust Me, PR is dead – long live public relations

Stuart Bruce

Can you remember who Time magazine’s person of the year was in 2005? We focused on media relations or spin when we should have been challenging and providing robust counsel. Real public relations is more important than ever. Business corporate communications Media Politics public relations'

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Anaheim Mayor Pitches American Idol?

Bad Pitch Blog

The 16-year-old Kennedy High School student has performed at numerous City events, including the 2005 Mayor''s Prayer Breakfast and Flag Day celebrations. The municipal corporation''s annual budget is $1.298 billion. tags | public relations | PR | media relations | media | good pitch | bad pitch | bad pitch blog | American Idol'

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Meet the Media: Jason Cannon, Chief Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal

Bianchi Biz Blog

Long one here, so bear with me: October 2005. Team USA notched the best written test score in their division and Team Japan – a six-time winner of the Grand Prix – needed a win in the practical exercise to squeak out first place overall. What story or stories are you most proud of? I was the news editor of a small daily newspaper in Alabama.