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Public Relations Objectives

Doctor Spin

In an era where consumers are increasingly sceptical of advertising and corporate speak, PR offers a more authentic and credible way to communicate with the public. Coach and prepare corporate spokespeople. Corporate Communication as a Discipline. Managing the narrative: Investor relations officers and corporate disclosure✰.

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The Silicon Valley Watcher to publish on PressPage

Presspage

In May 2004, Tom Foremski became the first journalist to leave a major newspaper, the Financial Times, to become a full-time journalist blogger. In 2006, Foremski published one of his most unforgettable blogs titled Die! He writes the blog Silicon Valley Watcher — reporting on the collision of media and technology. Press release!

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Publications Continue to Characterize Brand Journalism as “The Devil Wears a Keyboard.”

Ishmael's Corner

With the story “ The Invasion of Corporate News , The Financial Times became the latest publication to skewer brand journalism. Employment in US newsrooms has fallen by a third since 2006, according to the American Society of News Editors, but PR is growing. Because that seems to be one of the themes in the FT piece.

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Hobson’s choice, the latest on economic duress

Practical Law Construction

The contractor pressed for months for a debt of £482 13s 1d to be paid, only to be told by the defendant’s wife, who knew they were in financial difficulties, they could agree to be paid £300 in settlement of the debt or they would get nothing. They accepted payment but then sued for the balance.

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How does it look?

Mark My Words

Yet two stories this week have demonstrated the persistence of the reputational tin ear at the rarefied high tables of corporate and geopolitical life. As the Financial Times reports, Monday’s backlash wiped 3.2% Cook has done nothing to counter the perception of an out of touch corporation. It sounds so simple.

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The Talking Points #39between35and49

Communications Conversations

What I love about Susan isn’t how smart she is when it comes to navigating the world of corporate communications within a large org the size of Andersen (because she’s great at that). He’s also been a big PRSA supporter over the years, going back to 2006 when I worked on the programming committee with him.

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The Making of Cision: A Brief History of 15 M&A Transactions that Consolidated a Sizable Chunk of the PR Technology Market into One Company

Sword and the Script

Vocus had, in years prior, acquired brands including PRWeb for $28 million in 2006, Help a Reporter Out, aka HARO, for an undisclosed sum in 2010 , and iContact, for $169 million in 2012. based provider of briefings for corporate and government executives, for $71.8 9) June 19, 2017: Capital Acquisition Corporation III.