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Running Corporate Communications and Social Media

wiredPRworks

He currently is the Chief Communications Officer at the international law firm Vinson & Elkins where he leads a team that manages the firm’s public relations efforts, including brand services, media relations, internal communications, rankings, website, and social media.

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PR and Marketing Predictions for 2020

Barokas

It’s well known that the media landscape has been shrinking for years. Pew Research reported a 25 percent drop in newsroom employment from 2008 to 2018. According to the latest figures, it appears that the decline is picking up momentum.

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Behind the Headlines With Rich Oppel

Cision

It will include reputation management, crisis management, brand enhancement and media relations. I ended 45 years in journalism when I retired as editor of the Austin American-Statesman in 2008, so it didn’t feel like a “switch” so much as completing one phase of my life. It’s all storytelling. What will this role entail?

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

Doctor Spin

This was done by embracing controversy, using storytelling to his advantage, and sometimes, pushing ethical boundaries. Today’s leaders can draw from Barnum’s playbook, albeit ethically, by using powerful narratives and effective public relations strategies to garner attention and influence their stakeholders. Tormala, Z. Tormala, Z.