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

PR 20/20

My focus at PR 20/20 will be on vision, growth strategies, leadership team development, employee recruiting, business development, and AI integration into operations and services. Building more personalized campaigns, in ethical and responsible ways, that deliver greater value to consumers. Growing smarter.

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

PR 20/20

My focus at PR 20/20 will be on vision, growth strategies, leadership team development, employee recruiting, business development, and AI integration into operations and services. Building more personalized campaigns, in ethical and responsible ways, that deliver greater value to consumers. Growing smarter.

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Muck Rack Lands a Whopping $180 million in Funding [PR Tech Sum]

Sword and the Script

But in its last full year as a publicly traded company in 2013, prior to its sale to GTCR (and eventual merger with Cision), it did roughly $187 million sales or a little more than the Muck Rack funding round. Vocus raised a little more than $13 million over two rounds of venture capital funding according to Crunchbase. Content picks.

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Double-dipping exposes reputation risk in blurred boundaries of PR and journalism

PR Conversations

For public relations practitioners committed to ethics and professionalism, the natural first instinct was self-righteous shock. Most codes of ethics are clear about why this is wrong. Transparency helps—but it’s not enough. In many sectors, there are rules about conflicts. Here is a personal example: I sit on a university board.

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Double-dipping exposes reputation risk in blurred boundaries of PR and journalism

PR Conversations

For public relations practitioners committed to ethics and professionalism, the natural first instinct was self-righteous shock. Most codes of ethics are clear about why this is wrong. Transparency helps—but it’s not enough. In many sectors, there are rules about conflicts. Here is a personal example: I sit on a university board.

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26 Thoughtful Marketing Predictions that Could Actually Happen in 2019 Across PR, Content, Digital, Social Media and Customer Success

Sword and the Script

In an era of ‘fake news,’ is more important than ever for organizations to be honest and transparent in direct everyday communications with employees, investors, customers, and communities, whether that communication is person to person, through social and PR content, or with traditional media.”. – Colleen Martell | Martell Communications.

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The Top PR Threats To Your Company’s Reputation

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Or a crisis can strike closer to home; it can be a rogue employee action or supplier lapse in a single region that affects an entire brand, like the Chipotle E. The notorious 2013 hack of Target cardholders ultimately cost the company $242 million. coli contamination of 2015. How To Spot The Most Dangerous Reputation Threats.