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Three cardinal rules of PR that Adidas broke with Kanye West

NewsWhip

It was their job to try and crash-land the Adidas brand after Kanye West’s partnership sent their reputation into a tailspin. . Adidas could have seen the hate speech writing on the wall way back in 2013 when they first partnered with the rapper after his split with Nike. Adidas shouldn’t have signed West in 2013.

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The PR Winners Of 2019

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The reputation journey of Barilla Pasta has taken years, and that’s precisely why its recovery deserves recognition. Five years later, Barilla has nearly pulled itself out of the reputation hole. Barilla Pasta Comes Full Circle.

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The PR Winners Of 2019

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The reputation journey of Barilla Pasta has taken years, and that’s precisely why its recovery deserves recognition. Five years later, Barilla has nearly pulled itself out of the reputation hole. Barilla Pasta Comes Full Circle.

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Shep Gordon: “Make Parents Angry”

Doctor Spin

The story contributed significantly to Cooper’s emerging reputation as a shocking and controversial performer. link] It’s speculated that local London media, particularly radio, might have mentioned the traffic disruption, and possibly local papers covered the story the following day. 3 SickThingsUK. The Billboard Incident.

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Why your managing partners need to be on social media

Lauri Pehar Borsh

How can law firms use social media to attract more clients and further their public reputations? It was reported in 2013 that 70 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs still were not using social media. And, up until now, the outlet for thought leadership has been traditional media, i.e., print, radio and television.

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Why your managing partners need to be on social media

Lauri Pehar Borsh

How can law firms use social media to attract more clients and further their public reputations? It was reported in 2013 that 70 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs still were not using social media. And, up until now, the outlet for thought leadership has been traditional media, i.e., print, radio and television.

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Relations with customers and prospects

PR Conversations

In serialising chapters from the 1948 book Your Public Relations since October 2013, I have been struck by the relevance of the authors’ thinking and practice, often in total contrast to arguments that PR today is more strategic than in the past. Press and radio publicity. Advertising, including direct mail. Customer services.

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