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Barbie dominates August brand coverage

NewsWhip

The Daily Mirror had a viral article with more than 65k engagements that claimed that the reason that Messi signed with Adidas in 2006 was because Nike turned down a request from the soon-to-be superstar’s father for more sporting apparel.

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Want To Work In Tech PR? Here Are 5 Questions

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

If you’re expected to support clients that build B2B AI solutions, you might boost your cred if you get news from publications like Forbes, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, and CIO. But it turned out that a small group of designers were creating veiled racist apparel and selling it through the service.

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Singles’ Day on Chinese Social Media

Flack's Revenge

This latest in our PR in Asia series was contributed by guest blogger Eiffy Luo , a multimedia story teller who discovered her passion for business and journalism through work at TheStreet.com , Reuters and the New York Times.

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3 former PR pros who made mid-career shifts and lived to talk about it

Communications Conversations

Current role: Co-founder and CEO of a women’s apparel startup, Alice Riot LLC. I’m co-founder and CEO of a women’s apparel startup, Alice Riot LLC. Prior to Alice Riot, I had zero background in fashion or apparel. Kelly Groehler. What was your last PR job? What was the last date you worked in the PR field? Betsy Andersen.

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Company Bites Journalists…Again

Sword and the Script

There’s a secret trick that marketers of apparel love to use. It’s become a favorite tactic of some apparel brands. A month earlier the Wall Street Journal reported Urban Outfitters needed a “ wardrobe refresh ” after yet another lackluster quarterly earnings announcement: …shares dropped by 8.8% Ready for it?

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5 Insights On Corporate Activism From Top PR Experts

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Bill Nielsen, retired Chief Public Relations & Communications Officer for Johnson & Johnson, believes that the PR and journalism industries share a common currency: dedication to facts. As we have seen, flawed journalism and phony corporate speech will only weaken public confidence and degrade the national conversation.

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#MeToo Slams Under Armour: Can It Recover?

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Earlier this year Under Armour announced a restructuring meant to streamline its business and refocus on women’s apparel, among other areas. A scathing story in The Wall Street Journal recounted how female employees were subjected to sexual harassment and “inappropriate conduct” in the workplace.