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For whom the bell tolls

Stephen Waddington

Lord Chadlington will interview his fellow peer Lord Bell on 7 November in London. The event is being hosted by the PR Company. It was also criticised at the same time for anonymously editing Wikipedia pages on behalf of clients. You can find further details and booking information on the PR Company website.

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The Most Underrated Skill in Content Marketing? Fact-Checking

Contently - Strategy

I also ensure I’m citing studies accurately and attributing quotes from interviews to the right people. Many companies that hire freelancers include indemnification clauses in their contracts, meaning that the writer may be on the hook should a lawsuit result from their published work. But after that, it gets more nuanced.

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PR Interviews: Michael White Lansons

Norton's Notes

I have been interviewing PR practitioners from all over the world as part of my interview series called 20:20 Vision. The concept of these interviews is that I ask each practitioner 20 questions about themselves and they give us a brief glimpse into their working lives and what makes them tick.

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PR Lessons from the Trump White House: Uniting Lawyers and PR Pros

MaccaPR

It’s interesting to learn that President Trump’s attorney, William Cohen, is described on Wikipedia as “an American attorney who works as a lawyer and spokesperson for US President Donald Trump.” Lawyers recognize that companies have to be accountable to their stakeholders and that they can’t just put up a legal wall and refuse comment.

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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

Oh, sure, there are bits and pieces, but even the Wikipedia entry , at the time of this writing, is woefully incomplete. While that’s arguably true, depending on when you start the timeline, the reality is there were several more involved in the formation of the company as it stands today. Sources: Crunchbase , DM News ).

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PR in 2015: The Trouble with Authenticity

Mark My Words

FleishmanHillard launched a new product to help companies drive an authenticity agenda. Beyoncé , rated as 2015’s most powerful female musician, hasn’t given an interview since 2013. For some of the great blunderers of the year -corporates and celeb-prats- PR’s magical powers were unsurprisingly limited. PR can’t polish a turd.

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Is Pay-to-Post Blogging The New Advertorial?

Waxing UnLyrical

It was something to the effect of “Would/should companies do this with big bloggers in their spaces?&# Alas, the issue is even stickier for bloggers than it is for companies. When I think about how auto companies have done PR (BIG paid trips to exotic places to test cars) paying for a post seems a bit less obtrusive.