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The Top 10 PR Disasters in 2021

Prohibition

Burger King sent out a tweet, on International Women’s Day 2021, that read: “Women belong in the kitchen.” It was exposed, by the Wall Street Journal, as having known for over two years about the negative impact that Instagram was having on young people’s mental health. Pubs, restaurants and hotels had been forced to temporarily shut.

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Maxim Behar: Novinite.com is a One-of-a-kind Media Phenomenon

Maxim Behar

We discussed this project quite often with my unforgettable friend and mentor late Dimi Panitsa, who at the time often dropped over for dinner to our small apartment downtown Sofia.Dimi had a sharp nose for everything related to journalism and encouraged me in moderation as he thought that I won’t tackle the project marketwise.

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Spotlight on a Solo PR Pro: Meet Susan Stoga

Solo PR Pro

Originally from suburban Chicago, Illinois, she studied journalism at the University of Iowa, getting her start reporting on elections as early as her sophomore year. While building her client list and personal network, Susan reconnected with a former high school classmate, who was the PR director for the Chicago O’Hare Hotel at the time.

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The Top 10 PR Disasters in 2021

Prohibition

Burger King sent out a tweet, on International Women’s Day 2021, that read: “Women belong in the kitchen.” It was exposed, by the Wall Street Journal, as having known for over two years about the negative impact that Instagram was having on young people’s mental health. Pubs, restaurants and hotels had been forced to temporarily shut.

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Maxim Behar in the business podcast "What Money Can Do"

Maxim Behar

Even though this year, I'm now 28 years in business and 15-16 years in journalism before that, this year has been the hardest year to do business at all. In business, we have several companies that are on international exchanges, one of them for EUR 280 million on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Hotels, transportation.

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The Power of Storytelling: Plotting The Future of Media

Flatiron Communications

That fateful lunch turned into a monthly ritual spanning a year at the Rendezvous Restaurant in the Omni Berkshire Hotel. The Flack #PaleyIC JOurnalism Media STorytelling The Paley Center for Media William S. Murrow, you name it. One day my friend invited me to attend a private screening of her “brother’s new film.”

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Maxim Behar in Kamen Vodenicharov's show "The Evening of." on 7/8 TV

Maxim Behar

You know royalty, you know the leaders of the international political scene. Then at a certain point, I parted ways with journalism. I still think of this quote from Winston Churchill: "One can achieve many things with journalism, but one must know when to leave it". They use the resources of the International Monetary Fund.

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