 Commentary
& Op-Ed
Public Relations:
IT Nerds Are Invading PR
 By
Jack O'Dwyer
IT nerds (brainy but unsociable) sense that PR people are lining up like sheep to be driven into social media pens. However, it could be that the great bulk of PR pros are not falling for the social media hype.
Mon., Feb. 8
Sports PR:
'Could've Been the Greatest'
 By Arthur Solomon
Peyton Manning would have been considered the "greatest" quarterback of all time had his Colts knocked off the Saints last night, or maybe not. How does anyone know?
Mon., Feb. 8
Public Relations:
Toyota's Brand Hangs
in the Balance
 By Patrick Di Chiro
Toyota's handling of its crisis resembles Audi's disastrous handling of its own unintended acceleration catastrophe of the 1980s.
Fri., Feb. 5
Public Affairs:
Obama PR Rehab Begins
 By
Wes Pedersen
If the new feistier and more conciliatory President Obama is for real, the U.S. is in luck. But it will take more than PR lines to win over jobless Americans.
Tue., Feb. 2  [11]
Public Relations:
Corporate Social Media
Codes Faulty
By
Jack O'Dwyer
PR's madcap love affair with "social media" is in full gear with the $1,195 session at Coca-Cola h.q. in Atlanta, which "sold out" 600 slots. Main advice needed for bloggers getting payment of any kind is in the Coke "principles," but it's buried.
Mon., Feb. 1
Public Affairs:
Obama Admits PR Shortcomings on Healthcare
 By Michael Durand
President Obama last night admitted to communications shortcomings. He'll need perfect pitch PR to get healthcare reform passed.
Thu., Jan. 28 [3]
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Ruder Finn Gauges CSR in China
Chinese consumers say they'd avoid companies with a poor CSR record, but criteria like quality and environmental protection far outweigh concerns like intellectual property rights and employee treatment, according to a study by Ruder Finn and Tsinghua University.
Mon., Feb. 8
 RNC Communications Overhauled
Republican National Committee has filled its comms. director slot vacated in November with a former campaign aide to chair Michael Steele.
Mon., Feb. 8
Toyota Tags Glover Park Group
Toyota has reached out Democrat-connected Glover Park Group as Congress is set to probe the safety record of Japanese automaker.
Mon., Feb. 8
MMC Hosts Whoopi for Poise
Marina Maher Communications kicks off a marketing drive for Kimberly-Clark’s Poise brand of absorbent pads featuring Whoopi Goldberg.
Mon., Feb. 8
Senate Press Aide to OS
Press secretary for a key Senate environmental committee moves to Outreach Strategies in D.C.
Mon., Feb. 8
 PR Services:
dna13 Expands Software, Reach
PR monitoring and management software company dna13 has upgraded its flagship product and expanded its availability via Thomson Reuters.
Mon., Feb. 8
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Philly Gets $2.4M Stimulus for Obesity PR
City of Brotherly Love is looking for a firm for a two-year public education campaign to get kids active and eating right.
Fri., Feb. 5
Faulty Minutes of Faulty
Assembly Published
NANA (nee PR Society) has published the "minutes" of the 2009 Assembly. They show that only five of 15 new bylaw articles were discussed (although Robert’s Rules requires discussion of all) and that proxy votes (56) were used in violation of Robert's.
Fri., Feb. 5
 Social Media Forum
Has $700 Discount
The Social Media event of NewComm Forum is offering a discount of up to $700 for its session April 20-23 at the San Mateo Marriott. Regular cost is $1,495.
Fri., Feb. 5
NPR Apologizes for 'Flawed' Obit
National Public Radio today apologized for its "flawed" obituary of left-leaning 87-year-old historian Howard Zinn who did Jan. 27 while on a speaking tour of California.
Fri., Feb. 5
SV&C Drives Air Products' Takeover Bid
Sard Verbinnen is handling Air Products & Chemicals' $5B cash bid for Airgas, which has revenues of $3.8B.
Fri., Feb. 5
Ex-Rice Aide Sets Up PR Shop
Former aide to Condoleezza Rice and Bush administration PR hand opens firm with wife in Alabama.
Fri., Feb. 5
 Avoid U.S.-Connected Hotels Abroad
Former Secret Service Agent Christopher Falkenberg tells travelers to avoid U.S. hotel chains and take a room on a lower floor that does not face the street. Don’t linger in the lobby, either.
Fri., Feb. 5
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 Schneider Consolidates
with Text 100
Power management company puts its North American PR account in the hands of Text 100 after a review to consolidate a handful of agencies.
Thu., Feb. 4
Gephardt Gets Georgia Pact
Republic of Georgia has signed Gephardt Group to a one-year pact worth $35K-a-month.
Thu., Feb. 4
 HSMAI Honors Ritz-Carlton's VP-PR Deuschl
Vivian Deuschl, corporate VP-PR, Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co., was given the award for lifetime achievement in PR at the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International banquet Feb. 1. Hundreds of awards doled out, included eight platinums and 53 golds for PR campaigns.
Thu., Feb. 4
 PR Snapshots:
HSMAI Awards Photo Gallery
Photos from the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International awards banquet Feb. 1.
Thu., Feb. 4
Morgan Stanley Runs From Report
Morgan Stanley distances itself from a report obtained by a newspaper that has an MS financial advisor questioning the state of the bank's client, Puerto Rico.
Thu., Feb. 4
Kan Named C&W Health Chief
Edelman's Mike Kan takes top health post as Linda Dyson focuses on Rx PA opportunities.
Thu., Feb. 4
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