Public Relation News

We all know the story: The economy takes a nosedive and business owners worry. You wonder how you'll afford insurance premiums and payroll when your revenue stream has dropped precipitously.

His name is familiar to some in Sampson County already from previous work he did for Sampson Community College in the late 1990's. A multimedia and public relations professional, Dan Grubb served as the first-ever Public Information Officer for SCC when he arrived on campus in 1996.

Social review site Yelp has a big problem: Angry small-business owners. This week, Yelp published a fiery blog post defending itself, yet again, against claims that it extorts money from small-business owners.

In a rather brutish display of Sandinista intolerance toward the media, security guards at the Supreme Court of Justice today shoved, hit and dragged veteran La Prensa photographer Manuel Esquivel out of the court building as he tried to cover an event involving President Daniel Ortega's estranged stepdaughter and former accuser ZoilamA©rica ... (more)

As a preteen, she was thrilled with AOL instant messaging, technology that gave her the opportunity to chat with friends on the web.

News Corp. said its board of directors has approved plans to split its entertainment and publishing businesses into two separate companies.

A mysterious old newspaper report on the discovery of vintage footage featuring Skegness's iconic mascot The Jolly Fisherman has instigated a fresh hunt for the prized relic.

Brookfield, Wis. Local LinkedIn instructor Rick Moon, owner of Lunar Communications Public Relations and Writing Services, will offer a free LinkedIn training class May 29 at the Brookfield Public Library.

The nude statue joins the celebrity baby sculptures created recently by artist ; celebrating the beauty of celebrity pregnancy.

Just after the stunning defeat of the NDP in the provincial election, Gregor Robertson decided to insert himself into the news.

Someone observed that the heat of the kitchen is clearly hard to bear, and I think no one would disagree with that.

Quinnipiac University has launched new online tracks for students interested in becoming leaders in social media.

When it comes to priorities, paid vs. earned media isn't very high on the list of most new business owners.

The University of West Georgia Alumni Association has announced the first top 30 Under 30 list for 2013.

The Harper government is declining to explain how and where it is spending millions of taxpayer dollars on advertising to promote oil, gas and pipeline companies as well as other Canadian natural resources.

PRAGUE: A publicist for an upcoming Marilyn Monroe exhibition in Prague says that photographs of the star have been stolen.

Dish Network Corp is ramping up its Washington-centric campaign to thwart Japanese firm SoftBank Corp's bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, hoping to convince lawmakers and government reviewers that it poses national security risks.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. named Dan Bartlett, most recently president and CEO of the U.S. arm of global business advisory firm Hill & Knowlton Strategies, as its new executive vice president of corporate affairs.

The White House finds itself in a public relations mess Even as it argues that the press is seeing the trees but missing the forest Issa's committee knew about the IG report, too?... Senate Judiciary Committee clears immigration bill, which now moves to the Senate floor NYT: The number of drone strikes declines WaPo on Petraeus' role in the ... (more)

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