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Ketchum Marks 90 Years

info@odwyerpr.com (Greg Hazley) — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:03:53 EDT

Ketchum is marking its 90th anniversary today, kicking off a 90-day period of pro bono PR service to non-profit organizations around the world.

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Walmart Gets New PR Chief

info@odwyerpr.com (Kevin McCauley) — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:23:10 EDT

CEO of Hill+Knowlton Strategies/US is moving to Walmart next month for the executive VP-corporate affairs post.

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Link: FH Chief Urges Grads (and PR) to Favor Independence over Community

info@odwyerpr.com (Greg Hazley) — Wed, 22 May 2013 12:06:30 EDT

In an open letter to the class of 2013, FleishmanHillard CEO Dave Senay urged graduates (and the PR industry) to break away from community in favor of independence.

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Weber Shandwick Deals with Sex Scandal

info@odwyerpr.com (Kevin McCauley) — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:31:26 EDT

Weber Shandwick is helping iGate deal with fallout surrounding the firing of its CEO for his failure to report a sexual relationship with a subordinate employee.

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Sequestration Forces PR Job Cuts

info@odwyerpr.com (Greg Hazley) — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:39:36 EDT

Weber Shandwick has cut six percent of its Minneapolis-area staff as the effects of sequestration ripple through the firm's government work.

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PRSA Revenues Up 4% to $11M, 2006 Level

info@odwyerpr.com (Jack O'Dwyer) — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:11:17 EDT

PRSA, recovering from years of recession and helped by a 13.3% dues hike to $255, posted revenues of $11.1M for 2012, up 4% over 2011 and close to the $11.4M that it recorded in 2006.

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Breast Cancer Genomics Company Eyes IPO

info@odwyerpr.com (Greg Hazley) — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:24:32 EDT

Life sciences shop Bioscribe works the PR beat for NanoString, the Seattle genomics company slating an initial public offering.

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Muslim World Woefully Underserved By PR Sector

info@odwyerpr.com (Yusuf Hatia) — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:22 EDT

The Muslim World, which is a consumer market larger than India and China, is woefully underserved by the PR sector.

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'PR Thinking,' Content Marketing to Drive Next-Gen Marcomms

info@odwyerpr.com (Kevin McCauley) — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:53:19 EDT

"PR thinking" and content marketing are going to dominate the next-generation of marketing communications firms, according to a survey released today by France's Publicis Groupe.

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Law School Want to Raise PR Bar

info@odwyerpr.com (Greg Hazley) — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:07:16 EDT

Connecticut's only public law school, and one of only four in New England, is reaching out to PR firms to burnish its image.

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Arcila Heads Noxious APR Program at PRSA NJ

info@odwyerpr.com (Jack O'Dwyer) — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:06:25 EDT

This is an open letter to Carlos Arcila, external communications manager for Verizon Enterprise Solutions and accreditation chair of the New Jersey chapter of the PR Society, one of the 15...

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Brunswick Builds Up Asia Operations

info@odwyerpr.com (Greg Hazley) — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:38:29 EDT

Brunswick Group is planning to open a Singapore office in August, the firm's fourth outpost in te Asia, and is ramping up staff in the region.

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Yahoo Sings Right Note

info@odwyerpr.com (Kevin McCauley) — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:39:36 EDT

One thing is for certain: Yahoo's press release to announce the acquisition of the fast-growing social media site is a thing of beauty.

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Failure is Way to Success, Says NYT CEO

info@odwyerpr.com (Kevin McCauley) — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:25 EDT

The New York Times' decision to introduce an online pay model ranks as the "most important and successful decision" made by the company in many years, CEO Mark Thompson told Columbia Business...

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