As a recession looms, communications must prepare for proxy battles amongst companies

Last week, the Jay-Z-co-founded clothing line, Rocawear, unveiled a new ad campaign featuring Nicole Paultre-Bell, the former fiance of Sean Bell, who was gunned down in a hail of police bullets outside of a nightclub in Queens, NY.

Agency pros refer to it as the "bait and switch." The client sits in a room packed with senior executives and founders. They sign the contract with the agency, and the next time they meet, a 22-year-old AE is fielding their questions.

James Pindell covered the NH primaries for the Boston Globe before joining Observer Media Group as Managing Editor. Politicker.com is a state-fueled national political Web site due to launch this month.

NEW YORK: Omnicom Group Inc. reported growth in its 2007 earnings. Despite gloomy economic forecasts, the holding company's net income increased by nearly 13% compared to 2006.

Celebrity magazine US Weekly, and its newest competitor OK! aren't feeling the effects of slumping magazine sales, according to the New York Times.

Scuttling of HD DVD deal by Warner Bros. places long format fight onto imbalanced terrain

Among the 1 million onlookers at Times Square who watched the Waterford Crystal Philips-lighted New Year's Eve ball slide down its mast stood Lori Raimondo, Chicago native and New York transplant.

Communications efforts really begin whenever a disgruntled employee leaves the organization

Who knew the urban US slang for a prostitute had made it to the other side of the world?