Obama stays on 'change' message; executives blog during tough economic period; 'US News' goes monthly; and more

In addition to the historical significance of Barack Obama's victory, the win will likely make a lasting impact on the communications sector.

The new company AirBed & Breakfast created buzz for itself by building a PR campaign on the widespread media attention generated by both the 2008 Democratic and Republican National Conventions.

Election inspires marketers; Starbucks' free coffee promotion runs afoul election law; Dunkin' Donuts twitters; and more.

Web dominates presidential campaign; brand trust falling; questions on polls remain; and more.

After nearly two years of nonstop campaigning, the public will decide on Tuesday whether to elect John McCain or Barack Obama. PRWeek asked a number of PR professionals and strategists who will win, why, and how the communications strategy helped propel him to victory. Updated 3:30pm.

Shaun Dakin calls it his "15 minutes of fame," but his foresight in creating a nonprofit last year devoted to adding automated political phone calls to the national, voluntary "Do Not Call" registry is generating media attention lasting quite a bit longer than that.

Cable Neuhaus is not a conservative, but he has steered the editorial direction of right-wing magazine Newsmax for the last two and a half years.

I'm going out on a ledge here, and writing this column two weeks before Election Day. There's a decent chance you're reading this after we know the identity of our next president. So if Sen. John McCain won the election, what follows won't hold much water. But, if Sen. Barack Obama is our next president, I think there are some lessons we should all consider.

Sundry get-out-the-vote (GOTV) efforts kicked into high gear over the past few days as Election Day looms. They include a number of regional efforts by unions, including AFL-CIO, SEIU, and the International Association of Machinists, as well efforts by pro-McCain or pro-Obama camps in particular states such as New Jersey, Texas, New Hampshire, and Alaska.