Op-Ed Articles

US cities' branding initiatives represent a new PR paradigm

Desiree Peterkin Bell, City of Philadelphia November 01, 2011

The days of getting news solely from traditional media forms are past.
 

Wise comms counsel can do wonders for customer service

Jim Nichols, Stern & Associates November 01, 2011

This coming holiday season, consumers will have more information about pricing and retailer reputations than ever before.
 

The greatest impact of CSR may be inside your business, not outside

Maggie Fitzpatrick, Cigna October 28, 2011

When our company said that we were a sponsor of the new monument to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King on the National Mall in Washington, after years of promoting diversity and inclusion as core corporate values, the responses were overwhelming.
 

Asking if PR should provide social media analytics is the wrong question

Allyson Hugley, Weber Shandwick October 21, 2011

PR professionals are the creators and curators of narratives that engage audiences and shape public perceptions of companies, brands, and issues.
 

The future of communications is coordination

Brad McCormick, Cohn & Wolfe October 14, 2011

There is a huge difference between having a big idea and actually making that big idea a reality.
 

The right answer is even more important in a crisis

Robert Leaf October 07, 2011

Today, CEOs, and the people directly under them, are facing more pressure than ever before, as Rupert Murdoch found out.
 

Going political makes a lot of marketing sense for brands

Jim Joseph, Lippe Taylor October 01, 2011

Through all of my brand and client assignments, I have never even attempted to cross the line.
 

Earned media's day has come and PR must take advantage

Peter Granat, Cision North America October 01, 2011

The social Web has pushed earned and owned media into the forefront of the marketing conversation.
 

Are you speaking the same CR language?

Jonathan Yohannan, Cone September 30, 2011

Corporate responsibility and cause branding are on the top of the agenda for many C-suite executives. The biggest challenge is pinpointing exactly what leaders mean when they use these terms.
 

Where does TV content go? Monitor it to find out

Dave Armon, Critical Mention September 23, 2011

The old days of media monitoring involved picking up the daily newspaper while you grabbed a cup of coffee in the morning or having a TV-monitoring service record a segment onto a VHS.