About 300,000 mass layoffs a month have left the remaining PR professionals in a precarious position. For many, the agency budget has shrunk; one person is doing the job of three; spokespeople have left the company; and it often feels like everyone has pushed PR aside.

The result is that we're floundering to stay afloat and what used to be a bold and aggressive proactive PR program is now a grinding wheel of press releases.

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