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NY federal prosecutor's comms officer to join SVC

Brittaney Kiefer June 13, 2013

Ellen Davis, the top public affairs executive for US federal prosecutors in New York, is joining Sard Verbinnen & Co., the firm that represents a $15 billion hedge fund under investigation by Davis' employer.

Booz Allen fights reputation damage due to NSA leak

Brittaney Kiefer June 11, 2013

Consulting giant Booz Allen Hamilton took additional steps to repair its reputation after former employee Edward Snowden leaked a secret US government surveillance program to media outlets.

Zynga CEO reaches out to employees about layoffs

Brittaney Kiefer June 03, 2013

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus sent a somber note to employees following the news of massive layoffs at the social gaming company.

Agency profitability flat in 2012

Lindsay Stein May 31, 2013

Profitability of US PR agencies was flat in 2012, according to an annual survey from management consulting firm StevensGouldPincus.

Facebook finally acts on gender-based hate speech

Sarah Shearman May 29, 2013

Facebook has bowed to pressure and agreed to change the way it monitors gender-based hate-speech, following a week of campaigning in which a number of brands pulled their ads from the social network in protest.

Activists call on Facebook to pull sexist content

Sarah Shearman May 28, 2013

Activist and feminist groups published an open letter on Facebook on Tuesday urging the social network to remove content on the site that endorses violence against women.

P&G CEO steps down amid investor criticism

Lindsay Stein May 24, 2013

Procter & Gamble chairman and CEO Bob McDonald has stepped down from his role after pressure from activist investor Bill Ackman, among other critics.

Yahoo promises not to 'screw up' Tumblr

Brittaney Kiefer May 20, 2013

Just as Facebook assured users nothing would change when it acquired Instagram last year, Yahoo promised to keep Tumblr the same when it buys the blogging service for $1.1 billion.

Video gives Abercrombie 'a brand readjustment'

Lindsay Stein May 17, 2013

Los Angeles-based filmmaker Greg Karber has become a YouTube sensation after he released a video mocking Abercrombie & Fitch for offensive remarks made by the brand's CEO.

Fleishman panel highlights ways to reach diasporas

Virgil Dickson May 16, 2013

Private-sector and nonprofit leaders noted the importance of driving consumer action through social media during a panel discussion hosted by FleishmanHillard on Monday at the 2013 Global Diaspora Forum in Washington DC.

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Five reasons not to own a PR agency

Scott Signore, Matter Communications June 17, 2013

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PR at Cannes: turning point but not breakthrough

Steve Barrett June 18, 2013

So, the 2013 PR Lions have been awarded and the post mortems have begun in earnest, even before the official Cannes "opening ceremony" Tuesday night.

Obama takes Hispanic, women voters to seal win

Frank Washkuch November 07, 2012

President Barack Obama handily won re-election Tuesday night, taking more than 300 electoral votes. His campaign's outreach to Hispanic and women voters, and the Romney team's reliance on white voters, was largely cited as the reason why.