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 • Blockbuster's Desperate Specials Show Its Retail Days Will Soon Be Over
Thu., Dec. 4 —
Kevin McCauley
• The Last Thing the Mets Need is to be Hexed by 'Citi Field'
Wed., Dec. 3 —
Kevin McCauley
 • PR Cuts Hit Mumbai, Hollywood; Pirate Crisis for Cruises?
Tue., Dec. 2 — Greg Hazley
• Without Humility, Detroit's PR is Heading for a Cliff
Thu., Nov. 20 — Greg Hazley
 • Reconciling the Clinton years, all over again
Tue.,
Dec. 2 —
Jon Gingerich
• Stage is set for a progressive 111th
Wed.,
Nov. 12 —
Jon Gingerich
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 Commentary
& Op-Ed
Guest Op-Ed:
Burress Shooting
Threatens Entire NFL
 By
Kevin Foley
The Plaxico Burress incident is latest in string of crises for NFL that could deal a big blow to America’s most valuable sports enterprise.
Tue., Dec. 2
Public Relations:
Rescuing the Auto Industry's PR
 By Fraser P. Seitel
Abysmal PR from Detroit's Big Three is hurting chances of Congressional bailout. Here's a three-pronged PR strategy so that the CEOs depart D.C. this time with taxpayer cash in hand.
Mon., Dec. 1  [3]
Guest Op-Ed:
Pincus Sees 24 Months for Turnaround
 By
Ted Pincus
Even with "miracles" wrought by the Obama stimulus package, it will take 24 months to overcome the financial crisis. PR firm owners might skip pay or think of merging.
Tue., Nov. 25
Guest Op-Ed:
Coping with Economic
Chaos in PR
 By Ron Levy
How can PR pros help management cope with the economic chaos? Here are some of the ways...
Tue., Nov. 25
Guest
Op-Ed:
More
Free Speech,
Less Fairness Doctrine
By
Kevin Foley
Some Democrats are talking about
reviving the Fairness Doctrine,
which spawned the likes of Limbaugh
and Hannity. They are wrong.
Tue.,
Nov. 18 [3]
Public
Relations:
Auto
Industry Lacks
Public Support. Why?
 By
Jack O’Dwyer
Although GM, Chrysler and Ford seem
headed for bankruptcy, GM PR head
Steve Harris told the Institute
for PR Nov. 5 that "most news
people and bloggers" couldn't
care less.
Mon.,
Nov. 17 [3]
Pitch
op-ed pieces to: kevin@odwyerpr.com
Commentary
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State Dept. Outlines
Public Diplomacy 2.0
Public diplomacy chief sees ‘Net trend toward social networks and conversation undermining Al Qaeda’s digital propaganda mill. State reps engaged Ahmadinejad aide online.
Thu., Dec. 4 [2]
L.A. Rethinks 'Car Culture'
Ex-Fleishman-Hillard executive works to get people of Los Angeles out of cars and into buses or on bikes.
Wed., Dec. 3
Reuters: PA, 'Psy Ops' to Merge in Afghanistan
Plan to combine public affairs with information and psychological operations in Afghanistan is causing rancor among NATO allies, according to Reuters.
Tue., Dec. 2
Donnelly Handles
Taj Hotel Attack
Sheila Donnelly & Associates fields media inquiries for Mumbai hotel in terror attack.
Mon., Dec. 1
Dowie Sets Up L.A. Firm
Doug Dowie, the former GM of Fleishman Hillard Los Angeles who has battled charges of over billing for more than four years, has established DRD Consulting.
Wed., Nov. 26
DCI Picks Up Peru Pact
Development Counsellors International has picked up a contract worth about $24K a month to raise the visibility of Peru.
Tue., Nov. 25
Ostrowski Looks at Big Picture
Helen Ostrowski, who is stepping down as Porter Novelli chair, says there is more to life than PR.
Mon., Nov. 24
Porter Novelli Retrenches
"Senior leaders" exit Porter Novelli as Omnicom unit restructures operations.
Fri., Nov. 21
DeMaria, Thomson Reuters Vet, Joins Newsweek
Frank DeMaria, who was global head of media relations at Thomson Reuters, has shifted to Newsweek.
Thu., Nov. 20
Rumors
of Closings
Hit Retail Chains
PR pros at retail chains scramble as e-mail
of store closings at 30 chains spreads like
wildfire. Shoppers are warned to spend gift
certificates before stores disappear. Talbots
and others admit some closings but deny all
stores will close.
Wed., Nov. 19
Whole Foods Checks Out Glover Park
Whole Foods retains Glover Park Group for fight against Federal Trade Commission.
Tue.,
Nov. 18
PRN Buys Out China Partner
PR Newswire has acquired the newswire business of its China partner Xinhua Finance for $6M in cash.
Mon.,
Nov. 17
OMC Folds Washington Group into C&W
Omnicom is folding Ketchum's The Washington Group lobbying unit into Clark & Weinstock.
Fri.,
Nov. 14
Interest Groups Push Healthcare Reform
Four interest groups representing 53M Americans launch million-dollar campaign urging Obama, Congress to keep promises on healthcare reform.
Thu.,
Nov. 13
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2007 Worldwide Fees of Independent PR Firms:
Rankings submissions for 2008 net fees due Feb. '09 -- Printable rankings form |
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-- Listing for each firm in O'Dwyer's
Public Relations firms database |
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Firm |
2007
Net Fees |
Empl. |
%
Fee Change
From 2006 |
| 1. |
Edelman [listing] |
$395,494,858 |
2,860 |
+22.2 |
| 2. |
Waggener
Edstrom [listing] |
106,507,000 |
801 |
+11.1 |
| 3. |
APCO
Worldwide [listing] |
97,500,000 |
549 |
+19.0 |
| 4. |
Ruder
Finn Group [listing] |
93,549,000 |
590 |
-5.8 |
| 5. |
Text
100 Int'l. [listing] |
60,000,000 |
550 |
+12.4 |
| 6. |
Qorvis
Comms. [listing] |
30,497,000 |
86 |
+27.6 |
| 7. |
Schwartz
Comms. [listing] |
30,486,822 |
210 |
+13.5 |
| 8. |
ICR [listing] |
24,645,933 |
95 |
+40.0 |
| 9. |
Dan
Klores Comms. [listing] |
21,700,000 |
131 |
+6.0 |
| 10. |
Regan Comms. [listing] |
21,014,000 |
74 |
+14.0 |
Complete
rankings table of 190 firms |
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PR should cool overseas
‘Obama-mania’
The election of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States has electrified the world, signaling to millions of people across the globe that America is ready to reassume its leading role on the international stage.
There is great anticipation that the U.S. will engage in areas such as global warming, alternative energy creation, economic development, human rights promotion and work tirelessly to restore a reputation severely battered by reports of torture and a drawn-out occupation of Iraq.
Much is expected of the President-elect. “Obama symbolizes all that is good with America. He is a beacon of hope,” said Michael Kempner, CEO of MWW Group. He likens Obama’s international positive buzz to when “we landed on the Moon.”... full
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