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Beyond Public Relations: BP trouble is not about PR

As 45 percent of marketers reading AdAge say they’d take up the communicating for BP and ‘Leroy Stick’ continues to publish the satirical @BPGlobalPR Twitter handle, let’s take a minute to reinforce what is required for BP (and all companies in crisis) to retain their social license to operate.
First, do the right thing. Act as [...]

Social Media and Iowa’s Utilities

Here are the slides from Ron’s short presentation to Common Ground Iowa…
Social Media and Iowa's Utilities
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Hanser & Associates wins three Communicator Awards

Hanser & Associates received three awards by The Communicator Awards, an annual leading international awards program honoring creative excellence for Communications Professionals. The Communicator Awards receives over 9,000 entries from companies and agencies of all sizes, making it one of the largest awards of its kind in the world.
 
Awards received include:
1)    Megabus.com “Planes, Trains… and Buses” [...]

Remembering Lee Levitt

Looking backward and forward…
Lee Levitt, a visionary champion of the public relations profession for more than 50 years, passed away May 19 at the age of 80.
He was a student (and “professor”) of the history of public relations.  For example, he often stated that one of the earliest successful PR campaigns was implemented by Roman [...]

Remembering Betsy Plank

“PR is fundamental to a democratic society…”
 
This week the public relations profession – and industry – pause for a moment to remember Betsy Plank, one of the trailblazers and pillars of our profession. She passed away yesterday (May 23) at the age of 86, after mentored hundreds of fellow PR professionals.
 
I met Betsy 20 years [...]