Public Relations

Beverage Industry Tries to Bottle the Opposition

by Diane Farsetta — August 6, 2007 - 3:59pm

With increasing criticism that "bottled water has misleading labels and is of inferior quality to municipal water systems," and the governments of San Francisco and Salt Lake City prohibiting city agencies from buying bottled water, the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) and the American Beverage Association (ABA) have ramped up their PR.

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PR Week, August 6, 2007

An Ugly Fight over Cosmetics Safety

by Diane Farsetta — August 6, 2007 - 12:32pm

"The increasing number of attacks by lobby groups on the US cosmetics and personal care industry means that it is time to fight back," according to CosmeticsDesign.com. The main industry group, the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association (CTFA), will "use the internet ...

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CosmeticsDesign.com, July 20, 2007

Gazprom Hires Omnicom Agencies

by Bob Burton — August 2, 2007 - 9:45pm

Gazprom, the Russian gas company that supplies approximately one-quarter of Europe's gas needs, has hired the PR firms Gavin Anderson, Ketchum and GPlus to handle "all financial and corpo

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PR Week, August 1, 2007

Rumsfield Vague on War Media Management

by Bob Burton — August 2, 2007 - 8:15pm

Asked by Congressman Dennis Kucinich whether the Rendon Group was involved in a Department of Defense media management strategy on the war in Iraq, the former Secretary of Defense,

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Truthout, August 1, 2007

Military Takes Aim at U.S. Propaganda Ban

by Bob Burton — July 31, 2007 - 5:36am

In preparing its marketing study commissioned by the U.S. military, the RAND Corporation sought the advice of PR advisers including Burson-Marsteller, Weber Shandwick, J.D.

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PR Week, July 30, 2007

PR Firms Booming

by Bob Burton — July 30, 2007 - 3:42am

Based on the survey results of 300 public relations firms around the world, The Holmes Report estimates that the industry is "generating at least $7 billion in fee income annually, employing in excess of 50,000 people, and growing by at least 8.5 percent a year." The newsletter notes that 1,500 firms did not respond to the survey, which makes their estimate a "best guess." "The way in which most large communications holding companies have chosen to interpret Sarbanes-Oxley regulations makes it almost impo

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The Holmes Report (not online), July 23, 2007

Logging Lobbyist Joins Politicians Pulp Mills Tour

by Bob Burton — July 25, 2007 - 4:42am

A lobbyist for the Australian forestry company Gunns will travel with a delegation of Tasmanian politicians visiting pulp mills in Brazil, Chile and Finland.

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The Mercury (Australia), July 25, 2007

The UK's Spin Army

by Sheldon Rampton — July 24, 2007 - 9:20am

A "Defense Communications Strategy" developed for the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) notes that the UK is spending millions of pounds on more than 1,000 spin doctors to improve the public image of the armed forces.

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Telegraph (UK), July 23, 2007

Pro-War PR Front, Move America Forward, Caravanning to DC

by John Stauber — July 20, 2007 - 7:56am
  • Topics: Astroturf, Iraq, Front Groups, Terrorism, Public Relations, War / Peace

    • The pro-war front group Move America Forward has announced that it will caravan across the United States September 3 - 17 on a trip to DC to lobby for the war in Iraq.

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