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Edelman: A Giant in the PR World

Edelman: A Giant in the PR World

Published on Sept. 28, 2022, at 3:21 p.m. by Kelsey Nayman. What once started as a small public relations agency “to do better than the competition” has now expanded into the largest agency in the world with “more than 6,000 employees in 66 offices across 28

Transitioning from Student-Run Agencies to Professional Agencies

Transitioning from Student-Run Agencies to Professional Agencies

Published on October 18, 2021, at 7:36 p.m. by Lady Reynolds. In a 2019 post for O’Dwyer’s, Doug Swanson, a professor of communications at California State University, noted student-run agencies put “PR students in the driver’s seat.” Student-run agencies allow undergraduates to obtain hands-on experience

Editor Biographies, Fall 2020

Charlotte Arnold Marketing Director Hometown: Lexington, Kentucky Majors: Public Relations and Marketing; AMP in Marketing Academic Achievements: President’s List, Cardinal Key Honor Society, Kappa Tau Alpha Honor Society, Accelerated Masters Program, Oakley Society Jobs, Internships & Other Achievements: Promotions and Marketing Intern — LM Communications (Summer 2019), Assistant Event

Nonprofits: Anticipating 2021 Through the Lens of 2020

Nonprofits: Anticipating 2021 Through the Lens of 2020

Published on December 2, 2020, at 6:55 p.m.by Katey Quinn. Over the past year, many organizations’ best-laid marketing and communications plans have collected dust on a shelf. As the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly upended every aspect of normality last March, nonprofit organizations have especially felt the

Keeping the Spirit of Black Friday Alive

Keeping the Spirit of Black Friday Alive

Published on November 16, 2020, at 4:50 p.m. by Katey Quinn. As I set out Black Friday shopping last year for the first time since I was a teenager, I realized what keeps people coming back year after year: tradition. We certainly do not put

3 Insights from Crisis Communicators on Managing the ‘Cancel Crisis’

3 Insights from Crisis Communicators on Managing the ‘Cancel Crisis’

Published on November 9, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. by Katey Quinn. Of all the crises that today’s public relations crisis counselors may be called in to handle, perhaps nothing strikes more fear in brands and individuals than the threat of “being canceled.” Cancel culture is

Step Up or Step Back: Brands Taking a Stand in 2020

Step Up or Step Back: Brands Taking a Stand in 2020

Published on October 22, 2020, at 4:31 p.m. by Katey Quinn. There used to be one red line that most brands would not cross: politics. Over time, as more forward-thinking companies evolved their brand identities to correspond with the changing times and sentiments of their

How Agencies Are Dancing Through Zoom Culture

How Agencies Are Dancing Through Zoom Culture

Published on October 15, 2020, at 12:08 p.m. by Katey Quinn. Imagine that you log onto Facebook Workplace to watch your CEO give his monthly address to employees across the globe. You expect a routine meeting reporting on what is going on throughout the company.

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