I practiced PR and branding for 30+ years, including 6 years as CCO of AT&T. Now I write about PR, and will tweet links to reading I find insightful and useful.

Joined January 2014
Great insights on Societal Acumen from @OscarSurisIII zenogroup.com/insights/socie…
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How is American business responding to COVID-19? @justcapital_ has launched a major initiative to share guiding principles, track corporate actions, analyze trends, and highlight best practices from companies leading the way: justcapital.com/reports/covi…
This excellent piece by @jenatemple makes a strong case for boards to have comms/brand expertise. prweek.com/article/1667154 via @PRWeekUS
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Last 24 hours shows Trump’s 2020 path to victory: -Dem candidate releases video that explains her background, values, vision and policies-it never mentions Trump; -Trump responds with childish insult; -Media only covers insult. All process, all on Trump’s terms. No Dem message.
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increase in Dow Jones Industrial Average from: --Trump inauguration to Jan 4 of second year: 26% --Obama inauguration to Jan 4 of second year: 33%
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Dow in the first 11 months: - Obama: 29.9% - Trump: 25.0% S&P in the first 11 months: - Obama: 36.9% - Trump: 18.4% xitter.cf/PressSec/status/942917…
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"With a strong focus on public interest..." #PRethics Read more about the research here: comm.psu.edu/page-center/art…
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I was glad to see Ketchum’s representation of Russia come to an end: awpagesociety.com/2015/03/ke…
My take on the importance of telling the truth: awpagesociety.com/2015/02/te…
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Target CMO Sends a Powerful Message to PR Field bit.ly/1m3S1g6
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Arthur Sulzberger's note to New York Times staff:
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Good advice from @ethanmcc on developing a content marketing mindset theguardian.com/media-networ… #ibm
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.@usatoday's @brucehorovitz explores #PR dimension of Under Armour speedskating gaffe: usat.ly/1nKgfua #Sochi2014
Best Way for New Leaders to Build Trust. (via @HarvardBiz) #Leadership #Career | ow.ly/sfDXG
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Interesting interview on @melcrmit's blog about #PR #ethics in Vietnam Half of the truth wp.me/p2emyw-1fc (Ref. @jgombita's #PREthics)
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15 Trends That Will Shape How Your Organization Communicates in 2014 prsa.org/Intelligence/Tactic…
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The Page Society says farewell to Jack Koten, Hall of Fame member and first Page chair awpagesociety.com/about/soci…
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How perception differs from reality for both reporters and PR people. ow.ly/sjXPT via @PRNews
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10 Surprising #Twitter Statistics To Help You Reach More Followers. (via @FastCoLead) #Marketing | ow.ly/rVdJt
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