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John M. Williams: ‘He took a bite out of life and let the juices run down his chin’

November 24th, 2011 at 14:07 » Comments (46)

John MacLeod Williams, who led PR Newswire through tremendous sales growth in the 1990s and successfully extended the paid press release business model into China in recent years, died suddenly ...more »

Three skunkworks products PR pros should try

September 13th, 2011 at 21:48 » Comments Off

I’ve always thought skunkworks projects were pretty sweet. As a kid, I earned the name Fingers Armon because my friend Jimmy Fiddler and I disassembled lamps, radios, and other gear – ...more »

Like Abe Vigoda, press releases were pronounced dead prematurely

September 6th, 2011 at 10:26 » Comments (2)

[caption id="attachment_1082" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo credit: Sony Pictures"][/caption] Actor Abe Vigoda knows what it’s like to be dead even while still very much alive and kicking. Known best for his roles as ...more »

Consolidation accelerates among PR, marketing services firms

August 5th, 2009 at 12:31 » Comments Off

[caption id="attachment_395" align="aligncenter" width="215" caption="Mirage? M&A drought appears to be ending in PR, marketing space."][/caption] After a long drought, M&A is picking up among the service providers relied on by ...more »

When fake news isn’t funny

July 29th, 2009 at 11:09 » Comments Off

The shooting death of a Kuwaiti businessman this past weekend is a sobering reminder of how wrong things can go when misinformation is used to pump up stock prices. Whether Hazem ...more »

April Fool’s Day means red alert in newsrooms

March 31st, 2009 at 09:01 » Comments (2)

While Batboy still lives in the form of an off-Broadway musical, I miss seeing his face on the cover of the tabloid Weekly World News, alongside the supermarket checkout counter. Now ...more »