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1) Fisker Automotive turns to advertising in wake of PR troubles (Ad Age) – Luxury brand auto maker Fisker turned to print advertising to tell its story after months of bad press related to [...]

Congratulations to our former colleague Ted Claypoole on his new book “Protecting Your Internet Identity: Are You Naked Online?”  This is sorely needed reading for the modern [...]

1) Syria’s Assad family turns to West for glossy PR (The New York Times) — With the help of PR firm Brown Lloyd James, Syrian President Basher al-Assad and his family have sought over [...]

Earlier this week we saw the White House execute an admirable end run around the White House press corps.  Press Secretary Jay Carney welcomed journalists from rural America to Washington for [...]

1) How Obama’s top copywriter does marketing right (Fast Company) — Fast Company’s Lisa Nirell writes that Obama campaign manager Jim Messina sets the standard for persuasive [...]

Politico, one of my favorite reads, ran a piece today in which public relations pros offer crisis communications advice to John Edwards in the wake of his campaign finance trial.  To be blunt, I [...]