#public relations

#public relations

These messages are addictive because they give us something that we are not meant to see.

AFP Director of Communications Gregoire Lemarchand confirmed that the photo was removed after the agency was made aware of the White House's displeasure. He insisted that the decision was based on internal editorial standards.

Al Carns claimed about £3,000 for the production of 17 videos that show him interacting with local businesses, including a pull-up challenge with a firefighter.

It's human nature to want to act immediately and alleviate pressure when you find yourself in hot water. But sharing news that isn't complete yet or telling the public too much too soon can turn up the temperature even more. Avoid the need for a public retraction later by accurately, concisely and clearly communicating with your audience from the start.

With community opposition growing, data center backers are going on a full-scale public relations blitz. Around Christmas in Virginia, which boasts the highest concentration of data centers in the country, one advertisement seemed to air nonstop. "Virginia's data centers are ... investing billions in clean energy," a voiceover intoned over sweeping shots of shiny solar panels. "Creating good-paying jobs" - cue men in yellow safety vests and hard hats - "and building a better energy future."

It could be seen as protesting too much, but San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and his office have produced a slick but kind of awkward video in which various city departments confirm how "ready" they are to host the Super Bowl. The video below, which was posted Monday, follows Mayor Daniel Lurie's playbook of using social media to promote what a good job he's doing and what fine, rebounding shape the city of San Francisco is in.

Selling a business doesn't make you rich, according to Rory Godson - even though he sold Powerscourt for over €50m At the end of every week, public-relations powerbroker Rory Godson sits down with a list of clients, and works out how much service his company, Powerscourt, has given them. "Typically, our clients will pay us a retainer - X pounds or euro a month," he says. "And our culture has always been that we owe them.

What will be their tune this Wednesday? You've got to hand it to Sport Ireland - they say what they like, and they like what they say. Take the press release three days before Christmas, 'Sport Ireland welcomes 2025 as most successful year ever for Irish high-performance sport', when they rolled out their big hitters for a collective pat on the back.

According to an investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), Portland outsourced Wikipedia edits relating to some of its high-profile clients, including the state of Qatar. TBIJ said it had evidence of alleged Wikipedia edits made on behalf of Portland between 2016 and 2024. Between 2016 and 2021, many were made by Web3 Consulting, which is run by a consultant allegedly used by Portland to make edits.

I hope you haven't been worrying too much about Kimberly Guilfoyle, whose ex-fiancé, Donald Trump Jr., recently announced that he is engaged again, to a woman he appears to have started dating before most people, possibly including Guilfoyle herself, knew his previous relationship had ended. Despite the breakup and her subsequent combination promotion-banishment, Guilfoyle is thriving in her new role as the United States ambassador to Greece.

It was a distinctly clever, if somewhat surprising, choice from Altman who has mostly kept his personal life out of the media spotlight. But Altman is a salesman, and a good salesman understands the optics of good television. So he talked about being a dad and being worried that his son-who wasn't crawling at six months-was developing slower than other children (spoiler: he's not). "I cannot imagine having gone through, figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT," Altman told Fallon. "People did it for a long time, no problem. So clearly it was possible, but I have relied on it so much."

With student-led campus protests on the rise and polarization intensifying on both sides of the political spectrum, the need to have students media ready is mounting. For example, in recent weeks students rallied across the U.S. because of the Trump administration's assault on higher education; protests broke out at the University of California, Berkeley, during an event held by Turning Point USA; and students at the University of Florida protested the university's deal with ICE.

In the days leading up to Black Friday, brands like Tower 28, JVN Hair and Material Kitchen have taken to social media to ask followers for forgiveness and to say "sorry." The catch: They're apologizing for their products being too good. "To everyone who started using Meltdown and suddenly stopped cancelling plans because of a breakout - we owe you an apology," Blume Skincare wrote on Instagram earlier this month.

But of course, the wife of Prince Harry was probably wearing enough makeup to look glamorously au naturel so that her fans will praise her for being so brave. Meanwhile, that claim of authenticity gets challenged by the way Meghan and her P.R. team seem to have arranged a hagiographic profile that brushes by her many controversies, including the multiple staff-bullying allegations or that a Spotify executive famously called her and Harry (expletive) grifters.

Traditional crisis management functions on probability rather than certainty. Clients pay substantial retainers for months of work that may or may not yield results. This model creates what behavioral economists call "outcome uncertainty anxiety," where businesses facing crises cannot predict when or if their reputation will recover. The psychological toll often compounds the original situation, creating a secondary disaster that can prove more damaging than the initial incident.

Biglaw recruiting director out after racist rant goes public.

Shifts in search behavior have elevated the importance of implementing generative engine optimization best practices. While SEO has long rewarded relevance and authority, GEO picks up on those same signals - favoring brands AI considers credible, consistent and well-referenced across the web. In this new landscape, success depends on a brand's total digital footprint - not just owned channels, but everywhere credibility can be earned: media coverage, websites, reviews, forums and social platforms.

When Bospar asked ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Copilot for information about RealSense, each one provided a version of the same answer: RealSense was no longer in business. In reality, the company was on the verge of announcing a spin-out from its parent, Intel, and a $50 million funding round. How could RealSense get top-tier press coverage if the leading AI tools had already written its obituary?

When Pepsi released its 2017 ad featuring Kendall Jenner handing a can of soda to a police officer during a protest, the backlash was immediate and brutal. The ad was meant to convey unity and peace, but it came off as tone-deaf since it seemed to trivialize serious social justice movements like Black Lives Matter, according to .The fact that Kendall Jenner, one of the Kardashians, starred in the ad simply added fuel to the fire.