Jimmy Breslin’s famous query about the hapless 1962 New York Mets seems apropos of many PR “professionals” these days as they scramble to...

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The rapid ascension of social media as a force in marketing and public relations has produced a nasty culture shock among communications professionals.  Fo...

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The Republican party and Edelman, the public relations firm, have something in common these days.  Both are suffering a crisis of confidence o...

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There’s something happening here.  What it is ain’t exactly clear.  Cheap and easy-to-use social media are having a revolutionary ef...

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The uber-blogger Kos, as in Daily Kos, has a post up today about some dumb politicians who have been caught saying stupid things in recent we...

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When Dell launched its new blog Direct2Dell blog a few weeks back, the launch was greeted by hoots of derision from critics who deplored its rather arch, corporate ...

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The folks who brought you the very trendy W hotels are creating a new Starwood hotel brand called aloft which is aimed squarely at the ME Niche...

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The internet is a giant global soap box that provides companies with a cheap and efficient way to reach thousands of constituents–customers, em...

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LiveWorld is fast-growing marketing agency whose speciality is creating, operating and  managing customized interactive online customer com...

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Amazon Reports Steep Drop in Income Amazon.com reported a 58% drop in second-quarter net income as a severed partnership with Toysrus.com and higher technology investmen...

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