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From hookers at dinner to ghosting CMOs: When the pitch process goes to #PRHell
Sometimes the final stages of an agency review go way off the rails.
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Evidence of progress: 2019 Salary Survey
Wages are up, and company departures are down. A key facilitator of those trends is measurable, positive movement on two issues the workforce has long focused on: flex time and the gender pay gap.
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Facebook and Instagram's epic outage: Brands and influencers weigh the consequences
You have an influencer marketing program ready to go, and a social site goes down. Experts discuss what's next.
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Debating entering that social debate? Here's when a brand should
Social media can often be toxic. Other times, it's good, clean fun -- and an opportunity for brands to join in.
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Beyond Momo: Why brands need to get ready for digital hoaxes
The Momo Challenge may be fake, but it presents real challenges to brands.
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The Academy Awards could be a hot mess. Why that's a good thing for Oscars marketers
With no host, who knows what will happen at the 91st Academy Awards? One thing is for certain: Brands are ready to tap into cultural moments.
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Ready or not, campaign scrutiny is coming to Starbucks
A Howard Schultz candidacy could make the ubiquitous coffee chain the target of scathing attacks for the next two years.
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Bold ideas + clarity + social savvy = AOC's secret sauce
The freshman legislator has become a phenomenon on the left and a lightning rod for the right. Now for the hard part.
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Parties deadlocked over language, not policy, amid shutdown
Polls say Americans want border security, but Democrats and Republicans are talking about the issue very differently during the partial government shutdown.
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Big city solution: Scooter brands fight negative perceptions
Brands including Spin and Jump are being backed by investors with deep pockets.
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'The next big thing': Agencies place big bets on sports gambling
It's not just for Vegas anymore. PR firms are rolling out sports gambling practices as casinos and betting apps ink deals with pro sports leagues.
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For Amazon, the communications challenge is just beginning
The company's landmark HQ2 announcement is meeting headwinds, but experts see a net win for Amazon.
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Split decision: Both parties can claim winning messages after midterm vote
Red states got redder and blue states got bluer -- by design -- in Tuesday's election.
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More quality, less value: How the booming economy is changing Black Friday marketing
And some retailers are still closing their doors on the biggest shopping day of the year.
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Comms harnesses its talents to stay ahead
From data to content, results from the second annual PRWeek/Cision global survey reveal PR has an increased commitment to develop the right talent and relationships.
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Number of PR jobs hits all-time high, but not every type of communicator is in demand
The jobs boom is benefitting digital, measurement, and content specialists much more than other communicators.
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Step inside the PR agency of 2038
Bots and technologists galore. A diverse workforce. And the death of the current holding company model. These are just a few predictions from industry leaders of what could be commonplace in two decades.
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PR is in a state of reinvention: Is it up to the challenge?
To mark 20 years in the U.S., PRWeek teamed up with Boston University to produce the landmark Communications Bellwether Survey, one of the most comprehensive industry studies ever produced.
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Why marketers weighing AR versus VR are asking the wrong question
Instead, they should be pondering how quickly they can get ready for mixed reality.
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Worth the sacrifice: Why Nike was willing to risk backlash to embrace Colin Kaepernick
Consumers are divided on Nike's 30th anniversary campaign for Just Do It. But communications executives say it will place the sportswear brand on the right side of history -- and in the good graces of its diverse customer base.
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