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"The U.S. Department of State is taking another stab at putting private-sector marketing smarts to work for America and its image problem," reports PR Week. Mike Holtzman, a partner at the Brown Lloyd James PR firm, was hired "to help plot a new course for U.S.
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Believing that "political contributions help with all sorts of clients, not just those for which the firm does public affairs work," Qorvis Communications recently set up its own political action committee.
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The Education Department promoted the No Child Left Behind law with a video news release featuring "reporter" Karen Ryan.
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MarketingSherpa, a weblog for PR professionals, has posted a job announcement from the NettResults PR firm, which operates throughout the Middle East as well as in Africa, Asia and East Europe. The company is seeking someone to "serve as one of the three key contact for the Multi-National Corps - Iraq (MNC-I) media team promoting development and aid news/events in-country to the Iraqi population. ... Ideal candidate speaks Arabic and has 8-10 yrs exper.
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Richard Edelman, CEO of the Edelman PR firm, has started his own weblog. He hasn't had a lot to say yet, but stay tuned...
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"U.S. companies like Monsanto, which invested heavily in [genetically modified crops], suffered huge losses when Europe balked. As part of a public relations effort, the U.S.
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"Wal-Mart is working with Hill & Knowlton on a PR campaign designed to rehabilitate the much-maligned company's reputation in California and pave the way for 40 new Wal-Mart Supercenters in the state in the next few years," PR Week reports.
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Pollster Frank Luntz "is crying foul after MSNBC canceled his long-scheduled focus group two days before the debate. ...
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"Mixed messages, poor coordination and inadequately trained officials" are hampering America's overseas diplomacy, concludes the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy. Many ambassadors - "the primary messengers for policy goals in their host country" - "are uncomfortable serving as advocates in the media and in front of mass audiences." More than one-fifth of U.S.
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"Down in Australia, James Hardie Industries is stumbling through an asbestos compensation scandal," writes Colin McKay.
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