Subway Finds Size Really Does Matter
Subway stores are in big PR trouble. It all started when earlier this month an Australian man posted a photo […]
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How “Breast Cancer Awareness” Campaigns Hurt
Breast Cancer Awareness month comes around every October, a now-familiar time when pink ribbons adorn department stores, grocery stores, gas
Bushmaster Gun Company Forced to Pull Tasteless Ad
Bushmaster, the company that makes the machine gun Adam Lanza used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre December 14,
Expedia Uses its Clout to Crush Small, Independent Hotels
Years ago, Tony and Cheri quit their jobs, left their lives in the U.S. and risked their entire life savings
New FDA-Approved Anticoagulants Have No Antidote; Patients Bleeding to Death
Cardiac patients who experience atrial fibrillation are routinely prescribed anti-clotting drugs to help prevent strokes. For many years, the most
Twitter Facilitated Some of the Biggest PR Disasters of 2012
Business Insider has published a list of the biggest PR disasters of 2012. There are some doozies, and social media figured into
Court Orders Tobacco Companies to Run Ads Saying They Lied
A U.S. District Court has ordered American tobacco companies to start running ads in which they must openly admit they lied to
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Chase’s PR Stunt, the “American Giving Awards” is Back Again
NBC’s upcoming feel-good holiday TV program, the “American Giving Awards” to be broadcast on December 8, is nothing more than
Have People Had Enough of Food Chemicals and Additives?
People who cringe at the weird-sounding chemical additives in food, like sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate, guar gum or disodium EDTA, are starting
Walmart Workers Tell the Real Stories of Working at Walmart
Walmart employees have embarked on an effort to bring more respect, better pay and improved working conditions to all Walmart
Cigarette Makers Thwart Improved Health Warning Labels
A newly-released study of previously secret, internal tobacco industry documents shows the multinational cigarette companies have been working consistently behind the scenes since
New Youth Front Group Agitates for Cuts to Entitlement Programs
Salon.com reports a new “youth” front group has appeared consisting of young people who have ostensibly joined together to fight
Merchandisers try to Capitalize on White Anger Over Election
In the aftermath of the presidential election, some vendors at outlets like CafePress and Zazzle are starting to shift their
Major League Baseball’s Psuedo Anti-Cancer Ads
The first game of Major League Baseball’s World Series was filled with ads promoting MLB’s association with a group called Stand
Exposed: Sweet Lies from the Sugar Industry
The November/December issue of Mother Jones magazine has an explosive new analysis of more than 1,500 pages of internal documents
Under Mitt Romney, Bain Made Millions on Tobacco
Mitt Romney’s former company, Bain Capital, may refuse to make public the clients it has served, but now previously-secret tobacco
Talk Back! ThoughtOnBoard Launches New E-Commerce Website
Now anyone can spread his or her own ideas or point of view around town for cheap. ThoughtOnBoard, a simple
DumpsterCam PR Effort Boosts Respect for Garbage Workers
Garbage workers around the world have a physically difficult, smelly job few people want, and typically don’t get much respect