. The official news release has gone out the door about Gerard joining the Agency in the newly created, role of chief digital officer. For the story behind the story, we peppered Gerard with a range of “hard-hitting” questions. Here goes … . Lou: First things first, how did the water polo team …more
I don’t smoke. My one and only experience with cigarettes was sneaking some coins into a vending machine when I around 14 to buy a pack of Marlboros. I don’t think I got past the first puff before I concluded coughing wasn’t fun. Still, the professional side of me has paid attention to Juul’s communications …more
I will always remember November 14, 2014, and it has nothing to do with my birthday. That was the day that Mike Sottak called to say he was accepting our job offer to run our European operation. Since we entered the European market in the late 1990s, the Agency’s experience had resembled a roller-coaster ride …more
I wrote a post in June stating that PR’s digital opportunity would come at the expense of SEO consultancies. Here’s the core rationale — Virtually every buyer around the world conducts some form of online due diligence, often plugging keywords into Google. As search engines increasingly favor quality of content — not technical acuity — …more
I spoke at the annual CIPRA conference last month in Beijing. Think of CIPRA (Chinese International Public Relations Association) as China’s version of PRSA with a government relations dimension. Special thanks to Mr. Zhao Dali, CIPRA’s vice chairman and secretary general, who extended the invitation to me to share my perspective. The title of my …more
