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Promoting Circuses Can Be a Real Sideshow

By David MoyeAug 24th 2010 – 7:27AM
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Emmanuel Dunand, AFP / Getty Images

(Aug. 24) -- When kids think of running off to join the circus, it's usually to be a clown or a trapeze artist. But not James MacVicar. When he ran off to join the circus at the not so tender age of 22, he chose not to be a sword swallower or a strong man and certainly not a bearded lady. No, he chose to be an "advance...

BP Blog Finds Upbeat Side of Oil Spill

By Hugh CollinsJun 24th 2010 – 3:04PM
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Peter Andrew Bosch, Pool / AP

(June 24) -- If images of gushing oil, fouled beaches and pelicans coated in crude get too depressing, BP may have just the antidote. The company's blog has proved adept at finding the positive, hopeful side of America's worst-ever oil disaster. In its reports, BP is congratulated for its straight talk, being able to see...

BP Calls in Heavy Artillery to Fight the PR Battle

By Andrea StoneJun 4th 2010 – 3:21PM
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Justin Sullivan, Getty Images

WASHINGTON (June 4) -- Getting back its good name may be a whole lot tougher for BP than capping the oil gusher fouling the Gulf of Mexico. But no one can say the energy giant isn't enlisting enough of this city's heavy hitters to help salvage its reputation. The company has hired Purple Strategies, a bipartisan...

Can Blagojevich Win Jurors' Votes in Corruption Case?

By Allan LengelJun 3rd 2010 – 2:53PM
M. Spencer Green, AP

M. Spencer Green, AP

(June 3) -- After glad-handing citizens and hustling on the campaign trail, Rod Blagojevich, the man with the trademark Beatles-style do, persuaded 1.7 million Illinois voters to re-elect him governor in 2006. Nearly four years later, the now-impeached governor hopes to win over just 12 very important votes: the jurors...

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Five PR Tips for Headline-Grabbing Profits

By Nicole Glor May 22nd 2012 - 03:48PM

Your business is growing, but every time you open the newspaper, power up the iPad or turn on the TV, you see your competitors instead of your brand.

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Christopher Lee Nutter: The 10 Commandments to Perfect PR for Your Business

By Christopher Lee Nutter May 09th 2012 - 08:54PM

To most business owners and commercial artists, how to launch a successful PR campaign or operation can seem like an impossibly complicated puzzle or a daunting and inscrutable mystery.

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  • 05/22/12 Five PR Tips for Headline-Grabbing Profits Source: The Huffington Post Your business is growing, but every time you open the newspaper, power up the iPad or turn on the TV, you see your competitors instead of your brand.
  • 05/09/12 Christopher Lee Nutter: The 10 Commandments to Perfect... Source: The Huffington Post To most business owners and commercial artists, how to launch a successful PR campaign or operation can seem like an impossibly complicated puzzle or a daunting and inscrutable mystery.

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Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing the flow of information between an organization and its publics.

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