Russian Government PSA: ‘Take a Selfie and You Could Die.’
And you thought your local amusement park banning selfie sticks was an infringement of your vainglorious rights to capture your life in action for Facebook. Check out Russia’s Interior Ministry latest...
View Article‘Homeless Spikes’ Activists Earn a Global #PRWin for ‘Defensive Architecture’
According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, on any single night in the United States (during 2014), one could find any of 578,424 people with nowhere to stay. While many applaud the efforts...
View ArticleCreative Publicity Vehicles Are Heating Up This Summer
Heat waves aside, summer is an ideal time for road trips and getaways that take advantage of the great outdoors…so client programs during this time of year often venture outside. A couple of projects...
View ArticleGiant Minion Wreaks Havoc on Dublin
Motorists on a busy Dublin, Ireland street encountered a rather surprising roadblock on Monday: a giant, 40-foot inflatable minion. The Irish Times reports that the huge promotional balloon became...
View ArticleMeet the PR Guy in London Who Defended “Jack the Ripper”
It was in London’s East End—the districts of Whitechapel, Spitalfields and Aldgate, to be exact —where “Jack the Ripper” become one of the most notorious serial killers in history. No one has yet to...
View ArticleLe Monde’s Real-Time Coverage of French News and Crises
What a difference five days makes. A week ago Sunday, Albertine, the bookstore affiliated with the cultural services arm of the French Embassy in New York (pictured), hosted an enlightening evening...
View ArticleAnonymous Declares Dec. 11 as ‘Troll ISIS Day’
Most black-hat hackers are respected in a niche sphere of influence. It’s an audience that is unlike the Apple acolytes who still worship at a porcelain throne shaped like a Commodore 64 with Steve...
View ArticleDrug Lord ‘El Chapo’ Guzman Has Launched a PR Campaign
Now this you won’t believe: Someone took on sinister Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman as a client for public relations. Guzman wants his lawyers, and even his common-law wife, to “keep...
View ArticleGiant Illuminated Rabbits Take Over Downtown N.Y. in Public Art Installation
From the land down under to downtown New York, a group of larger-than-life, illuminated nylon rabbits have ventured halfway around the globe. Easter and April Fools’ Day are a distant memory, and the...
View ArticleVideos Transport Viewers to Faraway Destinations
“We’ve been looking at ways to create universal destinations for brands’ fans, so they come to one place to get the best rich-media experience, the best engagement experience and the best community...
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