Former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has spent the last year as a contributor to CNN, but now he’s stepping back into the realm of PR. Politico reports that Amazon has tapped Carney to be the new Senior Vice…
Karlie Kloss and Taylor Swift: Tireless PR Reps Working Hard To Squash Rumors
Just days after models Cara Delevingne and Kendall Jenner made international headlines over a possible romantic connection, model Karlie Kloss also found herself at the center of a rumored lesbian love affair—with singer Taylor Swift! Although members of the public…
Lyft Has Best Week Ever After Uber’s Run of Bad PR
Uber hasn’t had a good few months, PR wise – and the past couple of weeks have been brutal. When one of your executives says that the company should start digging up dirt on journalists who criticize the company, well,…
Press Release Sites Take A Hit In Google’s Rankings
It would appear that some big name press release distribution sites have taken a hit in Google. Sean Malseed at Seer Interactive pointed out that PRWeb lost over half of its traffic, and dropped out of the first 20 Google…
How To Get The Media To Notice You
Today, I would argue PR is more important than ever before. In addition to helping companies increase profiles and attract new clients, PR can be considered the secret weapon for SEO. Unfortunately, despite the increasing importance of PR, it is…
Martha Stewart Broke Her iPad, and Apparently Apple Is Pissed That She’s Tweeting About It
It looks like Martha Stewart dropped and shattered her iPad – the iPad that Steve Jobs personally gave her. And it also looks like Apple PR is upset with her about all the tweets she’s been posting concerning how to…
eBay Gives $1000 to Dad Whose Toddler Accidentally Bought a Car, Wins Today’s PR Trophy
We all know it’s dangerous to give your toddler your smartphone. Beyond the chance that they may just hurl it against a wall or something, you have to assume that all of that random button pushing is going to result…
Here’s What PRWeb Had To Say About The Google Acquisition “News” Flub
On Monday, a bogus press release was issued via Vocus-owned press release distribution service PRWeb indicating that Google had bought Wi-Fi company ICOA for $400 million. Both companies eventually told reporters that this news was false. Apparently, the companies had…