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Don’t be a dope: drug scandal leads to sponsor fall out

Lance Armstrong. American professional road racing cyclist. Seven-time winner of the Tour de France. World champion of the sport. And a bona fide dope. In light of strong evidence of the use of perfo

Organizations fight fake reviews

The value of a good review for a business is priceless. How many of us browse Yelp when choosing where to grab a bite to eat, scout TripAdvisor to plan a vacation, or check out reviews of the local au

“There is a permanent record today and it is called the Internet”

Privacy is a commodity. In today’s world dominated by the Internet, anything and everything can be posted instantaneously and shared with millions in mere seconds. David from “David After Dentist” wou

Thanks Ma – for the worldwide publicity!

We had the pleasure of providing publicity and media relations support for the listing of the renowned Ma Barker house. The story was launched with an online exclusive in the Wall Street Journal, fol

Mac users steer to more expensive hotels on Orbitz

Many Mac users are fanatical about their computer and are willing to pay extra to own the brand. Those same Mac users apparently also like to spend a little more on hotel rooms. The online travel ag

Facebook finding out teens are not a sure thing

The popularity of social media sites for younger demographics are as fickle as a teenage romance. The USA Today reported that teens are now looking beyond Facebook. They are looking for cooler sites,

Social media a part of FCAT’s Path to Success to better communication

In light of public outrage from FCAT scores drastically plunging this year, the Florida Department of Education launched two websites Monday as part of its campaign to communicate with parents. One we

Facebook frenzy in the Zimmerman case

Social media sites have transpired past our everyday lives and into the courtrooms. Just look at the Trayvon Martin case and current trial against his killer George Zimmerman. Zimmerman’s team of lawy

Reputation Management in a Modern World

“Glass, china and reputation are easily cracked and never well mended.” - Benjamin Franklin, “Poor Richard’s Almanack” Long gone are the days where figureheads of corporations remain in the shadows.

Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s know how to spice-up their brand image

With so much advertisement constantly being produced, it can be difficult to target a specific demographic and receive the response your advertisements look for - difficult, that is, for everyone exce

Starbucks Beetle Juice has Vegans Seeing Red

The world’s largest coffeehouse chain has the vegan community in an uproar…over Strawberry Frappuccinos®. It was recently discovered that Starbucks has been using ground-up beetles for the coloring o

Groupon: Accounting principles up to 50 percent off

Ok, so maybe the headline of this is tad unfair and technically incorrect. However, there is no denying that Groupon’s reputation has stung in recent days because the popular Chicago-based online coup

Google moves offline to reach more people

Even the world’s largest search engine needs a little marketing help sometimes.  Despite its previous reluctance to use a traditional integrated marketing plan, Google reportedly spent $213 million in

Are you a Pinner?

Pinterest is the newest social media craze sweeping the nation, with more than 11.7 million (and counting!) users since February creating pinboards to share images, videos and other objects of inspira

A call to marketers: do not discredit the new dad

Recent findings have revealed that marketers should not be so quick to disregard dads as a target audience when it comes to advertising. New data from a study conducted by The Parenting Group and Edel

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