by Arthur Solomon | Jun 8, 2020 | Guest Post
On April 17, on this website, I wrote a column titled, The Dangers of Press Conferences in Public Relations. This follow-up column details more lessons that PR people can learn from the President Trump and Governor Cuomo pressers. It’s often said from the bad, good...
by Arthur Solomon | May 18, 2020 | Guest Post
Today’s young PR practitioners might find it hard to believe. But take it from someone who has been in the PR circus for many years: PR practitioners once could stay at an agency for many years, sometimes as long as they wanted to, if their work was satisfactory. I...
by Arthur Solomon | Apr 17, 2020 | Guest Post
As someone whose first job in public relations was with a political agency involved in campaigns ranging from local to presidential ones, I’ve always recommended paying attention to political happenings to obtain lessons not learned in communications schools. Nothing...
by Arthur Solomon | Mar 25, 2020 | Guest Post
The proper use of words by speakers has always had an important effect on the psyche of those they’re directed at – for good and for bad. The good in the U.S. is exemplified by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s reassuring fireside chats during the recession in the 1930s...
by Arthur Solomon | Mar 17, 2020 | Guest Post
Four pillars of American society are the arts, business, politics and sports. All have had recent major PR crises, but three of the quartets have failed PR Crises 101. Business, politics and sports were dragged screaming to admit their wrong doings by investigative...