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Four Firms Earn "Best Agency to Work For" Awards

Fleishman-Hillard, Text 100, Davies and GroundFloor Media have been named the 2007 Best Agencies to Work For following a survey of close to 5,000 employees at approximately 80 of the leading public relations firms in the United States.
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Edelman Launches Virtual Studio, Invites Talent to Pitch Clients

Edelman has launched Edelman Studios, a virtual studio designed to pair emerging talent and established storytellers with brands and companies looking to connect with consumers in new ways.
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House Members Call for Probe of Pentagon PR Program

More than 40 members of the House are calling for the Defense Department inspector general to investigate a Pentagon public relations program that enlisted retired military officers to defend the administration's Iraq war policies.
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Shift Partners with Radian6 on Social Media Monitoring

Shift Communications has selected Radian6's social media monitoring solution to enhance its new media capabilities. Radian6 monitors all forms of social media on a real-time basis and provides a number of analysis widgets for clients to track and prioritize brand conversations.
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Dillard University Taps H&K for Brand Building

Dillard University, a historically black university located in New Orleans has selected Hill & Knowlton to work on major re-branding campaigns and initiatives. Dillard University says it is “strengthening its PR and marketing arsenal in order to solidify its story of student success."
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Abelson Group Adds Farrell-Talbot as Senior VP

Abelson Group, a marketing and communications firm focused on the technology and telecommunications sectors, has added Erin Farrell-Talbot, former senior vice president of Edelman’s corporate and technology practice in New York, to its management team.
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Monroe Joins Mylan to Lead Global Public Affairs

Pharmaceutical company Mylan has named Michael Monroe as senior vice president, global public affairs and as a member of the company's senior leadership team.
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IR Firm CCG Partners with German Consultancy

CCG Investor Relations, a U.S.-based investor relations and strategic communications agency, has formed a joint venture partnership with fr financial relations of Frankfurt, a public and investor relations agency and management consultancy.
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U.S. Companies Ponder Response as Brussels Expands Its Global Influence

Some European regulations will only have an impact on how companies behave within the EU. Others could lead overseas manufacturers to shift some of their production to markets where the regulations are less onerous. And some rules are likely to have a global impact.
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Word-of-Mouth Tops in Global Credibility Study

Despite—or perhaps because of—an ever-expanding array of advertising platforms and sources, consumers around the world still place their highest levels of trust in other consumers, according to a recent global Nielsen Internet survey.
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Green Consumers—from Dull to Bright—Play Increasing Role

Consumers expect to double their spending on green products and services in the next year, totaling an estimated $500 billion annually or $43 billion per month, according to the 2007 ImagePower Green Brands Survey, conducted by WPP’s Landor Penn Schoen & Berland Associates and Cohn & Wolfe.
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How can we be public diplomats every day?

The founders of the International Public Relations Association had the highest ideals, and with good reason. They wanted to use their professional communications skills to help the world reunite after World War II: geographically, culturally and economically.
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Retention: Compensation, Job Satisfaction, Balance and Cultural Fit

In the final installment of our series of electronic roundtable discussions focusing on the most critical challenge facing senior public relations agency professionals around the world, The Holmes Report examines the challenges of retaining first-rate professionals in a highly competitive environment.
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Strong Professional Development is Key to Retention and Recruitment

In the second of three roundtable discussions focusing on the most critical challenge facing senior public relations agency professionals around the world, The Holmes Report examines the challenges of developing first-rate professionals, from training in basic skills to nurturing management and leadership abilities.
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Tomorrow’s Global Companies Must Work Closely With Governments, NGOs

Tomorrow’s global companies should work with governments, non-governmental organizations and others to create stronger frameworks of laws and regulations for the world’s markets, according to the Tomorrow’s Global Company report.
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Why the Industry Struggles to Attract Top Talent

The ability to attract and retain top talent is the number one concern for public relations agency principals from around the world. In the first of three electronic roundtable discussions The Holmes Report examines the difficulties of recruiting the best and the brightest.
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