On our latest episode of PR & Politics, we talked about the incident at the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia, where the owner of the restaurant asked White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and her party to leave. As expected, social media wasted no...
This blog first appeared on the Florida Public Relations Association blog at FPRATampaBay.org. Brothers and business partners Chad and Joe McLeod of McLeod Communications recently took a bold step: venturing into the world of podcasting to share some frank discussions on politics and public relations. We got...
By Joe McLeod John F. Kennedy once said, “A nation reveals itself not only by the people it produces but also by those it honors and remembers.” As the field of public relations began to take shape in the early 20th century, many trailblazers made their...
By Joe McLeod Kings Words Needed Today In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his I Have a Dream speech standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, a place King called a “hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now.” It was...
By Chad McLeod Organizations hate releasing bad news – or any information that potentially puts them in a negative light. It's not in our nature to air our dirty laundry before someone else finds it. But as PR counselors who work in crisis communications, sometimes we're tasked...
By Joe McLeod A press conference in crisis: Lessons from the Congressional baseball shooting In the wake of the shooting at the baseball field last week that critically injured House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and wounded three others, law enforcement agencies across the nation will evaluate this...
By Joe McLeod Since 1776, the Office of the President of the United States has been sought by thousands, yet the exclusive fraternity only consists of 45 men who have led the country through times of peace and peril. Some chief executives, like Lincoln and Kennedy,...
Our PR roundup is a collection of the week’s top stories in PR and communications. The roundup is published on Fridays and written by Joe, Chad and our team of rockstar interns. 1. Cee Lo Green Embed from Getty Images Cee Lo Green made headlines at the Grammys this week for...
Our PR roundup is a collection of the week’s top stories in PR and communications. The roundup is published on Fridays and written by Joe, Chad and our team of rockstar interns. 1. Kellyanne Conway In the wake of Nordstrom dropping Ivanka Trump’s clothing line, President Trump took to Twitter to...
By Michael Mezich The 2017 Super Bowl has come and gone, and with it goes many brands’ attempts to connect with consumers past the seconds-long commercials they ran. Some brands will be talked about for the next few days, and others will have PR professionals shaking...
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