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Chicago 2016: The Biggest PR Failure in a Generation

8/10/09 | 11 Comments

I don’t care what your politics are, as public relations professionals it is our job to mitigate damage to our clients. We don’t set up our CEO for failure. We don’t ignore rumor mills. We backchannel accurate information.

 
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