Stories by Hayes Roth

Since Ed Ney, former U.S. ambassador and past chairman of Y&R, passed away earlier this month, many wonderful stories have been shared among those who worked with Ed. These are all instructive and worth seeking out—he was an incredibly influential man to those of us who knew and loved him.

As we ease into 2014 content marketing continues to play a vital role in generating sales ready leads. As I shared in my previous column, marketing is now accountable for driving revenue. PR, of course, is a part of marketing and must step up to the plate and assume its rightful role in co-creating a strategic content blueprint for generating “Revenue Marketing.”

More than three-quarters (76%) of business leaders view talent management as an important business challenge, according to a recent study conducted by The Boston Consulting Group.

On the Saturday before Thanksgiving, as parade planners make sure all the marching bands know their places in line and turkey supplies start running low, a celebration of quite a different kind is underway

Nonprofit PR is an increasingly vital component of public relations, as purchasing patterns tend to mirror how much companies and organizations contribute to society.

Conflict is part of most client/agency relationships. But conflict resolution is also a major PR agency client service. Resolving inevitable conflicts between agency and client should follow the same pattern and pathway as resolving external conflicts on behalf of clients in their own markets.

Michael Bay’s meltdown at the Consumer Electronics Show underscores the challenges communicators face when producing PR programs and events, which are increasingly dependent on technology.

Thanks to the new video series, “Dean’s Download,” Avery Dennison employees hear from their CEO first-hand, and in near real time, about everything from customer visits and trade shows to the company’s most important business initiatives.

How do multiple agencies play nice in this increasingly collaborative environment? Here are a few suggestions:

More than two-thirds of the top 10 most respected brands in 2013 hailed from the consumer staples sector, per CoreBrand.