PR Insiders

James Kelly Manager of Business Communications, NASCAR James “Nick” Kelly is one of the driving forces behind strategic communications for NASCAR’s automotive and licensing businesses, which are accountable for approximately $30 million in annual revenue. Kelly… Continued

Marian Salzman, CEO of North America, Havas PR Marian Salzman is an award-winning business leader with a track record for implementing and managing companywide change. A social media guru, she innovates by using new media—and countless… Continued

Winner: Evan Kraus Executive Vice President, APCO Worldwide Although his particular area of specialty is clearly in the online space, Evan Kraus is a truly gifted corporate reputation strategist. He has led corporate reputation campaigns… Continued

Allison Glass Account Manager, INK Public Relations Over the last year, Allison Glass’ instincts, hard work and management and communication skills have led INK to new business wins, an expansion of current client contracts and pro… Continued

Janice M. Maiman, Senior Vice President, Communications and Media Channels, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Janice Maiman has spent nearly 25 years at AICPA, overseeing an award-winning integrated communications team. She directs the Institute’s brand management;… Continued

Winner: Tony Felts Public Relations Director, WellPoint In 2011 Tony Felts and WellPoint faced several high-profile media issues, such as litigation, provider negotiations/terminations, the Supreme Court’s consideration of the Affordable Care Act, as well as… Continued

The digital results for Thanksgiving and Black Friday last week are in, and from a sales perspective were quite impressive: Online sales on Thanksgiving grew by 17.4% from 2011, and the next day, Black Friday, they increased 20.7% from last year, accor…

Carrie Fox   For many public relations professionals, finding balance in our business is like finding the Holy Grail. The nature of this industry requires that we be "on" all the time, even when we’re… Continued

Ever notice that the Thanksgiving turkey tastes better the next day and the days after? Millions of people look forward to Friday lunches, and Saturday dinners of turkey sandwiches, turkey soup and turkey (or tofu) concoctions.  Yet last Tuesday’s c…

I must admit that hearing the news that David Petraeus’ biographer and mistress Paula Broadwell and Jill Kelley, also involved in the Petraeus affair, have “PRed up” is a bit annoying. It was reported by AdAge that Broadwell has hired Washington …