- Alfred Fleishman, co-founder of Fleishman-Hillard, died last week at the age of 96 after a brief illness. Fleishman and the late Robert Hillard co-founded Fleishman-
Hillard in 1946 in a rented office above a Woolworth's store. Today, Fleishman-Hillard has grown to become the world's second-largest PR firm. Fleishman retired in the '70s. "He
was a truly great man," says F-H Regional President and Senior Partner Dave Senay. - Martha Stewart's life behind (impeccably faux-finished) closed doors is back in the limelight with the publication of an unauthorized - and down and dirty - biography written
by her neighbor. Will her reputation survive? Katie Paine, PR NEWS advisor and author of Image Patrol, says the book is "not a good thing," but Martha will survive. Check out
Paine's evaluation of the situation on
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