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Cone Stepping Down From Firm She Founded



Carol Cone, founder and chairman of Omnicom-owned Cone, best known for its pioneering work in cause branding, will leave the agency effective March 31 to pursue new interests.
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Edelman Lures Hutton from H&K to Boost Australian Operation
Michelle Hutton is joining Edelman Australia as chief executive officer. Hutton joins the company from Hill & Knowlton, where she was chief executive, Australasia, and also led the brand marketing practice for the company across Asia Pacific.
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These profiles are written by our editor Paul Holmes, based on interviews with the firms themselves, published information, a review of the firm’s work (where possible) and discussions with clients and other industry experts. They are designed to provide prospective clients and employees with some insights into the character, strengths and specialized capabilities of each firm.

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Campaign of the Week

The Ingrid Betancourt Awareness Campaign
In 2007, FD’s Colombian subsidiary, FD Gravitas, took action against the kidnapping of well-known political figure and presidential candidate in Colombia, Ingrid Betancourt, through an awareness campaign for her release from capture by leftist guerillas.
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Agency of the Week

Prime PR
Perhaps the hottest public relations firm in Sweden over the past couple of years, Prime PR entered its 10th year in 2008 with fee income in excess of €10 million and close to 100 employees, enough to make it one of the two or three largest public relations firms in the Nordic market.
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WPP's PR Revenues Declined 7.4 Percent in 2009
Public relations and public affairs revenues at WPP Group declined by 7.4 percent in like-for-like terms last year, with a fourth quarter improvement in performance at Burson-Marsteller and Hill & Knowlton helping the company’s PR operations.
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Cone Stepping Down From Firm She Founded
Carol Cone, founder and chairman of Omnicom-owned Cone, best known for its pioneering work in cause branding, will leave the agency effective March 31 to pursue new interests.
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Sherman to Lead Communications for Dow Jones
Dow Jones & Company has appointed Bethany Sherman as chief communications officer. She will be responsible for all aspects of communications strategy for the global news and business information company.
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Harrah's Hires DKC to Promote Atlantic City Properties
Harrah’s Entertainment, the world’s largest provider of branded casino entertainment has retained DKC to showcase its entertainment and hospitality offerings in Atlantic City.
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Bausch + Lomb Names Mazur VP, PR
Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, has appointed Jane Mazur as vice president, public relations, for its global and North American vision care business.
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Edelman Lures Hutton from H&K to Boost Australian Operation
Michelle Hutton is joining Edelman Australia as chief executive officer. Hutton joins the company from Hill & Knowlton, where she was chief executive, Australasia, and also led the brand marketing practice for the company across Asia Pacific.
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GM Veteran Harris Joins Faculty at USC
Steve Harris, longtime head of global communications at General Motors, has joined the faculty of the public relations studies program at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.
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Burson Named EMEA Consultancy of the Year for 2008
Burson-Marsteller to be honoured at SABRE Awards dinner in Stockholm, May 21, along with national award winners Interel, Profile, Euro RSCG Worldwide, Oliver Schrott, Estudio de Communicacion, MS&L, Prime PR, and Blue Rubicon.
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Toxic Warning for the Chemical Industry

Goldman's PR Seems Like a Perfect Reflection of Goldman's Culture

Hire This Man Now

Two Lessons From the Kevin Smith Controversy

Focusing on Consumers May Not Be Any Smarter Than Focusing on Shareholders

Transparency is Not a Tool to Manipulate People

Quick Hits

Should Politicians Be Forced to Disclose Their Sponsors?

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Random Knowledge

Political Campaigns Mostly Use Twitter as One-Way Tool

Twitter largely remains a one-way medium for political campaigns, according to an analysis of the impact of Twitter on the 2009 gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey and the January 19, 2010 Senate special election in Massachusetts.
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Other People's Ideas

Carmichael: The Value of CSR in a Crisis
At the same time CSR has become part of the business landscape, we have witnessed some of the biggest crises in corporate America’s history. How much has changed in the past 10 years? Has CSR had an impact on how companies respond during a crisis? In what way?
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