public relations
noun
plural in form but usually singular in construction
often attributive
: the business of inducing the public to have understanding for and goodwill toward a person, firm, or institution
also
: the degree of understanding and goodwill achieved
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The end of 2024 has been rough for the organization from a public relations standpoint.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
To celebrate, her in-house marketing and public relations company, Taylor Nation, posted the launch of an archive site.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The duo connected in 1999, after von Bismarck gave up a commodities trading job in Europe to try to get into public relations in the U.S. Remembering first joining Nike Communications as an intern, von Bismarck said Phillips, who was her boss, asked another employee who von Bismarck was.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
Eleanor Hawkins 15 hours ago - Business The PR team tasked with demystifying generative AI
As OpenAI's head of public relations Lindsey Held Bolton says her priority is demystifying AI tools.
—Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
To celebrate, her in-house marketing and public relations company, Taylor Nation, posted the launch of an archive site.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
The duo connected in 1999, after von Bismarck gave up a commodities trading job in Europe to try to get into public relations in the U.S. Remembering first joining Nike Communications as an intern, von Bismarck said Phillips, who was her boss, asked another employee who von Bismarck was.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
Eleanor Hawkins 15 hours ago - Business The PR team tasked with demystifying generative AI
As OpenAI's head of public relations Lindsey Held Bolton says her priority is demystifying AI tools.
—Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Public relations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20relations. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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