Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
Moms miffed about beer-flavored Jelly Belly
A group worried that jelly beans that taste like brew could be a gateway to future drunkenness is threatening a boycott.
Crisis Communications
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
Restaurant’s giant, naked baby sculptures mistaken for Buddhas, draw complaints
A hot pot restaurant in China’s Shandong province installed the ‘naughty children’ sculptures to attract customers. Instead, it had to take them down after people mistook them for religious figures.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
20 job openings in the PR and marketing world
PR Daily invites you to join the Ragan family. Plus, being ‘famous’ apparently isn’t enough for Dave. He also wants you to work for him. That, and more, in this week’s roundup.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
OfficeMax addresses mail with note ‘daughter died in car crash’
Mike Seay’s daughter Ashley did die in a car crash last year. OfficeMax says it got Seay’s name and address from a third-party provider and is investigating the incident.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
The good and the very bad of Martin Luther King Day marketing
Re-releasing a movie that focuses on America’s racial history on the holiday seems just fine, but promoting clothing sales, mixed drinks, and twerk parties is ill-advised.
Ragan Insider PR Daily Staff
The 5 most popular stories on PR Daily this week
From digital strategy shortcomings to the most-hated companies in America, while our readers learned to embrace their flaws this past week, McDonald’s has probably struggled to do the same.
Ragan Insider Anthony Hardman
5 tips for pulling off a newsjacking
Target and other retailers’ recent credit card compromises didn’t bode well for them, but they did earn the security firm SecureState national exposure thanks to some tools that are probably in your media arsenal.
Ragan Insider Kevin Allen
Monster denies claims it markets energy drinks to children
The cities of New York and San Francisco are jointly investigating the company to get to the bottom of campaigns that include extreme sports and high-school athletes.
Ragan Insider Alan Pearcy
20 job openings in the PR and marketing world
Sumpin’ is certainly brewing with craft beer brand Lagunitas. Meanwhile, LEGO looks to build up its digital content team. That, and more, in this week’s roundup.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
J.C. Penney announces the closing of 33 ‘underperforming’ stores
The shutdowns will result in 2,000 cut positions and $65 million in estimated savings. The store chain’s approach to communicating the cuts was just-the-facts.
Ragan Insider Steve Prosinski
Red Cross offers key lessons in crisis communications
The disaster response agency uses an array of traditional and new media channels to deliver news and other messages—and, when necessary, to correct erroneous or outdated information.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
Apple drops Barbie-inspired plastic surgery app from iTunes
A group called the Everyday Sexism Project got the app taken down via a Twitter campaign pointing out the game’s description and a few screenshots.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
Chicago Cubs unveil new mascot, draw immediate ire
Fans just aren’t pleased with Clark the Cub, the team’s first official mascot in its modern history.
Ragan Insider Matt Wilson
Target, Neiman Marcus scramble to allay data breach worries
News that more Target customers than previously announced were affected by cyber-security attacks on credit card information, and that more retailers have also been attacked, are sending the stores into damage control.
Ragan Insider PR Daily Staff
The 5 most popular stories on PR Daily this week
The first full week back since the holidays was likely a ‘stressful’ one for many of our readers. Unwind with a quick look at what you might have missed while readjusting into your workplace groove.
