Is the PR recession over? It is — if you’re embracing social media

While the U.S. economy may be climbing out of recession, many industries are still experiencing the nagging effects of the sour economy. What’s the state of the public relations industry: Is it recovering or limping along? It depends, said Tim Dyson, CEO of Next Fifteen, a publicly traded group of PR businesses. “Pre-recession, the PR industry was drifting towards digital and in particular social media/networks,” he blogged. “The recession accelerated PR down that path in ways…