Recession affecting PR and marketing firms in Las Vegas

“[PR companies that] say they have not been affected in any capacity by this economy may be putting a PR spin on it, unless all their clients are bankruptcy attorneys or in the foreclosure business,” said Holly Silvestri, a principal with the Ferraro Group in Las Vegas. The hospitality industry, which has traditionally enjoyed generous public relations budgets, is struggling and cutting costs, according to the Las Vegas Sun .