Comments on: Are publicists a bunch of evil liars? http://blog.waxmarketing.com/2009/08/24/are-publicists-a-bunch-of-evil-liars/ Marketing, PR and Social Media Tips and Commentary Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:09:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Tony Loftis http://blog.waxmarketing.com/2009/08/24/are-publicists-a-bunch-of-evil-liars/comment-page-1/#comment-3087 Tony Loftis Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:18:14 +0000 http://blog.waxmarketing.com/?p=548#comment-3087 Given the number of unemployed PR professionals, an honest observer would NOT say this is the golden age of public relations. Now, you could say that we live in the golden age of marketing. Today’s social Web has given marketers yet another tool they can use to bypass the media and reel in customers. As for PR practitioners, at best we have entered an uneasy period because social media has killed many of the outlets that we rely on to spread our message. Given the number of unemployed PR professionals, an honest observer would NOT say this is the golden age of public relations. Now, you could say that we live in the golden age of marketing. Today’s social Web has given marketers yet another tool they can use to bypass the media and reel in customers.

As for PR practitioners, at best we have entered an uneasy period because social media has killed many of the outlets that we rely on to spread our message.

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