Edelman

Through our Edelman 60x60x60 “Summer of Service” initiative, we’re celebrating our 60th anniversary with our 60+ offices contributing 60 days of volunteerism to support hunger and poverty alleviation.

Edelman co-hosted the 2012 Academic Summit with PRWeek and Media X at Stanford University, themed “When All Media is Social.”

In its 12th year, our global study examines trust in the four key institutions of government, business, media and NGOs, as well as communications channels and sources.

Edelman is proud to be named the 2012 Asia Pacific Agency of the Year and India Consultancy of the Year by the Holmes Report!

Edelman made two big moves this week. We hired Michael Berland to run our new global research business, Edelman Berland. We also launched our new corporate web site, Edelman.com, which aims to be a media brand hybrid. These seemingly disconnected decisions are actually linked to our deep conviction that the next phase for our company will see us aim to be the preferred choice (as a PR firm) among communications options.

Republican Steve Schmidt and Democrat Bob Shrum weigh in with their thoughts about how well Democrats and Republicans are using the dueling conventions to litigate their respective cases on whether the President deserves re-election.

A couple weeks ago we were asked to comment on the shift in business dynamics in China and what it means for the PR industry. Here's what we had to say.

Our family of interdependent companies not only allows us to solve the complexities of clients' needs, but to exceed their expectations every day.

Why would I pick India for a fellowship? It's a question I got from practically every Indian I met while on honeymoon there in 2007. Click through to see why.

As part of the judging criteria for PRWeek Large Consultancy of the Year 2012, Edelman UK developed a video to paint a colorful picture of the firm’s culture to show the judges while they were visiting the London office.

Perhaps you've observed that edelman.com looks like a mash-up between what you'd expect from a global corporate website and a media company like The New York Times. Let's break this down in practical terms because much of this isn't new—it's just all starting to gel together.

Once in a while, I find an occasion to ‘blame it on the media.’ This is one of those occasions.

This edition of The Clip Report, the second in a series on the future of media, further explores this widening “Continental Content Divide.” It is culled from briefings with dozens of leading media industry innovators and observers.