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Lewis Goldberg, Managing Partner at KCSA Strategic Communications

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

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Douglas Simon President & CEO of D S Simon Productions had a conversation with Lewis about “The End of Public Relations” and it’s transition to “Strategic Communications.”


Some of Lewis’s VlogViews:

“There’s no such thing as public relations, there’s only communications.”

“Public relations, marketing and investor relations have all have melded into one discipline, which is effective strategic communications.”

“For consumer facing products and services, I think it needs to be much more of an open dialogue.”

“It’s not answering the question that the client asks in the way they expect it, it’s answering the question the client asks that actively accomplishes the goal they have laid out for themselves.”


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Former Senior Edelman Executive Lauren Dewhirst Joins D S Simon productions

Monday, July 19th, 2010

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Douglas Simon President & CEO of D S Simon Productions had a conversation with Lauren Dewhirst, the newest member of the D S Simon Productions Team about her experience, philosophy and approach in her new role as VP, Director Midwest operations at D S Simon Productions.



Some of Lauren’s VlogViews:

“During the hiring process, I learned D S Simon Productions is an innovative, integrated, content creation company with distribution across all platforms, anything from TV to radio and Internet. I didn’t realize that Internet Media Tours, Viral Video, Media Placement and Video Press Junkets were such an important part of what we do. But, most important was the fact that we are at the forefront of where our industry is going. That was really important for me.”

“I’ve worked with some of the CMO and Chief Communications Officers at great companies and have been at the table with them outlining what their goals are for the coming years. I’m excited to help them strategize, plan and execute broadcast PR initiatives to help them achieve their goals.”

Le Bron’s PR Disaster–Sponsors Beware

Friday, July 9th, 2010

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Le Bron James has done enormous damage to his brand with the way he handled the move, according to Doug Simon, President & CEO D S Simon Productions. It has to go down as one of the worst self-inflicted PR moves yet. Why? The only logical answer is LeBron just doesn’t care.



Some of Doug’s Vlogviews

He has taken his brand and narrative from “King James” to “I’ll get by with a little help from my friends (Wade and Bosh).”

“He was going to be hated for leaving anyway but why give fans a legitimate reason for anger.”

How can he fix his image?
“The only way might be for him to strap on a wet suit, swim 5,000 feet down and stop the BP oil leak.”

The Worst PR Move in sports History

Letter from Cavaliers Majority Owner Dan Gilbert

Don Middleberg, CEO, Middleberg Communications

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

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Don discusses the social media changes he is communicating to his clients at Middleberg Communications. Recorded at the 2010 PR Week Awards.



Some of Don’s VlogViews:

“In many cases, half of our time for each client is put into social media, maybe 10 to 20 percent is on print and the rest on broadcast, so social media has had a complete reversal on how we spend our time.”

“[In social media] there has to been a catalyst to spur action. Once you do this with social media, you know capture a large number of eyeballs and ears that you never did before, so the attention being spent to this and the returns on investment or return on engagement is really very strong.”

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