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Can Linda Yaccarino solve Twitter's brand safety problem?

Can Linda Yaccarino solve Twitter's brand safety problem?

The media veteran will need to satisfy concerns about content moderation to attract advertisers back to the platform, communications executives say

How brands are supporting Turkey and Syria after the earthquakes disaster

How brands are supporting Turkey and Syria after the earthquakes disaster

Kraft Heinz, Starbucks and Boeing are among the organisations that have pledged donations

Sam Altman returns to OpenAI: What the players, stakeholders and journalists are saying about it

Sam Altman returns to OpenAI: What the players, stakeholders and journalists are saying about it

Following CEO Sam Altman's unexpectedly expected return to the platform yesterday, key parties, investors and tech journalists are chiming in on the unfolding brand saga

Businesses are no longer trusted on climate change: Edelman report

Businesses are no longer trusted on climate change: Edelman report

Edelman’s latest Trust Barometer surveyed 14,000 people across regions including APAC to understand the public’s perception of the climate crisis

Shell puts global PR up for review

Shell puts global PR up for review

The review, expected to wrap in Q1 2024, comes after holding company Havas faced backlash for winning and accepting Shell’s media business

‘Uniquely suited’: Breaking down Disney’s comms on Bob Iger’s return

‘Uniquely suited’: Breaking down Disney’s comms on Bob Iger’s return

Iger, who replaces Bob Chapek, returns to the company after a hiatus

More than 400 scientists call on Hill+Knowlton to drop fossil-fuel clients

More than 400 scientists call on Hill+Knowlton to drop fossil-fuel clients

Environmental activist group Clean Creatives and the Union of Concerned Scientists released the letter to the WPP firm this week, ahead of COP27

Twitter hires Rebecca Hahn as global comms head

Twitter hires Rebecca Hahn as global comms head

Twitter CMO Leslie Berland has been handling the responsibilities on an interim basis

Everything to know about ‘Uber Files’ massive revelations

Everything to know about ‘Uber Files’ massive revelations

Uber specifically targeted the owners of the UK’s Daily Mail, France’s Les Echos, Italy’s La Repubblica and L’Espresso, Germany’s Die Welt and Bild, and The Times of India

Japan Airlines crash: What the major players are saying

Japan Airlines crash: What the major players are saying

Organisations including Airbus are making statements as Japanese authorities investigate the fatal runway crash

Edelman global revenue falls 3.7% to $1.04 billion in 2023

Edelman global revenue falls 3.7% to $1.04 billion in 2023

However, India grew by 18%

Twitter co-founder's Bluesky Social goes public: What are the benefits and risks for brands?

Twitter co-founder's Bluesky Social goes public: What are the benefits and risks for brands?

Intended to be a rival platform to X (formerly Twitter), the Jack Dorsey-funded app is now open to the public, but brands still seem to be taking a wait-and-see approach

WPP merges BCW and Hill & Knowlton to create Burson

WPP merges BCW and Hill & Knowlton to create Burson

BCW global CEO Corey duBrowa will serve as chief executive of the combined agency, which will be the largest PR firm globally by revenue, according to revenue estimates from PRWeek's latest Agency Business Report

Edelman lays off 4% of workforce

Edelman lays off 4% of workforce

Most of the cuts, which affect 240 staffers, impact senior-level employees