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CES2022 Top 5: Five Mistakes Automotive and Vehicle Tech Suppliers Make During CES Prep

Posted Jul. 22nd 2021

Recently, the Consumer Technology Association announced that not only will CES2022 mark a return to an in-person format after last year’s digital-only event, but also that the automotive sector is on pace for record growth at the 2022 show. Boasting the title as the world’s most influential technology event, the number of vehicle technology brands […]

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Jim Bianchi Discusses Crisis Communications with Reputation Rhino

Posted Jun. 10th 2020

Jim Bianchi, president of Bianchi Public Relations, was recently interviewed by online reputation management firm Reputation Rhino for its public relations and crisis communications expert series. You can find the complete interview below. The post originally appeared here.  With more than 35 years of experience on both the corporate and agency sides, Jim is a […]

Let’s Rock This Boat: Marketing Lessons from Jimmy Buffett

Posted Aug. 2nd 2018

Jimmy Buffett is not only a popular singer / songwriter, he is also a pilot, author and movie producer. Earlier this year, a musical based upon his most popular songs, Escape to Margaritaville, opened on Broadway with great acclaim and fanfare. But beyond that, Jimmy is a successful businessman involved in a number of enterprises, […]

Tried and True Adages that Apply to PR

Posted Jun. 28th 2018

By Claire Olech (former Bianchi Public Relations intern and recent PR grad. You can find her on LinkedIn.) As a PR student, it’s customary to receive advice from professionals who have experience in the field. It may come in different packaging, but often, it’s an old adage that you’ve heard before around the dinner table. […]

Off the Record, Embargoes and Other Media Relations Pitfalls

Posted Jul. 14th 2017

If you’ve been doing PR for any length of time, you’ve received a call like this: “Why did that reporter use those market share numbers? I thought you called him after the interview and told him all of that information was off the record.”   Executives are sometimes confused about what is fair game for […]

6 Lessons from United‘s ‘Re-accommodate’ PR Disaster

Posted Apr. 12th 2017

Although new facts are still coming out – and we may never know the whole story – there’s no question that the forcible removal of a passenger from a United flight on April 9 was the start of a PR disaster for the airline. In less than 48 hours, a video of the man being […]

Six Ways CEOs Sabotage Media Interviews

Posted Nov. 4th 2016

Despite the best of preparation by the PR professional, sometimes offenses by a CEO during a media interview can have a negative impact on the resulting media coverage – causing damage to the CEO’s and the firm’s images, and perhaps even undermining the firm’s prospects for future positive coverage. Worse yet, often these offenses are […]

Are Auto Suppliers Wasting Time & Effort on Facebook?

Posted May. 6th 2016

Facebook may be the most powerful social media platform around, with nearly 1.5 billion monthly active viewers. Perhaps that’s why 84 percent of the top 25 North American OEM automotive suppliers have Facebook pages. The question is: Are they leveraging that presence effectively to boost awareness and engagement for their brands … or are they […]

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