public relations
noun
plural in form but usually singular in construction
often attributive
: the business of inducing the public to have understanding for and goodwill toward a person, firm, or institution
also
: the degree of understanding and goodwill achieved
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Vaibhav Kakkar, Digital Web Solutions Forbes Agency Council is an invitation-only community for executives in successful public relations, media strategy, creative and advertising agencies.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
At the time, she was brought out as a multi-talented beauty queen from British Columbia who was working in public relations and had a love for the arts and the outdoors.
—Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
There may have been a moment, circa 2020-2022, when replacing a person of color or a woman with a White man may have sparked a public relations debacle.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Whether a policy failure or a public relations one, Oregon’s flawed experiment may already be setting back reform efforts nationally.
—Simar Bajaj, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
At the time, she was brought out as a multi-talented beauty queen from British Columbia who was working in public relations and had a love for the arts and the outdoors.
—Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
There may have been a moment, circa 2020-2022, when replacing a person of color or a woman with a White man may have sparked a public relations debacle.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Whether a policy failure or a public relations one, Oregon’s flawed experiment may already be setting back reform efforts nationally.
—Simar Bajaj, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Public relations.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20relations. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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