13. November 2008
US-PR-Branche in der Krise, HBS sperrt zu*
Wie die New York Times berichtet, stehen der PR-Branche in den USA Massenentlassungen bevor (mehr darüber im PDF auf Seite 10). Eine Branche, die zu Zeiten des Irak-Krieges und des Börsen-Hochs profitierte, hat nun massive Probleme mit den neuen alten Werten in der Business- und Medienwelt:
Leo Burnett in Chicago is expected to release all part-time staff later this week. It’s a vast network of influence, all crumbling down around the feet of culture producers.
“P.R. companies have been doing whatever it takes to maximize their profit,” contended media activist Ben Jefferson at a hearing which shortly preceded the passage of the new regulations. “The mystical power of the consumer isn’t going to change that — whereas the actual power of the citizen is. That’s where legislation comes in.”