BOSTON.COM “Brandon Spikes epitomizes new NFL approach: cut and run, fast” JUNE 9, 2015 By Hilary Sargent and Adam Vaccaro In the post-Ray Rice era, NFL teams are learning something that public relations crisis consultants have known for a while: act decisively and act quickly. But in recent months, they appear to…
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Ken Rudin’s Political Junkie, Episode #79: An Unimaginable Scandal, An Unfathomable Tragedy. June 4, 2015 Larry Rasky was a guest on Ken Rudin’s Political Junkie podcast to talk about the tragic passing of Vice President Joe Biden’s son, Beau Biden. To listen to Larry’s segment, please click here and start…
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BostonGlobe.com "How Tom Brady, Patriots fumbled Deflategate" May 13, 2015 By Joe Baerlein Tom Brady’s off-field defense team let the NFL get to the quarterback — damaging a great brand and reputation, while much of the damage could have been prevented. Deflategate was an incident more akin to a speeding…
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holmesreport.com, "Holmes Report Unveils 2015 North America Agency of the Year Finalists," April 28, 2015 RBSC is proud to announce that we have been named a 2015 Public Affairs Agency of the Year finalist by The Holmes Report. The Holmes Report's Agency of the Year honors are considered the ultimate benchmark of public relations…
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Former Aide to Sen. Mark Kirk Joins Government Relations Team April 21, 2015 (Washington, D.C.) – Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications (RBSC), one of the top independent public affairs and public relations firms in the nation, announced today that Alexandra Wich will join the firm’s Washington office as an associate vice…
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We've been ranked as the number 2 Public Relations firm in Boston by O'Dwyer's PR, one of the most trusted and influential trade publications in the communications industry. This ranking drives us to work even harder to provide the outstanding public relations and public affairs counsel and services our clients…
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The Boston Globe "Honoring a fixture on Beacon Hill" March 10, 2015 By Jon Chesto Mike Widmer was like the Forrest Gump of Beacon Hill, a constant figure amid all the regime changes under the gold dome, inserting himself into some of the state’s biggest public policy debates over three…
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We are excited to announce that Rasky Baerlein's Nonprofit, Education and Consumer practice group won a silver Bulldog Reporter Hospital PR Award for work on behalf of our client, the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, and a silver Higher Education PR Award for work on behalf of our client, the University of Massachusetts,…
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ROLL CALL BELTWAY INSIDERS “K Street Donors Make Early White House Picks | K Street Files” FEBRUARY 24, 2015 By Kate Ackley They’re not billionaire industrialists poised to bankroll millions in the 2016 campaign, but K Street still matters to the crop of aspiring presidential candidates. Lobbyists are tapping long-established networks…
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By Sandi Goldfarb At the conclusion of a very productive kick-off meeting with our new client, Crossroads for Kids, the organization’s president, Deb Samuels asked, "What can I do to be a good client?" During my more than 25 years in the communications industry, no client has ever asked that…
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