Perspective from Graham Shalgian: Much continues to be written about President Ronald Reagan's press secretary James Brady, who passed away this week at the age of 73. Critically injured during the 1981 assassination attempt on Reagan, Brady became an outspoken champion for gun control. He is deserving of all of…
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Perspective from Sandi Goldfarb: I inadvertently left my mobile phone at work the other night. My first reaction: sheer panic. How could I be responsive to clients and co-workers without my iPhone at the ready? How could I possibly keep up with the flood of emails and texts that fill…
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Perspective from Zach Stanley: Twitter faces a challenge and anyone who has been following their stock since their IPO knows that. The user statistics back it up: 44% of registered Twitter users have never sent a tweet; less than 25% of registered users are active monthly users; and by some…
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Perspective from Michael James Timberlake: Sports make us sad. Yes, they can make us elated and proud...but generally they end up leaving us in some level of misery. This week, the power of social media was there to take advantage of all of it. One of the many joys of…
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Bloomberg "Warren's Presidential Pass Leaves Other White House Paths" July 7, 2014 By Annie Linskey Elizabeth Warren isn't running for president, which raises the question: What does she want instead? "Secretary of Treasury? Let that roll around in your brain a little bit," said Larry Rasky, who was a spokesman…
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O'Dwyer's "Japan Fortifies PR Arsenal" July 3, 2014 By Kevin McCauley Japan, which is in the midst of a high-profile and controversial shift of its military posture, is using Rasky Baerlein Strategic Communications to promote understanding of the importance of its relationship with the US. The Boston-based firm's Washington office has…
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Rasky Baerlein hosted a panel discussion that examined the changing face of advocacy in Washington as we head into the 2014 midterm elections and nascent 2016 presidential race. (more…)
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Perspective from Justine Griffin: About a year ago, in quick succession, I heard a speech given by the new CEO of a major corporation and the new Executive Director of a relatively small non-profit. Both said that they were "drinking from a fire hose" and that over the course of…
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The Boston Globe "Is Mass. on the verge of a political drought?" June 6, 2014 By Jim O'Sullivan and Matt Viser There will be no bunting hung aspirationally in Copley Square, no promise of exultant fireworks over Boston Harbor. Election Day 2016 will likely dawn calmly in the Commonwealth, and…
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Perspective from Sandi Goldfarb: I inadvertently left my mobile phone at work the other night. My first reaction was panic. How would anyone be able to find me? How could I be responsive to clients and co-workers without my iPhone at the ready? And then I remembered Arianna Huffington's words…
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