Alan Wilson, editor of the Cruise News Daily, wrote a piece about the Eurodam News Blog, which the agency manages, in which he names it the best weblog in the cruise industry. more…

Before Miami and Miami Beach became year-round vacation destinations, resort operators made strong efforts to boost off-season bookings. The late Morris Landsburgh, who at the time operated four or five oceanfront hotels, once staged a mini circus in cooperation with … more…

Keeping pace with the increasing professionalism of the public relations discipline, almost all college level courses today recognize the craft as a bona fide segment of the journalism agenda. It was not always that way, however. During my undergraduate years … more…

Although more than a quarter-century has passed, the mock “secession” — and resulting founding of Key West’s “Conch Republic” — remains a classic example of turning potential disaster into opportunity. more…

Creative public relations can, and often does, draw upon many resources and I can recall at least two instances when a bear and an elephant became stars while publicizing an event. At a Miami Beach sports and travel show in … more…