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Daguerreotype (1839): First commercially successful photographic process

Ayer & Son is credited with being the first ad agency to work on commission. It was founded in Philadephia in 1869.

Known for displaying George Washington’s 161-year-old nurse and Feejee Mermaid, he also created “The Greatest Show on Earth” in 1871.

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Tesla coils (1897): Electrical resonant transformer circuit.

However, PR became a profession when Ivy Lee started working as an advisor of John Rockefeller in 1903.

Edward L. Bernays presented the concept of a “two-way-street” between a company and the public in his groundbreaking 1923 book, Crystallizing Public Opinion.

Basil Clark is regarded as the first PR professional, establishing the first UK PR agency Editorial Services in 1924.

Businessman Henry Ford started using PR in the 1930’s to publicize his company and boost sales.

At the 1939 New York World’s Fair, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) introduced the all-electronic television.

Across the pond, the United States created the Office of War Information (1942), to censor war news, document social change and create a central means for government to communicate about the war.

29, 1969, the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) connected a computer at Stanford to a computer in UCLA using satellite communication, giving rise to internet.

Also, the firm has a business relationship with an 11-employee professional design and production firm that has been in business since 1975, and a management and sales training firm, Resource Development Systems.

Run by Jeff Lehman, who was general manager of the Business Alliance before starting Quorum in 1981.

The firm began partial operations in 1984 as a consulting business serving different computer and software companies.

Probably $100K net fee income in 1986.

SHP's plan is to divide the start up year of 1987 into two phases: April 1 - June 30 and July 1 - December 31.

Be a successful start up, emerging from the year with sufficient business to insure profitable operation in 1988.

Soon after, in 1999 to be more precise, first bloggers emerged and were finally able to share their content on Blogger, the first free blog publishing platform.

Consumers, as well as technology enthusiasts, could buy their first iPhone in 2007 and the number of Apple customers is still growing, which can be attributed to effective PR including advertising, media relations, well thought through marketing concepts etc.

The 2008 presidential election was the first time social media was used extensively and effectively to connect politicians and voters.

When British Petroleum (BP) had an oil gusher erupt in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, 11 people died, and more than three million barrels of oil leaked into the gulf.

The list, which was published on March 11, 2020, identifies the PR pros who handled the most high-profile crisis PR assignments of the past year.

5W's Consumer Culture Report reveals 36% of consumers adjusted spending habits in 2021 to further support minority and Black-owned businesses.