India General Election 2009
All of the pre- and post-poll analysis that predicted a fractured mandate was proved wrong when the verdict was declared after a month-long polling exercise. In the 543-member Lok Sabha (lower house)...
View ArticleChina’s Economic Stimulus: An Update
In recent weeks a mood of cautious optimism concerning China's economic growth pros-pects has started to take hold. The result has been the upward revision of many analysts‟ 2009 full-year GDP growth...
View ArticleThe European Parliament Constitutive Session
An entertaining and occasionally dramatic Constitutive Plenary Session of the new European Parliament took place in Strasbourg from 13 to 17 July. The face of the new Parliament was revealed a month...
View ArticleIndonesia Presidential Election Results 2009: An Analysis
Although the General Election Commission’s (KPU) official result will not be confirmed until July 27 - 291, quick count results of Indonesia’s presidential election are clear: incumbent Susilo Bambang...
View ArticleIt’s all about the reputation: In the increasingly complex food industry, a...
Reputation matters.For the food and drink industry in today’s climate, it can mean the difference between operating successfully within a supportive ecosystem of stakeholders, and a milieu where...
View ArticleMeasuring Your Return on Reputation
-As appears in PR News’ Guide to Best Practices in PR Measurement (2009) Over the past 30 years, public trust in business has steadily declined. In the wake of corporate scandals and the recent...
View ArticleHow Stakeholders Have Become the “New Consumers”
-As appears in PR News’ Guide to Best Practices in PR Measurement (2009) Behind the one-way mirror in the viewing room of a Bethesda, Md., focus group facility, two factions from a large alcohol...
View ArticleWhere lobbyists were coyotes!
Latin America presents a vibrant and exciting prospect for communication professionals: from the more developed economies of Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Mexico to the less developed, such as...
View ArticleHealth Reform Discussion with Ken Thorpe
On July 21, 2009, APCO Worldwide, a global leader in health policy and health care consulting, hosted a dinner in Washington, D.C. featuring Ken Thorpe, Ph.D., one of the nation’s leading health...
View ArticleA Perspective on the Indonesian Presidential Election
This article was featured in The Jakarta Post on July 22, 2009. To the extent that foreign investment was discussed during the Presidential election debates, it acted mostly as a football, there to be...
View ArticleWe Won’t Let the Terrorists Beat Us
This article was featured in The Jakarta Globe on July 18, 2009. As the news of yet another bombing reached me on my mobile phone early on Friday, I was breakfasting with an expatriate friend. We were...
View ArticleBloggers, The Beltway & Your Future
The successful pharmaceutical marketer is the one who can most effectively deal with the new power brokers who will influence whether a product is a success.
View Article'Prove it' is the new standard
When it comes to CSR communications, proof has replaced trust as the organising principle
View ArticleGulf of opportunity
In the Gulf region, leaders believe that the impossible is possible with vision, perseverance and risk. Just 10 years ago, it was defined by desert sand and rich oil reserves. Today it is bidding for...
View ArticleA Healthy Economy
Europeans tend to view president Barack Obama's drive for healthcare reform in the US with smug bemusement.
View ArticleCritical Impact: Global Trends and Developments Shaping Public Affairs...
A speech by Brad Staples. We are living and operating in a “reset” world, a world that's been “reset” by a trio of global crises.
View ArticleConsumer Trends in Prevention and Wellness Are Impacting Your Bottom Line:...
Prevention and wellness have become tremendously important for global companies over the past decade, not only for their employees, but also for their customers and their communities.
View ArticleThe New German Government: Business as Usual?
The re-election of Angela Merkel as Chancellor of Germany on October 28, 2009, was followed by her swearing in and that of her 15 cabinet ministers. Her new four-year term officially started the next day.
View ArticleSecrets of Success
Twenty-one years ago, The Washingtonian, the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area created the Washington Business Hall of Fame to recognize leaders who...
View ArticleA need for external relations
Convincing clients of the true value of external comms can be achieved in just a few steps. By Ed Walsh in PRWeek
View ArticleNew Restrictions on Access to Chinese Government Procurement Market
The Chinese government has announced the launch of a national program to accredit indigenous innovation products. APCO understands this program would be used for the purposes of government procurement,...
View ArticleWhen Flash Fails
“Progressive enhancement” and its goateed evil twin “progressive failure” We all know the value of being prepared. When a project doesn’t go precisely as planned (and what project does?), it’s always...
View ArticleiPad Revolution - What's Next for the News Industry
Yesterday’s announcement of Apple’s new iPad media tablet could prove to be a critical turning point in the fortunes of news media organizations, many of which have been crippled by dwindling...
View ArticleThe Global Financial Crisis and its Impact on the International Stock Markets
We have all been coexisting with the global economic crisis for approaching 18 months, and most major economies now appear to have bottomed out and returned to growth. Nevertheless, the crisis has been...
View ArticlePolitics, Economy and Society: Opportunity and Challenge for Public Relations
Public relations and public diplomacy occupy an increasingly converging space. As business takes on a broader role, combining policies and principles, our profession is likewise also broadened,...
View ArticleSeize the chance for change (PR Week)
The one certainty about the result of the next election will be change: likely, but not necessarily, in terms of who governs; definitely, in terms of how we are governed; and, importantly, in terms of...
View ArticleChina's 2010 National People's Congress
With ritual regularity, the National People’s Congress (NPC) convenes each March in Beijing for a two-week session, drawing together nearly 3,000 delegates from around the country. In theory, the NPC...
View ArticleBridging the Credibility Gap in Greece
Much like President Obama, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou took office last year with a mandate for change. Domestic civil unrest had dampened the spirits of Greek citizens and undermined the...
View ArticleAn Analysis of the 2010 UK Budget Report
Just weeks before a General Election, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling MP, today presented his Budget Statement to the House of Commons. Given the fragile state of the economy and the...
View ArticleThank Your Lucky Stars - How to Retain High Performers
With a sluggish economy and high unemployment rates, it might be easy for managers to assume that their workers will remain in their current jobs. However, research shows that such thinking is...
View ArticleUK Election 2010: A New Government
The United Kingdom entered unchartered political waters today as David Cameron and Nick Clegg announced details of the new Liberal-Conservative coalition government. Speaking to press in the Downing...
View ArticleUK Election 2010: Queen's Speech
With a new coalition government in place in the United Kingdom, the Queen has called Parliament into session and we get our first look at the new political agenda for Britain.
View ArticleUK Emergency Budget 2010: Political Briefing
Six weeks after the formation of the Liberal-Conservative coalition government, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne MP, presented his first budget to the House of Commons. With the...
View ArticleAPCO Worldwide: Ready for What's Next
APCO's CEO Margery Kraus was interviewed in this month. "This global PR and consulting firm is helping clients succeed in an increasingly intricate and interconnected world. Margery Kraus tells us how."
View ArticleThe 2010 Spending Review
The chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, today presented to Parliament the outcome of the Government’s Spending Review and set out his approach to reducing the UK’s budget deficit. Setting the...
View ArticleIR and ESG Worlds Collide
Emerging Practices for Sustainability as an Investor Relations Differentiator
View Article2010 Republican Victory Brings New Message of Change
In 2008, when voters elected Barack Obama to the presidency by the greatest margin enjoyed by a Democrat in 44 years, they were sending a message that they wanted change in the country’s policy agenda,...
View ArticleChampioning European Industry?
Richard Bullard of APCO looks at the relationship between EU industrial policy and competition policy, after a proposed framework comes into force.
View ArticleA National Interest Coaltion
With electoral reform in the UK a real possibility, coalitions could well become the norm. Can two rival politicians who are young, keenly ambitious, look similar, but have divergent political...
View ArticleChina's 12th Five-Year Plan
How it actually works and what’s in store for the next five years.
View ArticleJCCT Discussion with Ira Kasoff
APCO's Ira Kasoff discusses the outlook for this year’s US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade on AmCham-China's China Brief Insight.
View ArticleKey Developments from the 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of...
An analysis of the government's policy directions and leadership changes following the 11th National Congress and the resulting implications for various industries and sectors.
View ArticleIs Israel Going Green or Carbon?
Will Israel maintain or lose its position as a leader in clean-tech technologies with the discovery of Leviathan?
View ArticleThe Union Budget 2011-2012, Republic of India
A detailed analysis of the Indian Union Budget 2011 and its impact on the energy and renewables, food and consumer products, banking and financial services, healthcare and ICT (information,...
View ArticleUK Budget 2011 Political Briefing
An in-depth report with commentary from APCO's managing director, London
View ArticleChina's 2011 National People's Congress Briefing
Fine-tuning the economy with an eye on social stability.
View ArticleEffective Public Relations in China
Communications strategists must consider China's media, market forces, and government structure to get their message across effectively.
View ArticleAnalysis of the FY 2011 Budget Deal: The Current Battle
A quick breakdown of the U.S. 2011 budget deal - what happened, what it means, and what's next.
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