by Paul Wilke | Apr 11, 2017 | As Seen In, Crisis Comms, General, Travel & Tourism, Uncategorized
Earlier today, Upright CEO Paul Wilke pulled some thoughts and advice together on the recent United Airlines crisis, highlighting what all companies can do in times of trouble. Read it...
by Paul Wilke | Nov 4, 2015 | General
Earlier this week, Activision Blizzard made a bold acquisition in purchasing King Digital Entertainment for $5.9 billion. A leading video game company buying the maker of a groundbreaking game like Candy Crush is significant news. As we know, big news gets lots of...
by Paul Wilke | Sep 9, 2015 | General
People in the public relations agency business are likely to tell you that PR is best left to the professionals. In most cases, PR does fall into the “Do Not Try This At Home” territory, but there are steps that you can take to practice smart, strategic public...
by Paul Wilke | Apr 20, 2015 | As Seen In, IPOs & Capital Funding
This morning I was quoted in Canada’s Financial Post, talking to Christine Owram about Uber’s PR push leading up to its possible IPO. You can read the article here or read more about how companies should be thinking about IPO PR earlier rather than later...
by Paul Wilke | Jan 5, 2015 | General
For the first time in four years, I’m not attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, and I’m okay with that. For PR professionals, CES is like being in the fourth ring of a three-ring circus: All eyes are on the clowns, the lion tamers and the...