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November 2011 | MARKETING in AMSTERDAM: O’DWYER’SRANKINGSOFTOP a SPECIAL REPORT TECHNOLOGY PR FIRMS PG Novmagazine:Layout 1 11/1/11 11:52 AM Page 1 pg. 12PR highlights from pg. 17Communications lessons pg. 19Congloms report the Louisville U.S.O. from Occupy Wall Street big Q3 PR earnings Communications & new media Nov. 2011 I Vol. 25 No. 11 THE TECHNOLOGY ISSUE SOLYNDRA: HOW A CLEAN-TECH BUST COULD REAWAKEN THE INDUSTRY GOOGLE+ AND PR: WHY THE GAME HAS CHANGED A NEW FRONTIER FOR SUSTAINABILITY PR November 2011 | www.odwyerpr.com MARKETING IN AMSTERDAM: O’DWYER’S RANKINGS OF TOP A SPECIAL REPORT TECHNOLOGY PR FIRMS PG. 37 Novmagazine:Layout 1 11/1/11 11:52 AM Page 2 Novmagazine:Layout 1 11/1/11 11:52 AM Page 3 Novmagazine:Layout 1 11/1/11 11:53 AM Page 4 Vol. 25, No. 11 November 2011 EDITORIAL Q3 PR REVENUES STRONG Wall Street protests shine a light on DESPITE ‘UNCERTAINTY’ U.S. business, media. 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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 38 Fraser Seitel FIVE PR LESSONS FROM OCCUPY WALL STREET GUEST COLUMN PR pros can take a few lessons from 39 Kevin Foley EDITORIAL CALENDAR 2011 Occupy Wall Street’s numerous blunders17 and January: Crisis Comms. / Buyer’s Guide successes. GUEST COLUMN Wes Pedersen February: Environmental & P.A. 40 March: Food & Beverage GOOGLE+: WHAT PR PROS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT April: Broadcast & Social Media NEED TO KNOW 41 Richard Goldstein May: PR Firm Rankings While Google+’s benefits for con- June: Global & Multicultural sumers are clear, the vote is still 18out for OPINION July: Travel & Tourism what implications it will have on businesses 42 Jack O’Dwyer August: Financial/I.R. and the communications industry. 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