The PR Week 6.12.18: Richard Edelman
In the course of a wide-ranging discussion, Edelman said:
He wants at least one of his daughters to succeed him, as long as they are the most qualified - otherwise it will be a non-family member.
After 40 years in PR, he's happy Edelman stayed private - as CEO he’s grown revenues almost tenfold, from $90m to nearly $900m.
His biggest change in 40 years is Edelman and Weber Shandwick taking over as the biggest firms from Burson-Marsteller, H+K, and Carl Byoir.
Martin Sorrell is an irrepressible character, a brilliant operator, who has proven it by building a $21 billion business – he will be…
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