Exploring the Southern roots of public relations, Part 2
As I mentioned Monday, Ivy Ledbetter Lee is not a role model and he’s far from perfect. But the Georgia native did play an influential role in establishing the field of public relations. And he created some of the PR tactics still used today. Lee, the son of a Methodist minister, began his studies at […]
Exploring the Southern roots of public relations, Part 1
Public Relations has deep roots in the Deep South. Not many people remember the Georgia native who helped give birth to the modern era of PR. And many of the people who do remember the legend of Ivy Ledbetter Lee prefer not to talk about him. I’ll break that silence today. Hopefully Lee’s career will […]