How Come PR Gets No Respect?

Muck Rack’s Gregory Galant begins his latest CNN piece on the state of the PR world with a few unsettling facts:

  • US companies spend $150 billion annually on advertising and only $5 billion on public relations
  • Advertising professionals make up to 75% more than their PR counterparts
  • MBA courses in public relations are far rarer than courses in advertising
  • When it comes to pop culture figures, advertising has Don Draper while PR has…Samantha on Sex and the City.
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