J. Austin and Spong PR Would Like You to Stop Calling Them About Walter Palmer
Who is repping today's most toxic client?
The relationship between Minneapolis firm J. Austin & Associates and Cecil the Lion killer Walter Palmer lasted exactly one day.
It would seem, based on this Twitter statement from CEO Jon Austin, that the only work the firm did for Palmer was to issue his non-apology to media outlets:
Yesterday another PR firm asked to help distribute Dr. Palmer’s statement. Having completed that task, we’ve ended our work on this issue.
— Jon Austin (@jmaustin) July 29, 2015
What’s not clear at the moment is which firm Austin is referencing in that statement.
It’s also not clear why someone at Palmer’s office posted a sign referring all related queries to Minneapolis agency Spong PR, which clarified on Tuesday that he was not a client:
To confirm, Spong does not represent Walter Palmer.
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