Harold Burson and Burson-Marsteller
	
 
		
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Case Details: | 
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						| Case Code | 
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						LDEN044 | 
						For delivery in electronic format: Rs. 300; 
For delivery through courier (within India): Rs. 300 + Shipping & Handling Charges extraThemes
						Entrepreneurship, Public Relations  | 
					 
					
						| Case Length | 
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						15 Pages | 
					 
					
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						1996-2006 | 
					 
					
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						Burson-Marsteller | 
					 
					
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						2006 | 
					 
					
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						Not Available |  
					
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						US | 
					 
					
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						Public 
						Relations | 
					 
				 
				Abstract:
				
					
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The case describes the contributions of Harold Burson (Harold) to the field of 
international public relations. Harold is the founding Chairman of one of the 
world's leading PR firm - Burson-Marsteller (BM). The case includes a brief note 
on Harold's initial struggles as an entrepreneur and how he established himself 
as a prominent PR practitioner.  
 
It also describes the growth of BM and how it went on to become one of the 
world's leading PR firms. The case highlights some of the well-known PR crises 
that Harold successfully handled including those faced by General Motors, 
Johnson and Johnson and Coca-Cola. 
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				Issues:
» Gain insights into the contributions made by Harold Burson to the field of 
international PR 
 
» Appreciate entrepreneurial capabilities of Harold 
 
» Understand PR as an important corporate function 
 
» To realize the importance of PR in developing and sustaining the image of the 
organization 
 
Contents:
				
				
Keywords:
Harold Burson , Burson-Marsteller , Public Relations, 
Entrepreneurship, PR Crises, Crisis Management, General Motors, Unsafe at Any 
Speed, Corvair, Johnson and Johnson, Tylenol Controversy, Coca-Cola, New Coke, 
Pepsi Challenge Campaign, Advertising, Business-to-Business Communications 
 
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