Bob Pickard
@pr.bobpickard.com
Public relations for leaders – PR counsel to names in the news. 30+ year communication career @ 🇺🇸🇨🇳🇯🇵🇨🇦🇰🇷🇸🇬 Served as CEO of Burson in Asia and North Asia of Edelman. Former MDB global comms chief. Publicized in PRC state media for “purely sensational hype.”
Ranked: Flags of the World, by Most to Least Recognized
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November 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Ranked: Flags of the World, by Most to Least Recognized
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Impressive and helpful how NOAA in the US communicates public relations “key messages” real-time to keep everyone informed about geomagnetic storm levels.
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Impressive and helpful how NOAA in the US communicates public relations “key messages” real-time to keep everyone informed about geomagnetic storm levels.
Aurora borealis overhead right now
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Aurora borealis overhead right now
Audience perception of your expertise helps, but their awareness of your agenda hurts. This might help explain why PR people tell their clients to communicate three (3) key messages plus supporting proof points - and no more.
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Audience perception of your expertise helps, but their awareness of your agenda hurts. This might help explain why PR people tell their clients to communicate three (3) key messages plus supporting proof points - and no more.
Sunday evening atmosphere
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Sunday evening atmosphere
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
So did my grandmother. It was on TV for a very long time.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
So did my grandmother. It was on TV for a very long time.
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In terms of leadership communication effectiveness, not all speaker gestures are created equal. "Illlustrator" gestures are more persuasive than "Highlighter" gestures.
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
In terms of leadership communication effectiveness, not all speaker gestures are created equal. "Illlustrator" gestures are more persuasive than "Highlighter" gestures.
Looking up at blue skies in a skyscraper canyon
November 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Looking up at blue skies in a skyscraper canyon
This morning's vantage point
November 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This morning's vantage point
Andrew Cuomo in New York wasn’t the only controversial former state governor trying for a political comeback tonight in a mayoralty run. In New Jersey, former governor (2002-2004) Jim McGreevey looks to be falling short in Jersey City.
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Andrew Cuomo in New York wasn’t the only controversial former state governor trying for a political comeback tonight in a mayoralty run. In New Jersey, former governor (2002-2004) Jim McGreevey looks to be falling short in Jersey City.
These are some pictures I took in 2020 from the Trans-Canada Highway on the north shore of Superior looking toward where the Edmund Fitzgerald went down 20 or so miles away.
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 AM
These are some pictures I took in 2020 from the Trans-Canada Highway on the north shore of Superior looking toward where the Edmund Fitzgerald went down 20 or so miles away.
This map shows the course of the doomed freighter when it went down in November 1975. The northern coast of Lake Superior is a beautiful, rugged and remote region.
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This map shows the course of the doomed freighter when it went down in November 1975. The northern coast of Lake Superior is a beautiful, rugged and remote region.
Good morning from the ‘onward’ city
November 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Good morning from the ‘onward’ city
As a PR guy, I love this ‘ROYAL COMMUNICATIONS’ letterhead, especially when it’s used for a worthy purpose such as this public announcement.
October 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
As a PR guy, I love this ‘ROYAL COMMUNICATIONS’ letterhead, especially when it’s used for a worthy purpose such as this public announcement.
707 Fifth Street (2017)
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October 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
707 Fifth Street (2017)
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Pre-dawn views this morning.
October 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Pre-dawn views this morning.
Countries With the Best Reputations in 2025
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October 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Countries With the Best Reputations in 2025
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I focused on geopolitical imperatives for corporate communication in general and leadership communication in particular. I was ultra-candid about the ethical emergency in today’s public relations with the massive rise of lying, propaganda and toxicity in official public affairs communication.
October 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I focused on geopolitical imperatives for corporate communication in general and leadership communication in particular. I was ultra-candid about the ethical emergency in today’s public relations with the massive rise of lying, propaganda and toxicity in official public affairs communication.