In 2008, then candidate Barack Obama revolutionized the way campaigns were done. In 2008, Bert Decker had him as the top communicator in his annual best and worst communicators, Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for President in Denver at a football stadium in front of a massive audience and I was lucky enough to be one of the millions to watch him be sworn into office in January of 2009.  Tags: Obama President Obama Public Speakin His fundraising on-line, using his organization skills to create OFA (Obama For America - now known as Organizing For America) and his bevy of volunteers helped propel him to the Presidency.

It finally is surfacing: Maybe that standard in public relations information J.R. 0160; Well Waggener Edstrom which had 2008 revenues of $119 million indicated that being ranked in the O'Dwyer list "has not had a measurable impact on our business efforts in some time." 0160; The reporting on Mediabistro about communications issues, including public relations, is more neutral and less political. O'Dwyer just doesn't matter all that much any more.  0160; And, not coincidentally, where it surfaced today is in Mediabistro, which does seem

0160; But the more flexible field of public relations has seen increased spending by corporate clients both for 2009 and 2008.  According to Veronis Suhler Stevenson, a private equity firm, spending for 2009 increased 3% and for 2008, 4%.  Forecasts 0160; Forecasts in other publications have it that the field will grow by 24% by 2020. Marketing and advertising are down.  0160; THE ECONOMIST covers that .