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MWW is a public relations firm headquartered in New Jersey.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=10 'Road Rules' for Entrepreneurs from Yahoo's CMO )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MWW Poaches Atomics Christopher Knight To Lead San Francisco )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MWW helps former Dial Global in radio deal, rebrand )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Poll: Christie's 'Stronger Than the Storm' appearance was OK, but firm raises eyebrows )〕 The company is known for its work in public relations and marketing, technology, digital and social media marketing, public affairs and government relations, corporate communications, healthcare, sustainability, and visual branding. Michael W. Kempner is the company’s founder, president, and CEO.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MWW Group, Inc.: Private Company Information )〕 The firm's corporate office is headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey with offices in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Trenton, NJ, Washington, D.C., and London. ==History== Michael Kempner founded MWW as a one-person venture in 1986. MWW grew to the 4th largest independent public relations firm in the U.S. and Kempner sold the company to the Interpublic Group of Agencies in 2000, and then Kempner bought the firm back through a management led buy-out. In 2014, MWW expanded into Britain with the purchase of Parys Communications. The firm represented Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair who was charged with sexual assault, forcible sodomy and other crimes in 2012 by the US Military. He was facing life in prison. The Army dropped the charges after MWW performed high-profile public relations work.〔https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/08/14/pr-firm-that-represented-disgraced-general-puts-itself-up-for-an-award/〕 〔http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/22/jeffrey-sinclair_n_2525256.html〕 〔http://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/06/nation/la-na-general-website-20130207〕 The decision was criticized, including by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) who said "this case has illustrated a military justice system in dire need of independence from the chain of command." 〔http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/22/jeffrey-sinclair_n_2525256.html〕 〔http://www.prweek.com/article/1289411/friends-sinclair-website-front-center-mwws-defense-general〕 On January 14, 2014 the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it would review the expenditures for the Stronger than the Storm media campaign which had been commissioned by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to promote tourism in summer 2013 in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. A press release stated that it is "an audit and not an investigation of the procurement process."〔.〕 The audit is based on irregularities with billing and adherence to the contract pricing as determined by the federal government. MWW in a press release stated that it welcome the review and that it was confident that it had followed correct billing procedures. The audit found that the company had done "nothing improper" in the content of its marketing campaign. In 2015 MWW sued McDonald's claiming they were fired due to racial bias and wrongful termination.〔http://www.law360.com/articles/590417/pr-firm-sues-mcdonald-s-over-soured-partnership〕 〔http://www.prweek.com/article/1319667/claiming-its-owed-5m-mww-files-suit-against-mcdonalds-operator-group〕 The company acquired Los Angeles-based Macias Media Group, an LGBT marketing firm, in March 2014. In October 2014, MWW received The Gay And Lesbian Victory Fund's 2014 Corporate Leadership Award for its LGBT practice and support of the LGBT community. MWW acquired the UK-based business-to-business PR firm Braben Communications in November 2014. The company was recognized as one of the Top Places to Work in PR and Best Places to Work in New Jersey. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MWW (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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