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38-1340: Edelman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Abram Wolf Edelman (a.k.a. Abraham Edelman; 1832–1907), Polish-born American rabbi; the first rabbi in Los Angeles, California Adam Edelman (born 1991), American-born four-time Israeli national champion in skeleton event, and Israeli Olympian Alan Edelman (born 1963), American mathematician and computer scientist Alex Edelman (born 1989), American stand-up comedian Cornelis Hendrik "Cees" Edelman (1903–1964), Dutch soil scientist Daniel Edelman (1920–2013), American public relations executive, founder of Edelman Daniel Edelman (soccer) (born 2003), American professional soccer player for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls David Louis Edelman (born 1971), American science fiction author Edmund D. Edelman (1930–2016), Los Angeles, California, politician Elazer R. Edelman , American engineer, scientist, and cardiologist Eric S. Edelman , U.S. ambassador to Turkey and Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ezra Edelman , American documentary director Fanny Edelman (1911–2011), Argentine politician Gerald Edelman (1929–2014), biologist, 1972 Nobel Prize (Physiology/Medicine) for work on

76-461: A joint venture with United Talent Agency in 2014 that resulted in the formation of a unit called United Entertainment Group (UEG). In 2015, the firm moved into Colombia by acquiring Position Comunicaciones. In 2022, Edelman surpassed $ 1 billion in global annual revenue for the first time. That year also marked the firm's 70th anniversary. On October 1, 2022, it inaugurated the Edelman Museum,

114-410: A major controversy when documents leaked to Greenpeace revealed that Edelman had made some unethical proposals to sway public opinion in favor of its client. TransCanada distanced itself from those proposals as soon as the "dirty tricks" were published in the press. In 2015, the firm said that it would cease work for coal producers and climate change deniers . In June 2016, Edelman was hired by

152-766: A mixed choir, Conformation, English prayers and English sermons." Edelman acquired a building on the corner of 6th and Main streets in Downtown Los Angeles , across the street from the Pacific Electric Building , and collected rents from it. He became a Freemason , joining Masonic Lodge #42 in Los Angeles. He was also a member of the fraternal Order of United Workmen and the Independent Order of Foresters. He married Hannah Pessah Cohn in Warsaw in 1851,

190-607: A public affairs firm that counsels businesses on government relations , crisis management , and social justice matters. EGA has expanded since 2021 by acquiring public affairs firms with offices in Brazil, Belgium, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. In 2015, Edelman acquired the UK-based investor relations firm Smithfield. This acquisition led to the creation of Edelman Smithfield, a financial communications team that operated within

228-510: A space within its Chicago offices. The firm is led by Richard Edelman, who assumed the CEO role in 1996. Victor Malanga has been Edelman's global CFO since 2007. Matthew Harrington, a 35-year Edelman veteran and then Chief Operating Officer, was named Global President of the firm in 2019. Judy John was named Edelman's first-ever Global Chief Creative Officer in February 2019. Lisa Osborne Ross

266-404: Is credited with inventing the corporate media tour for his work with his previous employer, Toni Home Permanent Co. He toured the country with "The Toni Twins", a set of twins, where one used a professional salon and the other used Toni's home hair-care products. When Edelman started his own firm, Toni became Edelman's first client. Toni was followed by Sara Lee , a small cheesecake company at

304-598: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Abram Wolf Edelman Abram Wolf Edelman was born on August 17, 1832, in Kutno , Poland . He had a classic Jewish education. He married and immigrated to the United States with his wife in 1851, the year he turned nineteen. By 1858, they moved to San Francisco , California, where he studied Jewish theology and taught Hebrew. He also learned Spanish well enough to speak it. After completing his education, Edelman

342-573: Is the Trust Barometer, a survey designed to measure the public's level of trust in business, government, media, and NGOs . Its findings have been cited in publications such as the New York Times , Financial Times , and Economist . The firm has published the Trust Barometer on an annual basis since 2000. The 2024 edition polled approximately 32,000 people living in 28 different countries. In 2021, Edelman launched Edelman Global Advisory,

380-412: Is the largest public relations firm in the world by revenue , with around 6,000 employees across 60 global offices. Edelman has been accused of establishing astroturf campaigns (seemingly grassroots groups that are fronts for industry) for its clients. The company has provided services for the fossil fuel industry, which includes earning hundreds of millions of dollars to advocate on behalf of

418-539: The Los Angeles Times reported that Edelman had drafted a campaign plan to ensure that state attorneys general did not join antitrust legal actions against Microsoft . Documents obtained by the LA Times revealed that the plan included generating supportive letters to the editor, opinion pieces, and articles by freelance writers. The LA Times said the plan included, "unusual and some say unethical tactics, including

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456-677: The American Petroleum Institute , a fossil fuel industry group dedicated to the advancement of climate change denial and blocking of climate legislation . It is a partner organization of the World Economic Forum . Edelman public relations was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1952 by former journalist Daniel J. Edelman , as Daniel J. Edelman and Associates. The company started with three employees and grew to serve 25 accounts by 1960. Edelman's founder, Daniel Edelman,

494-623: The New England Patriots , 2019 Super Bowl LIII MVP Julius Edelman (1924–2004), jazz photographer known as Skippy Adelman Lee Edelman (born 1953), professor and chair of the English Department at Tufts University Marek Edelman (1922–2009), political and social activist, cardiologist, and the last living leader of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising Marian Wright Edelman (Marian Wright) (born 1939), founder and president of

532-529: The surname Edelman . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edelman&oldid=1256640304 " Categories : Surnames Surnames of Jewish origin Yiddish-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

570-668: The 2010s, Edelman was commissioned by TransCanada Corporation to run campaigns supporting the Keystone XL pipeline , a proposed (but eventually canceled in 2021 ) pipeline to carry crude from Canada's oil sands to refineries on the Gulf coast of Texas . Edelman also developed a strategy for the proposed Energy East pipeline intended to carry oil through Québec, en route to a deep water harbor at Cacouna, Quebec for export abroad in supertankers and to refineries in New Brunswick. This resulted in

608-860: The Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, later known as the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center . Edelman died on July 26, 1907, in Los Angeles. He was buried at the Home of Peace Cemetery , a Jewish cemetery in East Los Angeles . Edelman (firm) Edelman is a multinational American public relations and marketing consultancy firm. The company was founded in 1952 and named after its founder, Daniel Edelman . Since 1996 and as of November 2023 , Edelman has been run by his son Richard Edelman , from its primary headquarters in New York City . As of 2022 , it

646-1023: The Children's Defense Fund and wife of Peter Edelman Maurice Edelman (1911–1975), British politician and novelist Murray Edelman (1919–2001), American political scientist Natan Eidelman (1930–1989), Russian author and historian Nufar Edelman (born 1982), Israeli Olympic sailor Peter Edelman (born 1938), lawyer, policy maker, and law professor at Georgetown University Law Center and husband of Marian Wright Edelman Randy Edelman (born 1947), American music composer R. David Edelman , American policymaker Richard Edelman (born 1954), president and CEO of public relations firm Edelman Scott Edelman (born 1955), American science fiction and fantasy writer and editor See also [ edit ] Edelman (firm) , an American public relations firm Edelman v. Jordan , 1974 United States Supreme Court (11th amendment) Edelmann Adleman [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

684-729: The Edelman Digital division with about 600 staff and about half of its work was social media-related. That same year, the firm introduced its Business and Social Purpose division. It also introduced the Employee Engagement Connections Index. In October 2012, the firm opened an office in Turkey . In January 2013, the firm launched The Daniel J. Edelman China Group. In May 2013, Edelman expanded into South Africa by acquiring Baird's Renaissance, which had previously been affiliated with Edelman for 20 years. Edelman launched

722-521: The International Centre for Legal Protection (ICLP), led by Andrey Kondakov, former director in the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs . The company was hired to "turn the tide of public opinion" and "help influence U.S. opinion on a massive court verdict involving the oil giant Yukos ." The company was still working for oil and gas companies in 2022. In 2024 it was revealed that Edelman

760-610: The National Bowling Council by emphasizing it as a way to stay in shape. Edelman provided crisis communication services to News Corporation during the phone hacking scandal that was exposed in 2011. From June 2012, the firm worked with Symantec to promote the Norton brand of antivirus software . Equifax hired Edelman for crisis control after the October 2017 privacy breach. Edelman's most well-known product

798-563: The age of 92. In the 1990s, offices were opened in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina , Germany , Spain, South Korea , China , and Belgium . In the United States, a Silicon Valley office was opened in 1992 to serve technology clients, and in Sacramento , California, in 1994. It also opened offices in Florida, Georgia, and Washington. The firm grew to $ 70 million in revenues by 1994. In 1995, Edelman

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836-662: The agency. In 2022, Edelman Smithfield was launched globally as its own boutique firm. Also in 2022, Edelman created the Gen Z Lab, an arm of the firm that advises businesses on marketing to Generation Z . The lab is led by fashion designer Harris Reed and Edelman chief brand officer Jackie Cooper. Edelman has a history of establishing astroturf campaigns (seemingly grassroots groups that are fronts for industry) for its clients. The company has created front groups and advised clients to plant articles, letters and opinion pieces that appear to be spontaneous testimonials. In April 1998,

874-451: The following decade. Some former employees and industry experts said its focus on financial growth led to high turnover and client service issues as a result. There was also an unsuccessful attempt by some employees to start their own firm with some of Edelman's clients. Richard Edelman was named Global CEO of the eponymous firm in 1996. He took over for his father Daniel J. Edelman, who remained Chairman of Edelman until he died in 2013 at

912-453: The fossil fuel industry has been under scrutiny for years." According to a 2021 study, Edelman is a major factor in the climate issue arena. In 2008 Edelman's work with E.ON , which planned to build a coal power station at Kingsnorth attracted protests at Edelman's UK headquarters. In 2009, to coincide with the weeklong "Climate Camp" range of protests, a group of naked protestors occupied Edelman's reception. From 2008 to 2011, Edelman

950-470: The four years up to 2022. Freedom House has named the Kingdom as one of the "worst of the worst" countries globally as far as human rights, political and civil liberties are concerned. During the time of Jamal Khashoggi 's murder, Edelman was one of the many PR firms to help Saudi Arabia work on its global reputation. The firm received or contracted $ 9.6 million in fees from the agencies and companies controlled by

988-637: The immune system Gregg Edelman (born 1958), American movie, television and theatre actor Herb Edelman (1933–1996), American actor Isidore Edelman (1920–2004), American physician and researcher James Edelman (born 1974), a justice of the Federal Court of Australia , and appointed to be a justice of the High Court of Australia Joseph Edelman (born 1955), American hedge fund manager and entrepreneur Judith Edelman (1923–2014), American architect Julian Edelman (born 1986), NFL player for

1026-525: The pitch. In June, when word spread across the company that the work was being pursued, debate sprang up on networking app Fishbowl . The work was resigned by Edelman in July 2019 and announced during an all-hands meeting in Washington. On Fishbowl, an employee commented that the executives "took the opportunity to basically shame us for ruining the work for the company because they couldn't trust us not to leak it to

1064-504: The planting of articles, letters to the editor and opinion pieces to be commissioned by Microsoft's top media handlers but presented by local firms as spontaneous testimonials". In the 2000s, Edelman created a front group called the Working Families for Wal-Mart , which said it was a grassroots organization, but was actually funded by Wal-Mart . It paid two bloggers to travel the country interviewing Wal-Mart employees, one of whom

1102-481: The press." Other employees on Fishbowl made similar comments. The company's official response was that "Edelman takes on complex and diverse clients ... and ultimately decided not to proceed with this work." Edelman also refused to confirm they did similar work for another major private prison company, CoreCivic . The firm has provided services to the government of Saudi Arabia . Edelman and Saudi Arabia have contracts worth about $ 9.6 million (£7.9m) signed over

1140-621: The time, and a bowling equipment manufacturer, Brunswick Corporation . Edelman opened the Manhattan office in 1960. In 1966, it promoted Californian wine for the California Wine Institute. In 1977 Edelman secured the landing rights for Concorde . The New York office grew from $ 1 million to $ 20 million in revenues from 1979 to the late 1980s under the leadership of Daniel Edelman's son, Richard Edelman. By 1981, Edelman had five international offices and it opened six more over

1178-460: The year they immigrated to the United States. They had four sons, Benjamin, Abram M., Henry W. and David W., and two daughters, Rachel and Matilda. Their son, Abram M. Edelman , became a prolific architect in Los Angeles. Several of his buildings have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Another son, David W. Edelman, became a doctor and later served as chief of staff at

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1216-533: The years not included in History above have included: Heineken , Vidal Sassoon , Red Cross , Cantor Fitzgerald , Royal Dutch Shell , The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and Starbucks. From 1962, Edelman worked with Finland to improve its image, in part through the Finnfacts Institute founded by the company. It promoted wine for the California Wine Institute, and promoted bowling for

1254-490: Was a senior Edelman employee's sister. According to The New Yorker , "everyone she talked to was delighted with Wal-Mart". In 2006, BusinessWeek reported that the public relations effort, which was positioned as a grassroots blog, was actually paid for by Wal-Mart. The New Yorker called it a "blatant example of astroturfing ". In 2007, it was reported that Wal-Mart paid Edelman approximately $ 10 million annually. According to The Washington Post , Edelman's "work with

1292-561: Was invited to move to Los Angeles to serve as the rabbi of its first Jewish, founded by Joseph Newmark . As a result, he became the first rabbi in Los Angeles, serving at Congregation B'nai B'rith from 1862 to 1885. He was also the cantor. According to Harris Newmark , another pioneer of the Newmark family, Edelman later resigned because he was an Orthodox rabbi and the congregation was slowly becoming Reform . But his services were not stricto sensu Orthodox. They included "mixed seating,

1330-586: Was named CEO of Edelman's U.S. operation in April 2021. Ross became the first Black woman to run a PR operation of that size. Ross announced in October 2023 that she was leaving the firm. In January 2024, Kirsty Graham took over as Edelman's U.S. CEO. In May 2022, Soni Basi joined the firm as its Chief People Officer. In May 2023, Edelman named Ed Williams its first international president, overseeing its APAC , EMEA , Canadian and Latin American operations. Clients over

1368-425: Was paid an average of $ 68.9 million a year by the American Petroleum Institute , which has been dedicated to the advancement of climate change denial and blocking of climate legislation . Analysts estimate that Edelman earned at least $ 100 million more from the organization. Edelman used front groups to help the American Petroleum Institute reduce the perceived environmental damage caused by oil companies. In

1406-472: Was the first public relations firm to have a website and began web-based projects for its clients. By the early 2000s it grew to $ 210 million with about 25% of revenues coming from Europe. In September 2010, Edelman acquired a Houston -based firm, Vollmer public relations. In 2000, Edelman published its first edition of Trust Barometer. In 2002, the firm shortened its name from Edelman Public Relations Worldwide to Edelman. By 2012, it had established

1444-516: Was working with the Koch network , despite Edelman making climate pledges. Edelman supported private prison company GEO Group and helped in "laundering the reputation of private US concentration camps" in July 2019. In May 2019, executives from the Washington, D.C. office, including office president Lisa Ross and former Trump White House deputy press secretary Lindsay Walters , went to Florida to present

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