| 词条 | Qorvis |
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| name = Qorvis Communications | logo = | caption = | type = Private | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = {{Start date|2000}} | founder = | defunct = | location_city = Washington, D.C. | location_country = United States | key_people = Michael Petruzzello (CEO) | industry = Public relations, lobbying | products = | services = Media relations, crisis communication, opinion polls | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = 80[1] | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|qorvis.com}} }}Qorvis Communications is an international Washington, D.C.-based public relations, advertising, media relations and crisis communications firm.[2][3] It was acquired by the Publicis Groupe in January 2014, and became Qorvis/MSLGroup.[1] Qorvis provides public relations (PR) representation on behalf of a range of public companies, financial services firms, sovereign nations, and wealthy individuals. During the late-2000s financial crisis, Qorvis represented Wells Fargo{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} and AIG.[4][5][6] HistoryQorvis was founded in August 2000 through the merger of The Poretz Group (investor relations firm serving technology companies), The Weber/Merritt Company (a public affairs and grassroots specialist) and JAS Communications (a public relations and marketing communications agency).[7] Michael Petruzzello, former CEO of Weber Shandwick, founded the new PR firm and the managing director.[8] Offering traditional public and investor relations services, Qorvis launched with 22 employees and revenues of approximately $14 million in revenues. In addition, the law firm Patton Boggs established a strategic alliance with the Qorvis and became its lead investor.[7] The CEO described the firm to PR Week as "in the gray area where technology, finance, public affairs and marketing converge".[9] During the first six years, the firm added market and consumer research, media training and grassroots lobbying to its services, working for clients such as United Technologies, the Jim Beam liquor family and the Consumer Electronics Association. By 2006, the firm had 90 employees in two offices, billing approximately $23 million.[10] In 2007, Qorvis extended its services of web design and advertising through the acquisition of boutique advertising agency Sparky’s garage.[11] Notable workIn addition to foreign governments, Qorvis' clients have included numerous corporations, non-governmental organizations and high-net-worth individuals.[12][13]
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia hired Qorvis to improve its image in the wake of the September 11 attacks, receiving $14.7 million between March and September 2002.[21] Qorvis engaged in a PR frenzy that publicized the "9/11 Commission finding that there was 'no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior Saudi officials individually funded Al Qaeda, while omitting the report's conclusion that 'Saudi Arabia has been a problematic ally in combating Islamic extremism.'"[22][23] Petruzzello told The Washington Post that the work was not about "lobbying" but "educating" the public and policy makers.[24] In 2004, Matt J. Lauer, previously executive director of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy at the State Department, was hired by Qorvis to work on public relations for Saudi Arabia and other clients.[25] Lauer subsequently founded the group's Geopolitical Solutions (GPS) division, which went on to represent numerous foreign sovereign countries and corporations, including Yemen, China and Equatorial Guinea.[26] In December 2004, the Federal Bureau of Investigation executed search warrants at Qorvis's offices as part of a criminal investigation into whether a pro-Saudi radio-ad campaign run by the firm broke federal law by not disclosing funds from the Saudi government.[27][28] No charges were ever filed.{{Citation needed|date = December 2015}} The company was handed the lucrative lead role in shaping media coverage of the widely criticized Saudi-led attack on Yemen of 2015. This included the creation of the website operationrenewalofhope.com and helping Saudi officials gain access to US media.[29] One example of the latter is a Newsweek article in which the Saudi foreign minister claims that, far from "supporting violent extremism", his country has actually shown "leadership in combating terrorism".[30] BahrainQorvis is the agency of record for the Kingdom of Bahrain. According to Foreign Agents Registration filings with the Department of Justice, Bahrain's government pays Qorvis $40,000 per month to manage the government's communications strategy and image in the United States in face of civil protests.[31][32][33] In August 2011, it was widely reported that Qorvis wrote press releases on behalf of Bahrain's government, defending its crackdown on Doctors Without Borders.[34][35] Qorvis employee Tom Squitieri has written articles critical of the protesters that have appeared in The Huffington Post and USA Today.[36] Qorvis assists in organizing delegations of individuals who represent the government's point of view. These delegations often criticize opposition to Bahrain's monarchy.[37] Qorvis was criticized by human rights groups for representing rogue governments such as Bahrain.[38][39] In early February 2011, three of Qorvis's partners left the firm[40] disgruntled by compensation; however, they later attributed it to the company's controversial work with foreign governments. A former employee was reported as saying, "I just have trouble working with despotic dictators killing their own people."[41] During the Arab Spring uprisings in 2011, executive vice president Seth Thomas Pietras said, “Our clients are facing some challenges now.... But our long-term goals — to bridge the differences between our clients and the United States — haven’t changed. We stand by them.”[39] References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/2014/01/publicis-groupe-acquires-qorvis.html|title=Publicis Groupe acquires Qorvis Communications|author=Jennifer Nycz-Conner|publisher=Washington Business Journal|date=2014-10-2014|accessdate=2014-01-12}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Qorvis Communications, LLC|url=http://www.odwyerpr.com/pr_firms_database/prfirm_detail.htm?prid=%7b09700CFA-8AD2-4CC1-BDF7-02D39693A834%7d|publisher=O'Dwyer's Public Relations Firms Database|accessdate=18 February 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Agency Report Card|url=http://www.holmesreport.com/agencyreport-info/1974/Qorvis-Communications.aspx|publisher=The Holmes Report|accessdate=28 February 2013}} 4. ^{{cite book|author=Roddy Boyd|title=Fatal Risk: A Cautionary Tale of AIG's Corporate Suicide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FnnbwLpPr58C&pg=PA129|accessdate=6 February 2013|date=3 March 2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-08429-8|pages=129–}} 5. ^{{cite news|last=Pearlstein|first=Steven|title=A PR Firm That Actually Knows How to Relate|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/26/AR2006102601407.html|newspaper=Washington Post|date=Oct 27, 2006}} 6. ^{{cite news|last=Casey|first=Bernadette|title=Davos Roundtable: Global emergence|url=http://www.prweekus.com/davos-roundtable-global-emergence/article/281598/|accessdate=28 February 2013|newspaper=PRWeek|date=Feb 13, 2013}} 7. ^1 {{cite press release|title=New Communications Firm -- Qorvis -- is Launched; Patton Boggs Signs on As Strategic Partner and Investor|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/New+Communications+Firm+--+Qorvis+--+is+Launched%3B+Patton+Boggs+Signs...-a063966343|publisher=Business Wire|date=2000-08-09|accessdate=2013-03-17| via= thefreelibrary.com}} 8. ^{{cite news|title=Special Interests: Shandwick's 'Dynamic Force' Resign|author=Judy Sarasohn|publisher=The Washington Post|date=2000-03-30}} 9. ^{{cite news|title=Petruzzello rebounds in DC with $14 million PR dream team, Qorvis|author=Carolyn Myles|date=2000-08-14|publisher=PR Week}} 10. ^{{cite news|title=A PR Firm That Actually Knows How to Relate|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/26/AR2006102601407.html|author=Steven Pearlstein|date=27 October 2006|publisher=The Washington Post|accessdate=17 March 2013}} 11. ^{{cite report|title=Qorvis Communications|url=http://www.holmesreport.com/agencyreport-info/1095/Qorvis-Communications.aspx|date=30 October 2007|publisher=The Holmes Report|accessdate=17 March 2013}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=Qorvis at a Glance|url=http://www.qorvis.com/an-influential-firm/qorvis-glance|publisher=Qorvis Communications|accessdate=December 8, 2011}} 13. ^{{cite web|title=Case Studies|url=http://www.qorvis.com/clients/case-studies#case-274|publisher=Qorvis Communications|accessdate=December 8, 2011}} 14. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.odwyerpr.com/blog/index.php?/archives/3265-Qorvis-Client-Sentenced.html | work=O'Dwyer's Blog | first=Kevin | last=McCauley | title=Qorvis Client Sentenced | date=2011-09-19}} 15. ^{{cite web|last=Park|first=Kristi|title=The FDA hires a PR firm, creates a public relations nightmare for itself|url=http://www.bizmology.com/2008/10/03/the-fda-hires-a-pr-firm-creates-a-public-relations-nightmare-for-itself/|publisher=Bizmology|accessdate=December 8, 2011|date=October 3, 2008}} 16. ^{{cite news | first = Kevin | last = Bogardus | title = Palestine rep finds closed doors | date = December 6, 2011 | url = http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/197367-palestine-rep-finds-closed-doors | work = The Hill | accessdate = February 12, 2013 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120110064706/http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/197367-palestine-rep-finds-closed-doors | archivedate = January 10, 2012}} 17. ^{{cite news|last=Bandow|first=Doug|title=A sweet deal for the sugar industry|url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050206/news_mz1e6bandow.html|accessdate=December 8, 2011|newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune|date=February 6, 2005}} 18. ^{{cite news | first = Marc | last = Edge | title = Media Wars in Paradise | date = January 30, 2013 | url = https://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2013/01/30/Fiji-Media-Wars/ | work = The Tyee | accessdate = February 12, 2013}} 19. ^1 {{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/efforts-against-equatorial-guinea-official-shows-challenge-of-us-in-foreign-corruption-cases/2011/10/25/gIQAndatWM_story.html | work=The Washington Post | first=James | last=Grimaldi | title=Efforts against Equatorial Guinea official shows challenge for U.S. in foreign corruption cases | date=2011-10-30}} 20. ^{{cite news|last=Lynch|first=Colum|title=Can K Street save Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo's good name?|url=http://turtlebay.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/06/24/can_k_street_save_teodoro_obiang_nguema_mbasogo_s_good_name|accessdate=December 8, 2011|newspaper=Foreign Policy|date=June 24, 2010}} 21. ^{{cite news|last=Gerstein|first=Josh|title=P.R. Effort By Saudis Sparks Justice Probe|url=http://www.nysun.com/foreign/pr-effort-by-saudis-sparks-justice-probe/6502/|accessdate=December 8, 2011|newspaper=The New York Sun|date=December 20, 2004}} 22. ^{{cite news|last=Kurlantzick|first=Joshua|title=Putting Lipstick on a Dictator|publisher=Mother Jones|date=2007-05-07|url=https://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2007/05/extreme_makeover.html|accessdate=2007-08-22}} 23. ^{{cite news|last=Shenon|first=Philip|title=Saudis Face New Problem With Publicity|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/05/business/saudis-face-new-problem-with-publicity.html|accessdate=December 8, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 5, 2002}} 24. ^{{cite news|title=Saudi Arabia a 'Fascinating Client' for Qorvis|author=Judy Sarasohn|publisher=The Washington Post|date=2002-03-21}} 25. ^{{cite news|last=Sarasohn|first=Judy|title=Special Interests|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30919-2004Oct13.html|accessdate=19 February 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=Oct 14, 2004}} 26. ^{{cite news|last=Halvorssen|first=Thor|title=PR Mercenaries|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thor-halvorssen/pr-mercenaries-their-dict_b_863716.html|accessdate=19 May 2011|newspaper=The Huffington Post|date=May 19, 2011}} 27. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49849-2004Dec8.html | work=The Washington Post | first=Sari | last=Horwitz | title=FBI Searches Saudi Arabia's PR Firm | date=2004-12-09}} 28. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.nysun.com/national/saudi-account-caused-a-row-at-patton-boggs/6578/ | work=The Sun | first=Josh | last=Gerstein | title=Saudi Account Caused a Row At Patton, Boggs | date=2004-12-21}} 29. ^{{Cite web|url = https://theintercept.com/2015/12/01/inside-saudi-charm-campaign/|title = Inside Saudi Arabia's Campaign to Charm American Policymakers and Journalists|date = 1 December 2015|accessdate = 2 December 2015|website = The Intercept|publisher = |last = Fang|first = Lee}} 30. ^{{Cite web|title = The Saudis are fighting terrorism, don't believe otherwise|url = http://europe.newsweek.com/saudis-are-fighting-terrorism-dont-believe-otherwise-422710|website = Newsweek|access-date = 8 February 2016|date = 3 February 2016|last = Abel bin Ahmed al-Dubeir}} 31. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/08/08/qorvis_bahrain/ | work=Salon | first=Justin | last=Elliot | title=D.C. firm inks lucrative public-relations contract with Bahrain | date=2011-08-08}} 32. ^{{cite news|last=Baker|first=Aryn|title=Disappearing Dissent: How Bahrain Buried Its Revolution|url=http://globalspin.blogs.time.com/2011/11/29/disappearing-dissent-how-bahrain-buried-its-revolution/|accessdate=December 8, 2011|newspaper=Time|date=November 29, 2011}} 33. ^{{cite news|last=Wearing|first=David|title=The Regime in Bahrain Needs to Drop the PR, and do its Homework|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/david-wearing/the-regime-in-bahrain-nee_b_2732434.html|accessdate=28 February 2013|newspaper=HuffPost Students|date=Feb 21, 2013}} 34. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/06/world/middleeast/06bahrain.html | work=The New York Times | first=Rick | last=Gladstone | title=Relief Group Stops Work in Bahrain After Raid | date=2011-08-05}} 35. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.npr.org/2011/08/09/139030028/doctors-without-borders-targeted-in-bahrain | work=NPR | first=Kelly | last=McEvers | title=Doctors Without Borders Targeted In Bahrain | date=2011-08-09}} 36. ^{{cite news|last=Silverstein|first=Ken|title=How Bahrain works Washington|url=http://www.salon.com/2011/12/08/how_bahrain_works_washington/singleton/|newspaper=Salon|date=December 7, 2011}} 37. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.propublica.org/article/bahraini-youth-in-washington-courtesy-of-american-spinmeisters/ | work=ProPublica | first=Justin | last=Elliot | title=Bahraini ‘Reformers’ in Washington, Courtesy of American Spinmeisters | date=2012-02-28}} 38. ^{{cite news|last=Garcia|first=Tonya|title=Qorvis Working with Bahrain’s Ruling Family to Improve Image|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/prnewser/bahrain-ruling-family-working-wit-qorvis_b25538|accessdate=December 8, 2011|newspaper=PR Newser|date=August 9, 2011}} 39. ^1 {{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/02/world/middleeast/02lobby.html | work=The New York Times | first=Eric | last=Lichtblau | title=Arab Uprisings Put U.S. Lobbyists in Uneasy Spot | date=2011-03-01}} 40. ^{{cite news|last=Plumb|first=Tierney|title=CEO says Qorvis still growing, despite recent partner exodus|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/print-edition/2011/03/11/ceo-says-qorvis-still-growing-despite.html?page=all|accessdate=28 February 2013|newspaper=Washington Business Journal|date=March 11, 2011}} 41. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/24/lobbyist-mideast-unrest-departures_n_840231.html | work=The Huffington Post | first=Marcus | last=Baram | title=Lobbyists Jump Ship In Wake Of Mideast Unrest | date=2011-03-25}} External links
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