Daniel Edelman
Daniel Joseph "Dan" Edelman (July 3, 1920 – January 15, 2013) was an American public relations executive who founded the world's largest public relations firm, Edelman.[1] Edelman had a significant influence on the methodology of public relations.
Life and career
Edelman was born in Manhattan. He attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx. He then attended Columbia University, graduating in 1940, then earning a master’s degree in journalism.
His first job was working as a sports reporter in Poughkeepsie, New York. After serving in a United States Army psychological warfare unit during World War II, he was a night news reporter at CBS before taking work promoting jazz artists.
In 1947 Edelman moved to Chicago as public relations director for hair care product line Toni Home Permanent Co. (now a division of Gillette).[2] In 1952 he founded Edelman there. His son Richard Edelman became President & Chief Executive Officer in 1985.[3][4][5]
Edelman died of congestive heart failure in Chicago.
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- ↑ Hevesi, Dennis (January 15, 2013). Daniel J. Edelman, a Publicity Pioneer, Dies at 92. New York Times
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