In more than 30 climate cases making their way through U.S. courts today, oil companies are using an argument they've... more

Worried that all their work creating Mobil's personality and a multi-pronged issue advertising campaign to go with it would go... more

In the 1970s, Mobil Oil had invented the advertorial and was aggressively pursuing an entirely new type of marketing, branding... more

In 1944 the greatest threat to American industry wasn't World War II, it was convincing Americans to fall back in... more

Astroturfing—the creation of fake grassroots groups to agitate for pro-business policies—has been a favorite tactic of industries and companies trying... more

The legendary Herb Schmertz, VP of Mobil Oil, worked with PBS and The New York Times to invent sponsored content—sponcon—back... more

The tactic of science denial is fairly well known these days. In this episode, we dig into a lesser-known aspect:... more

You could be forgiven for thinking the crisis actor myth was cooked up by Alex Jones to sell people on... more

In this episode we'll meet the godfathers of American PR, Ivy Lee and Edward Bernays, and explore the origins and... more

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