The volume on that argument has grown louder in the last couple of weeks, as Telmex's competitors, including Mexico's dominant television company, Televisa, have released a barrage of publicity against Telmex and Telcel, the cellphone company that is also controlled by Mr. Slim.
Dozens of Web sites covered the matter; the news release from Publicity Guaranteed linked to 37 of them.
On Monday I got a press release from publicity manager Alex Martinett promoting the launch of the "first 'influencer only' mural".
A statement on state-controlled television described reports of her release as a "publicity campaign by the Western media".
Depending on the level of "obstinacy," Mr. Bonilla said, "the levers of publicity" — news releases, op-eds, media appearances — kick in.
Ms. Spera, 27, had shown up along with several hundred other fans, hoping to watch Madonna hand out signed copies of her new children's book, "The English Roses," which was released last week to a juggernaut of publicity in more than 100 countries and in 30 languages.
Anti-Bolshevik public sentiment surged after release of the report and ensuing publicity.
Obviously, there's been a lot of publicity about the release of the secretly recorded videotape, which was unfortunate.
One Direction, the boy band, saw a big jump in the sales of their first album because of publicity surrounding the release of a video about their live tour.
Mr. Isaacson will appear on "60 Minutes" closer to its release date, two people with knowledge of publicity plans for the book said.
Village Roadshow helps finance and produce movies with Warner Brothers, including "Sex and the City 2," which was released on Thursday amid a frenzy of publicity.
