Archive: June 1996

PR executive recruiting firm Carol Ball & Co., Wilton, Conn., has added a New Jersey office. Elizabeth Brand, formerly vice president, marketing at Audio Video Reporting Services, New York, will head the office, located at… Continued

The 1996 edition of “O’Dwyer’s Directory of PR Firms” has been published. The $135 directory includes listings for more than 2,000 firms in the United States and 70 other countries. All firms are cross-referenced by… Continued

Airlines–and other organizations–looking for help in developing crisis plans can find insight from a free guide produced by Boeing Co.’s Commercial Airplane Group. “Crisis Communications: A Guide for Planning” guides establishment of public relations objectives… Continued

An independent PR counselor in Britain wrote to the Institute of Public Relations (IPR) questioning its lack of support for the growing number of sole proprietorship practices there. “Is it not time that the IPR… Continued

COMMUNITY RELATIONS Business/Manufacturing–“Mobil Friendly Serve Academy,” Mobil Corp., Fairfax, Va., with The Rowland Co.,New York Business/Services–“Bob Evans and Fourth Graders Team Up to Preserve Ohio’s Past for the Future,” Bob Evans Farms Inc., Columbus. Government–“Bolsa… Continued

Barely known one year ago, Intranets are sprouting throughout corporate America, transforming the employee communications function. The internal-access-only Internet sites quickly are on their way to becoming the primary channel for employee communications. In the… Continued

International Business Machines Corp.’s PR department collected a “big blue” ribbon, taking top honors in the annual public relations program awards competition of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). IBM’s World Wide Web-based communications… Continued

Executive recruiting firm Spring Associates, New York, which also has a focus on agency review and selection, uses the following process in agency searches. Dennis Spring, president, believes following a rigorous process like this precludes… Continued

Our May 27 story about clients using third-party firms to assist in agency searches apparently hit a raw nerve with some PR agencies. After receiving responses from some readers, we decided to look more closely… Continued

You’ve probably endured numerous seminars and presentations at which you think, “been there, seen that.” Holding the audience’s attention during a presentation takes preparation and innovation, but with the help of presentation software packages, it’s… Continued