EURO/RSCG, the eighth largest communications network in the world, announced today that its healthcare public relations agency known as CDB Healthcare has been renamed: PResence(SM)/EURO RSCG. PResence originally established as a joint venture for healthcare… Continued
Archive: November 1996
FRIENDS, FAMILY COME FIRST WHEN CHOOSING A DOCTOR OR HEALTH PLAN
November 14th, 1996 by PRNEWSWhen choosing a doctor or a health plan, Americans are more likely to rely on the advice of friends and family than on the opinions of employers or independent rankings, according to a survey by… Continued
CLINICAL DEPRESSION AT WORK SKYROCKETS
November 14th, 1996 by PRNEWSHealthplan marketers may want to expand employee counseling programs, as clinical depression is an expensive and growing workplace problem, according to recent studies. According to a national survey conducted by the Employee Assistance Professional Association… Continued
HOSPITAL OVERCOMING FINANCIAL, IMAGE PROBLEMS
November 14th, 1996 by PRNEWSLast year was not a good year for Los Angeles-based UCI Medical Center. On top of a 10 percent loss of its operating budget, it was battling to overcome a highly-publicized scandal involving some of… Continued
DOING IT RIGHT
November 14th, 1996 by PRNEWSTarget The Right Media. If you don’t have time to thumb through Bacon’s Media Directory –the industry bible that lists every news organization as well as editors and their beats –Bacon’s will sell you a… Continued
GETTING THE MOST OUT OF PRESS RELEASES
November 14th, 1996 by PRNEWSThe truth is, writing a press release is tricky business. And getting the media to read the release is even trickier. But blitzing the newsroom of every major newspaper across the country is a mistake.… Continued
SURVIVING IN AN ERA OF DOWNSIZING REQUIRES ADAPTING TO NEW RULES
November 14th, 1996 by PRNEWSIn this week’s Colleague To Colleague, Healthcare PR & Marketing News discusses downsizing and the effects on PR staff. Michael Turner, director of public relations at the Jewish Home for the Aging of Los Angeles… Continued
CANCER PATIENTS IN RURAL AREAS REQUIRE URBAN OUTREACH
November 14th, 1996 by PRNEWSThe rural population is more vulnerable to cancer than the general population, according to recent statistics, and yet proper care often is not available locally. By creating an outreach alliance program guided by service delivery… Continued
SEASONAL STOCK: A CASE FOR CORPORATE GIVING
November 14th, 1996 by PRNEWSThe holidays are rapidly approaching –the giveaway is the decorations that are going up in stores around my neighborhood, and I’m almost positive that this year they began appearing prior to Columbus Day. For healthcare… Continued
ADVERTISING ABSTRACT: HOSPITAL IN SEARCH OF….PATIENTS
November 14th, 1996 by PRNEWSWhen advertising executives at First Strategic Group in Whittier, Calif., wanted to draw attention to its client’s health information line as well as differentiate Ohio Valley Hospital from its more conservative, Catholic competitor — they… Continued