Archive: June 1999

New Hires Ambit Marketing Communications, Fort Lauderdale, hires Stu Opperman as PR director; was an account executive at O’Connell & Goldberg. APCO Associates appoints David Puglia VP in the Sacramento, Calif., office; he spent seven… Continued

Below are the winners of PRSA’s Silver Anvil awards, announced June 10. Look for coverage of some of these winning campaigns in future issues of PR NEWS. "BEST OF" SILVER ANVIL AWARD Independent Pilots Association,… Continued

How Web Sites Can Bring Their Brand Offline to the People As the Web goes mainstream, so must promotional and branding tactics. From co-hosting local activities to staging media-grabbing live events, the grand showy tradition… Continued

July 6 Nasdaq Stock Market Seminar, National Investor Relations Institute, Fairmont Hotel San Francisco, 703/506-3570, http://www.niri.org July 8 "Targeting & Communication in Investor Relations," National Investors Relations Institute, Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, 703/506-3570; http://www.niri.org July… Continued

Emailing a Pink Slip? A new study may fly in the face of the common belief among managers that delivering bad news in person is the most professional approach. The study, "Straight Talk: Delivering Bad… Continued

It’s That Time Again: Pitching Your Products for the Holidays It’s not Christmas in June, but it is time to put on your holiday hat. Many magazines running holiday guides need information by July or… Continued

Will you be ready if the Y2K bug stings your organization, your clients or your members? For a limited time, PR NEWS and APCO Associates are offering the CD-ROM "Y2K: Are You Ready?," a comprehensive… Continued

Plan early, provide news and keep in touch with editors. Those are the key ingredients for getting a client promoted at a large trade show when several PR firms and internal public relations staff are… Continued

Full coverage of IABC’s annual conference Exclusive Survey: What Journalists Want From PR Contacts Strategies for Corporate Philanthropy Do you know about all the advertising opportunities with this publication? To find out about… Job tracker… Continued

Standard & Poor’s Communications/Media Relations Manager NY Develop campaigns. Responsible for placing positive stories in media. Must have 3-5 years experience in equity services media relations. Excellent skills in media relations, writing and public relations.… Continued