Archive: June 1999

SCHWARTZ COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ACCOUNT DIRECTOR/ ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR/ SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Schwartz Communications is America’s leading public relations agency for emerging growth companies, with 85 accounts and 175 employees. We’ve been on the Inc. 500 list… Continued

Business Buzz Hill and Knowlton in High-Gear Hill and Knowlton, Inc. acquires Sommers & Associates, a Houston-based PR firm, naming President Thomas G. Sommers a senior managing director in the Houston office …In other H&K… Continued

When it comes to speaking in front of an audience, there are specific steps you can take to be more persuasive. Here, I outline some of the tactics you can use to be a more… Continued

You might call the past year in the PR industry the year of the deal. We’ve witnessed big firms gobbling up slightly smaller fish and vendors beefing up brands with everything from Webcasting to alliances.… Continued

Better Homes & Gardens Editorial: The January 2000 issue will feature a special section on home electronics. The section will cover products (new or existing) that are home and family friendly, with a special emphasis… Continued

Go put this in your CEO’s suggestion box: let’s raise millions of dollars and donate 607,500 hours (that’s 25,000-plus days) to a worthy cause. Give him the line about caring, about community, about good PR.… Continued

June 20-23 "IABC International Conference," International Association of Business Communicators, Washington Hilton and Towers, Washington, D.C., 415/544-4700. June 29-30 "The 1999 Customer Loyalty Conference: Creating and Sustaining Customer Commitment," The Conference Board, Targetbase and McKinsey… Continued

Efforts to reach the new investment community online need improvement, according to a probe of NASDAQ 100 companies posting investor relations news on their Web sites. That finding was the conclusion of a new PR… Continued

5670 Wilshire Blvd. 2nd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90036 Phone: 323/954-2450 Fax: 323/954-2620 Style is the newest member of the cable network E! Family. It launched in October as a 24-hour network devoted to the… Continued

Chief Executive 733 Third Avenue, 24th Floor New York, N.Y. 10017-3204 Chief Executive’s content cup runneth over when it comes to story topics. A bible for U.S. chief executives, company presidents, chairmen and vice chairmen… Continued