A case study in our Aug. 23 issue reported that the 59-year-old science competition once known as the Westinghouse Science Talent Search is now run by Siemens Corporation. The competition actually has been renamed the… Continued
Archive: September 1999
Moves and Mergers
September 6th, 1999 by PRNEWSCohn & Wolfe has acquired Los Angeles-based Douglas Consulting Group (DCG), a nine-year-old, $2 million marketing communications agency. The resulting firm, known as Douglas* Cohn&Wolfe, is being touted as the firm’s first sub-brand and will… Continued
Economy Fuels Changes in Agency Billing Strategy
September 6th, 1999 by PRNEWSThe economy’s hot and PR agencies are messing with the thermostat when it comes to rates. The game is to see how high they can push the mercury – and how many euphemisms they can… Continued
Job Tracker
September 6th, 1999 by PRNEWSSenior Account Executive Top 10 agency in metro-DC seeks Senior Account Executive. Must have 2-4 years agency experience, including news release/brochure writing, media pitching and event planning. Dynamic, fast-paced office. Ability to advance quickly. Excellent… Continued
1999 Annual Directory of PR Services
September 6th, 1999 by PRNEWSPut Stock in Your Image You’re clamoring for the attention of 1,500 trade show attendees. Your internal newsletter is getting circular filed before it gets read. Reporters on deadline are calling for head shots of… Continued
Off-Site Team-Building Retreats Yield Bottom-Line Results
September 6th, 1999 by PRNEWSVisit the Eureka Ranch on the outskirts of Cincinnati and you may happen upon 15 Fortune 100 execs barraging each other with water cannons or poker chips. Head west to Beaver Creek, Colo., and you’ll… Continued
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
September 2nd, 1999 by PRNEWSSeptember 22-23 IQPC’s Restructuring Internal Communication to Drive Radical Change conference. San Diego. 800/882-8684. http://www.iqpc.com. September 23-25 Association of Reproductive Health Professionals’ Reproductive Health ’99 conference. Dallas.202/466-3825. September 24-27 Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market… Continued
THE NEWSMONITOR
September 2nd, 1999 by PRNEWSNo New DTC Ad Restrictions Drug manufacturers are applauding the FDA’s latest ‘green light’ position on broadcast direct-to-consumer (DTC) ads. The FDA last month said it would not place any additional major restrictions on DTC… Continued
AD ABSTRACT: CAMPAIGN ILLUSTRATES CATARACT SURGERY IS ‘NO BIG DEAL’
September 2nd, 1999 by PRNEWSIn spite of recent surgical advances in cataract surgery, several seniors in Stockton, Calif., harbored long-held fears that date back to the ’70s about the procedure requiring long hospital stays, strong sedatives and lengthy recovery… Continued