Archive: March 2000

TODAY is the deadline for submissions to the 2000 Platinum PR Awards. Postmark your entry by March 6 and you’re set. Slackers can still submit entries until March 22, but late fees will apply. For… Continued

In 1999, 73% of journalists searched online for story ideas, vs. only 48% in 1998 and 17% in 1994, according to the latest Middleberg/Ross “Print Media in Cyberspace” survey, released at a press conference last… Continued

Publicity Director Major consumer magazine has immediate opening. Develop and implement all Public Relations. Handle relations between the magazine and media and marketing trade. Publicize media sales deals and create visibility for editors and executives.… Continued

PR NEWS printed erroneous contact info for B.L. Ochman in the Feb. 21 “Open Mike” section. She can be reached at [email protected].

We knew PR was a sexy business to be in. Now female Web denizens have confirmed it. Sun Microsystems Corporate Communications Manager Peter McNally was one of 10 studmuffins profiled in a women.com feature on… Continued

Allegro Resorts made a splash with its “Fly for Free in Your Bathing Suit” promotion, held earlier this month to kick off TWA’s new nonstop flight service from New York to the Caribbean destinations Turks… Continued

Organizers of the new Web-based service TellThemNow.com (PRN, Feb. 28) are betting that “download” times for gauging public reaction to media coverage will be considerably shorter once their product hits full swing. The Seattle-based service,… Continued

There’s been a lot of excitement in the press about all the money Internet companies are spending on advertising. Leonard Saffir, a seasoned PR professional and author of the newly published book Power Public Relations,… Continued

The Chase Manhattan Corp. is banking on Ketchum PR to shore up the bank’s reputation as a one-stop resource for “new economy” companies seeking assistance with venture capital, IPOs and financing…The Baltimore-based Reeves Agency will… Continued

Online shopping may be an impersonal experience, but e-shoppers still expect good customer service, and they have no qualms about bad-mouthing online retailers that don’t make the grade. These were the findings in a recent… Continued