Archive: May 2000

Where venture capitalists lead, PR often follows. And VC dollars are gushing. According to the National Venture Capital Association and Venture Economics, VC investments in entrepreneurial companies reached record levels in Q1 of this year… Continued

It’s not yet a crisis for you, but the deadline is drawing near. You have until May 12 to get the early-bird discount to PR NEWS’ Advanced Crisis Management Seminar, June 19-20 in Washington, D.C.… Continued

New York-PR Leading global newswire has opening for PR Associate. Respons. incl. writing news releases, pitching the media, conducting media research, monitoring for pick-up & competitive information, writing bios & placing speakers. Must have 3-5… Continued

About.com recently sent out a press release proudly trumpeting the company’s third consecutive quarter of “narrowing losses.” It’s ironic to think that investors riding out the country’s greatest economic boom of all time might revel… Continued

Back-room deals for coverage and favors don’t happen in an enlightened media environment, right? Okay, maybe there are some questionable dealings between the press and the people it covers, but only at backwoods newspapers that… Continued

Operating under the assumption that it’s easiest to hit what you can see, Media Metrix and McKinsey have broken down Internet users into six categories: simplifiers (people who use the Net to make their lives… Continued

Online business matchmaker bSource.com has hooked up with the Wall Street Journal to offer its service to a broader array of entrepreneurs and small business owners. The two-way matching algorithm, which helps small and medium-sized… Continued

A satellite media tour and b-roll package orchestrated by D S Simon Productions announces to the world that pineapple is, indeed, the most coveted Lifesaver flavor…Slack Barshinger & Partners handle branding efforts for Oilspot.com, an… Continued

Eighty-five percent of companies, the highest percentage ever, created a new name for a product, service, company or division during the past two years, according to a survey of marketing and communications executives. With everyone… Continued

Here’s a little boost for employee morale. Nearly three-quarters of major U.S. firms record and review employee communications and activities on the job, including phone calls, emails, Internet connections and computer files, according to a… Continued