Archive: July 2000

We didn’t exactly feel special when we received a recent fax from Jay North & Co., “Public Relations Extraordinaire” addressed to, “My favorite publication.” The release (which, incidentally, had nothing to do with PR) announced… Continued

Partrick Healy joins the Boston Globe as education writer, covering Massachusetts colleges and national trends in higher education. [email protected]…Tessa Romita joins Business 2.0 as section editor contributing to the Numbers section. [email protected]. 415/656- 8272…Anne Bothwell… Continued

News Coming of Age. Got news regarding the senior set? Watch for a special issue of American Demographics in November on aging and retirement. Content will focus on healthcare trends such as the future of… Continued

B-to-Glee. No wonder the pundits have been gushing about b-to-b. Proving that the trade market is, indeed, a hot piece of real estate, the latest study by Fairfield Research and American Business Media finds that… Continued

Face Lift. Seems like yesterday that BusinessWeek Online won the 2000 National Magazine award for general excellence in new media. But site producers aren’t resting on their laurels, and have already introduced a redesign that… Continued

Magazine Boom. Expect a birth announcement for a new magazine from AARP next spring. The publishers of Modern Maturity plan to launch a title for the boomer set, and rumor has it that Betsy Carter… Continued

Following its purchase of the I/R firm Sard Verbinnen in May, London-based Incepta Group acquires the high-tech PR firm Cunningham Communications in a $75 million stock and cash deal. This leaves Waggener Edstrom to stand… Continued

Your software company is poised to revolutionize the IT marketplace forever, but the junior agency AE who’s pitching your story to the press is mispronouncing the word “Linux,” as though it were a “Peanuts” character.… Continued

Bloomingdales: Director of National Media The store, “like no other in the world,” seeks a seasoned, innovative individual to direct Bloomingdale’s National Media Relations. Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President of Public Relations, while… Continued

One of life’s great challenges for PR professionals is contending with corporate co-workers who are uneducated about the merits of PR. Miss Manners, who is now writing a regular e-column for eCompany Now, recently received… Continued