Archive: August 2000

PR NEWS has just published its Annual Director of PR Services and Firms, one of the most comprehensive guides for the PR community. The directory, which is free to all PR NEWS subscribers, includes 23… Continued

Sba: Media Consultant $100 billion public pension fund seeking the services of a media consultant. Details of the engagement available Aug. 25 at http://www.fsba.state.fl.us Florida State Board of Administration Tallahassee, Florida. JobTracker Ad Placement To… Continued

Is it true that the latest crop of new recruits in the PR biz lack basic writing skills? If so, what is the fallout, and how is the industry addressing the problem? PR NEWS received… Continued

If quarterly earnings report conference calls pose your main point of contact with shareholders you’ll want to make the most of your phone time. Some tips from the experts at Premiere Conferencing: Strive for Clarity.… Continued

Attention suave media relations pros: Now you can put another notch in your journo courting rituals by nominating your favorite hack for accolades in the PRESStige Awards, sponsored by Press Access. Only journalists covering business,… Continued

In our cover story on shareholder reports last week, I/Rexperts defended their continued reliance on paper as a reflection of investor resistance to digital communication. But research conducted by the high-tech marcom firm Rainier Corp.… Continued

Corporate Moves Mary Welch is named VP and PR manager for Bank of America Mid-South (Ga./Tenn.) and for its national small business group. She was staff writer for BioWorld Today, a daily biotechnology newspaper. EarthLink… Continued

Ginger Hardage VP Public Relations and Corporate Communications Southwest Airlines Co. Dallas, Texas 214/792-4000 First Paying Job: Mowing cemeteries. Early PR Jobs: Worked in the marcom department of Life Insurance Co. of the Southwest during… Continued

The Case When Bob Palmisano left Bausch & Lomb in April 1997 to become CEO of Summit Technologies, Summit was in critical condition. Founded in 1985, the company was an early pioneer of laser vision… Continued

As PR NEWS went to press this week, Verizon Communications was still plodding through bad press in the midst of its negotiations with more than 85,000 telephone operators, customer service agents and technicians who went… Continued