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
Archive: August 2000
JobTracker
August 21st, 2000 by PRNEWSSba: 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
I/R Phone Finesse
August 21st, 2000 by PRNEWSIf 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
Public Display of Affection
August 21st, 2000 by PRNEWSAttention 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
Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Web?
August 21st, 2000 by PRNEWSIn 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
People Moves
August 21st, 2000 by PRNEWSCorporate 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
PR Profile
August 21st, 2000 by PRNEWSGinger 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
I/R Strategy Helps Tech Company Rebound From Near-Death Experience
August 21st, 2000 by PRNEWSThe 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
Unions: Deadly Foes, Or Powerful Partners for Better Internal PR?
August 21st, 2000 by PRNEWSAs 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