Archive: February 2001

Did you know that Feb. 12-19 is National Specialty Coffee Week? Neither did we. So we called the number on the press release and talked to Mike Ferguson, who does PR for the Specialty Coffee… Continued

Last week, when reporting on U.S. Newswire’s content deal with Yahoo! Inc., we implied that U.S. Newswire spokesman Michael Asen said his site tracks verbal gaffes made by President George W. Bush. In fact, the… Continued

Every morning from 6 a.m. to 10a.m., nearly half of the entire country is listening to the radio (in some clogged metropolitan areas, the concentration of listeners is higher as people sit trapped in their… Continued

Women on the Web Unite Women’s site iVillage is buying out its top competitor in a stock deal, Women.com. The transaction is due to close next quarter, according to iVillage vice-president of communications Carl Fischer.… Continued

Manning, Selvage & Lee jumps into the investor relations market with the acquisition of the L.A.-based corporate relations firm Pondel/Wilkinson Group. The New York- based firm also signs on Richard Simonelli, former managing director at… Continued

Forty years ago this month, Ted Pincus launched the Chicago-based Financial Relations Board (FRB), the first-ever public relations firm dedicated to helping companies cultivate a more open and prosperous relationship with their investors. The Financial… Continued

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), with headquarters in San Francisco, is seeking a President for this multi-service, 13,700-member not- for-profit organization and global network of more than 100 chapters. IABC provides products, services, leadership… Continued

Just because a press release becomes yesterday’s news doesn’t mean you should dump it in the recycle bin. Herbert H. Rozoff, TK and founder of Herbert H. Rozoff Public Relations in Northbrook Illinois, cranks releases… Continued

Money can’t buy happiness – but community service will make you feel darned good about yourself. That’s why Linda Valdez decided not to have a big, expensive party to celebrate her firm’s 20th anniversary. Instead,… Continued

Local news outlets do better in the ratings when they spend more time covering communities and rely less on “video news reels” (or ready-made publicity tapes, also known as VNRs.) This is according to a… Continued