Archive: October 2002

This December, PR NEWS will honor a PR Professional of the Year. We’re seeking your nominations for seasoned PR practitioners who embody the best of communications – whose creativity, dedication, active leadership and positive influence… Continued

Prestigious PR agency seeks Sr. VP or experienced VP with background in pharmaceutical, healthcare and medical accounts. Position requires strong account and staff management skills. Having worked on large national/international accounts is a plus. Opportunities… Continued

Mark your calendar for the following industry events, coming up this year. Event: “Meet the Media” Date/Location: Monday, Nov. 11; 3 West Club, New York Content: The Healthcare PR and Marketing Society of Greater New… Continued

Please don’t miss the Nov. 1 deadline for PR NEWS’ CSR Awards program. We’ll honor outstanding corporate social responsibility in categories including business ethics communications, environmental communications and more. See http://www.PRandMarketing.com for more information or… Continued

While some recent reports show guarded optimism for PR spending, Silicon Valley firms are still feeling the powerful crunch of a down economy and the high-tech implosion. A new study by McKie Headstrom PR shows… Continued

Competition can be a good thing in many areas of our lives. I’m a runner. I tend to run farther and faster when I am with other runners rather than by myself. In business, competition… Continued

MapInfo, a global software firm, and its agency of record, Schwartz Communications, have been together for 11 years. But the team’s approach to communications is as fresh today as it was a decade ago, in… Continued

Every PR department wants an agency that really understands its business needs. What better way than to actually integrate an employee of your agency into your own team? When Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, which owns the… Continued

435 North Michigan Avenue #300 Chicago, IL 60611 312/222-3232 http://www.chicagotribune.com The Chicago Tribune is letting its hair down, and Denise Joyce, previously The Trib’s health and family editor, is the woman behind it. Joyce oversees… Continued

National News: Terry Heifetz, producer for “The Wall Street Journal Report,” leaves. Joel Franklin, senior producer for CNBC’s “Louis Rukeyser’s Wall Street,” replaces Heifetz. Franklin will also continue in his role at “Louis Rukeyser’s Wall… Continued