Archive: October 2003

“The level of savvyness that senior executives have to exhibit in talking to the press at this point in time is unprecedented…There are things I would have told a client they could say to the… Continued

In yet another rollout from the media-crunching crowd, Delahaye last week launched Media Compass, an enterprise portal that delivers continuously updated news from around the world and detailed news analysis directly to communications executives. Media… Continued

Jack Felton, president-CEO of The Institute for Public Relations (IPR) since 1995, will step down at the end of 2004. IPR plans to form a governance committee to review the organization’s leadership needs in anticipation… Continued

Thomas Martin, senior VP and director of corporate relations at ITT, has been elected president of the Arthur W. Page Society for a term that starts in January. He succeeds David Drobis, senior partner and… Continued

As more CEOs embrace transparency spin becomes less of an option, according to Don Spetner, chief marketing officer for Korn/Ferry International. “Spin has hit the wall, and both PR people and CEOs have to get… Continued

If it’s Tuesday it must be… another survey on managing corporate reputation, this one sponsored by communications firm Hill & Knowlton and executive recruitment giant Korn/Ferry International. The recently released survey examined the C-suite perspective… Continued

David Drobis, president of the Arthur W. Page Society, is blunt when asked about the PR industry’s efforts at diversity. “If you look around the Page Society, it’s not a particularly diverse group,” says Drobis,… Continued

A recently released white paper produced by the Public Relations Coalition, a group of 19 organizations serving the PR arena, is drawing mixed reviews from the communications field. Some PR executives say the document provides… Continued

Weber Shandwick Exec Quick to Respond to Crises Large and Small Ken Luce, president of Weber Shandwick Southwest, whose main accounts include American Airlines, hardly kept what you would call normal hours in the wake… Continued

Putting PR in the Driver’s Seat at Ford The last few years have been tough financially on automotive giant Ford Motor Co. Earnings have been down and the company’s stock price has been skidding. But… Continued