This year’s “15 to Watch” winners epitomize the memorable words of advice you may have been fed (though not all heeded) as you ventured into the rough-and-tumble world of PR: aim high; don’t let the… Continued
Archive: May 2004
Job Tracker: Account Director
May 24th, 2004 by PRNEWSMoving Companies Ahead (MCA), a leading public relations firm in the semiconductor, flat-panel display and nanotechnology sectors, is looking for a unique breed of PR pros to join its team of experienced counselors. Ranked among… Continued
Counselors Conference Wrap-Up
May 24th, 2004 by PRNEWSFor the 175 PR managers (mostly from mid-size agencies) flocking in sunny Orlando last week there was less spiel on pitching and more on how to manage the business and how to be a player… Continued
Angles on Appealing to Asian-American Media
May 24th, 2004 by PRNEWSBy Corin Ramos Akin to the Hispanic-American community, companies ignore the tremendous growth rate among Asian Americans at their own peril. The 2000 U.S. Census reported that there are more than 10 million Asian and… Continued
Aces Back-to-Back for Casino Launch
May 24th, 2004 by PRNEWSHere’s a tough sell: Position an upscale property as the new face of a neighborhood widely perceived as run-down and perhaps even less than savory. That’s what PR firm M Booth & Associates Inc. set… Continued
Media Metrics
May 24th, 2004 by PRNEWSHere’s one instance where the term “heading south” doesn’t have a negative connotation. Several newspapers throughout the region — the Orlando Sentinel, Atlanta Journal- Constitution and the Dallas Morning News, for example — share the… Continued
Image Patrol: Gap Inc./Wal-Mart…
May 24th, 2004 by PRNEWSGap’s PR Falls Into Place While Wal-Mart’s is a Mess This month we profile two of the world’s best-known brands in a classic face-off between proactive versus reactive public relations. Gap Inc. this week released… Continued
The Table: Making Room for PR/IR Execs
May 24th, 2004 by PRNEWSBy Gene Marbach/Group Vice President, Makovsky & Co. Few PR and IR counselors can think like securities analysts, write like journalists and plan like generals. If you can, stop reading. Most likely, you already have… Continued
CEOs Still Need Convincing that PR is Valuable
May 24th, 2004 by PRNEWSAfter the Exxon Valdez spilled almost 11 million gallons of crude oil into Prince William Sound in 1989, Alan Hilburg, who was then running his own reputation management firm, got a call from an Exxon… Continued
Correction
May 17th, 2004 by PRNEWSIn the Media Insight (May 10) profile of Information Security it was incorrectly stated that Chief Information Security Officers (the bulk of the magazine’s readers) report to the CEO. They report to the company’s Chief… Continued