While online advertising is becoming a conventional way to market healthcare services, Web site sponsorships are another business opportunity marketers should consider. For example, on March 4, 1997, Nashville-based Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. [COL] (http://www.columbia.net), in… Continued
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High-Profile Incidents At Hospitals Are Often Decided In Court of Public Opinion
April 3rd, 1997 by PRNEWSA single, unusual death in a hospital can sometimes put it into a crisis management mode, so one can imagine the intense situation when a small facility experiences dozens of such deaths in one year.… Continued
Customer Research Plays Key Role In Designing New HMO
April 3rd, 1997 by PRNEWSSAN FRANCISCO – From personal computers to trendy salad greens, California has a reputation as a market innovator. With its Access+ health plan, another company from the Sunshine State – Blue Shield of California -… Continued
As One Company Can Attest, A Strong Reputation Doesn’t Always Carry the Plan
April 3rd, 1997 by PRNEWSSAN FRANCISCO – When you think of John Deere, what comes to mind? Tractors? Lawnmowers? Grain? Feed? SHMOs? As anyone familiar with the Nike, Nabisco, or Netscape logos will attest, brand identification is a desirable… Continued
PR People: Hires/Promotions
March 31st, 1997 by PRNEWSPeter Kenderdell, executive director of programs for the Public Affairs Council, Washington, D.C., has been promoted to VP. The move was triggered by president Raymond L. Hoewing’s recent retirement and Douglas G. Pinkham’s transition to… Continued
Bell Atlantic Buddies Up to Press with Enhanced Web Site
March 31st, 1997 by PRNEWSMaximizing the World Wide Web as a key place to establish a rapport and relationship with the media can be a tricky thing: On the Internet, you can keep journalists abreast ofwhat your organization or… Continued
Settlement Reached In Lawsuit Between Atlanta PR Houses
March 31st, 1997 by PRNEWSTwo sparring PR firms in Atlanta have settled their differences out of court last week, two days before their scheduled trial. Attorneys for Manning, Selvage & Lee and Jackson Spalding Ledlie, both multimillion-dollar PR houses… Continued
Ruder Finn Execs Upfront About Claims Of Insider Trading Against Employees
March 31st, 1997 by PRNEWSExecutives at Ruder Finn, a 50-year-old New York PR house, were faced with an unusual challenge when they learned March 20 that a Ruder Finn senior VP and a former account representative were charged with… Continued
Industry Wrap-Up
March 31st, 1997 by PRNEWSRecord Number of Entries in for Silver Anvils It appears the New York-based Public Relations Society of America’s PR for its annual Silver Anvil awards was right on the mark this year. The PRSA, which… Continued