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A Denver hospital PR department retracted its critical press relaese of Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken for backing out of an appearance at a $150-a-plate charity dinner. Van Dyken, who was named as Sports Woman… Continued

Physicians’ Online, Inc. (POL) unveiled earlier this month the release of the first Internet advertising technology with the functionality to display messages in a window separate from content pages and to target those messages by… Continued

Many PR professional associations are finding that using the World Wide Web is a cost effective and efficient way of communicating with their members and doling out information about issues affecting the profession. Because associations… Continued

Gregory R. Venne, former senior corporate PR manager for Polaroid Corp., Cambridge, Mass., has joined Cone Communications as vice president. Cone specializes in consumer marketing and corporate communications. (Cone, 617/227-2111) Bozell PR/New York, has promoted… Continued

More than 100 colleagues, clients and associates met in Des Moines, Iowa, recently to mark the retirement of William J. Fultz, founder chairman of marcom agency Creswell, Munsell, Fultz & Zirbel. Fultz, who has spent… Continued

The Philadelphia Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America 1996 awards honored RBT/Strum with two Pepperpot Awards and one Meritorious Award for excellence in planning and executing a PR campaign. RBT/Strum, Cherry Hill, N.J.,… Continued

As the public relations profession matures, many in PR wonder aloud – or silently – why communications is often an afterthought in organizations. Too often, communications executives feel left out until it’s time to issue… Continued

Lassalle O’Brien Advertising of Baltimore acquired Craig Altschul & Associates Public Relations of Mancester Center, Vermont. The merger is supposed to increase both firms’ market niches in resort, tourism and entertainment marketing. (Lassalle, 802/362-5066)

January 6-9: National Investor Relations Institute, "Introduction to Investor Relations," Santa Monica, Calif., 703/506-3570. January 7-9: Promotion Marketing Association of America, Inc., "Basics of Promotion Marketing," Los Angeles, 212/420-1100. January 7-9: Institute for Crisis Management,… Continued

Roxann Newman and Peter Roussel – an agency specializing in media relations, internal relations, crisis communication and speech writing – has a new name: Neumann Roussel PR. The business also has a new location: 5120… Continued