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Kamstra Communications Inc., Minneapolis, has promoted Phil Smith-Cunnien to vice president of market information services. He was formerly director. (Kamstra, 612/696-2400)

Ad/PR agency Poppe Tyson, a unit of Bozell, Jacobs, Kenyon & Eckhardt, disclosed last week that it has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of $50 million. The company has entered a "quiet period,"… Continued

Media reports of business crises increased by 13 percent during the first half of 1996, according to the latest data released by the Institute for Crisis Management (ICM), Louisville, Ky. The fastest growing category of… Continued

Michael O’Connor has joined BD Langham Public Relations, Houston, as vice president/public relations. He was manager of marketing communications and public relations in the Houston office of accounting and consulting firm Price Waterhouse. (Langham, 713/961-4235)

Aug. 21: IEG, "Selling More Sponsorship," Indianapolis, 312/944-1727. Aug. 22-23: Joan Detz, "Basic Speechwriting," Washington, 215/340-9752. Aug. 23: Texas PR Society, "Communicating in a Wired World," Austin, 512/891-7894. Aug. 28-29: Int’l Quality & Productivity Center,… Continued

Wired Ventures Inc., San Francisco, publisher of the trend-setting monthly, Wired, seeks a director of investor and corporate relations. Based at headquarters in San Francisco, the executive will work to build links with the investment… Continued

Robert Heath, professor of communication and director of the Institute for Issues Management at the University of Houston, Texas, won first place in the research paper competition of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)… Continued

The Internet and online tools can be tapped to help speechwriters craft the perfect speech. Researching and incorporating historical events, humorous anecdotes, quotes and jokes for corporate officers’ speeches could mean the difference between a… Continued

Food PR execs take note: food editors at newspapers today are more likely to focus on safe food handling in their coverage of the beat, according to a survey released on July 24 by CMF&Z… Continued

Last month’s crash of Trans World Airlines [TWA] flight 800 gripped and horrified the world more than any other corporate disaster in a number of years. Placed under intense scrutiny by global media and state… Continued