The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), Washington, D.C., recently handed out 13 awards of excellence for association government relations programs. The winners, by category, are: — Overall program management/federal level legislative–National Rehabilitation Association, Alexandria,… Continued
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HOW TO CRAFT AN IMAGE IN CHINA
May 13th, 1996 by PRNEWS“In China, perhaps more than anywhere else in the world, building and maintaining a strong corporate image–carefully managing reputation–is critical to the achievement of virtually every company’s business purpose,” said Dian Terry, senior vice president… Continued
UPCOMING EVENT:
May 13th, 1996 by PRNEWSMay 15: Public Affairs Council, “Coalitions & Partnerships: Strategies for Developing Relationships with Advocacy Groups,” Washington, D.C., 202/872-1790. May 15: Public Relations Society of American, “PR Tactics,” Los Angeles, 212/460-1404. May 15-16: Institute for Crisis… Continued
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON STATES
May 13th, 1996 by PRNEWSDecreasing federal budgets and a push for deregulation are leading to expanding influence of state legislatures. This, in turn, is leading to increased focus on state government relations activities by corporations. Given the increasing importance… Continued
CHINA: PR CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY
May 13th, 1996 by PRNEWSAs Western corporations eye the vast and quickly growing Chinese market, PR practitioners charged with executing programs there quickly find that they have much to learn. Insights into what professionals should watch out for there… Continued
CORPORATE PROMOTIONS/HIRES
May 13th, 1996 by PRNEWSBlockbuster Entertainment Group, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., named Jonathan Baskin as senior vice president, corporate relations. He was director of communications for The Limited Inc.. Meredith Clements was named director of public relations at Philips Media… Continued
CORPORATE GROUP PLANS WEB CLASS
May 13th, 1996 by PRNEWSThe Corporate section of the Public Relations Society of America has planned a full-day seminar on Web page design. The Aug. 2 session is titled “Creating a Business-to-Business Home Page.” The seminar will take place… Continued
UNDERSTAND CRISIS DYNAMICS, PUT PLANS IN PLACE
May 13th, 1996 by PRNEWSLimiting the damage for a crisis–or better yet preventing one, is the thrust of a new book by training executive and former police officer Steve Albrecht. In “Corporate Self-Defense: How to Protect your Organization in… Continued
COMMUNICATIONS DICTIONARY COMING
May 13th, 1996 by PRNEWSThe latest edition of Richard Weiner’s dictionary on media and communications terms will be out next month. The 688-page “Webster’s New World Dictionary of Media and Communications” will be published by Macmillan, and offered at… Continued