George Magazine's Fate Is Still Unclear
Editors at George magazine have not gone on the record as to whether or not John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s publication can or will survive without him, since he was, after all, the magazine's creator and day-to-day leader. According to a Wednesday MSNBC article, editors are trying to construct a new cover, perhaps of Kennedy, to replace the one planned of Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas, who are co-stars of "Random Hearts," a movie about a couple who gets killed in a plane crash.
Publicists at Hachette Filipacchi Magazines will not comment about how long George will remain under their roof, but in a statement issued last Monday, Jack Kliger, the company's president and CEO said, "HFM continues to be committed to fulfilling John's vision for the magazine."
The next step, according to media industry experts, is to hold your breath and maybe even keep your distance.
"A good PR person would leave this staff alone," says Steve Cohn, editor-in-chief of Media Industry Newsletter (sister publication of PR NEWS) in New York. "Shoving the mic in somebody's face and saying `what are you doing about George' is kind of presumptuous."
Awards: Pick Your Favorite High-Tech Journalist
It's time to celebrate your favorite journalist. Okay, stop laughing, we're serious. Press Access Inc. is looking for entries for its PRESStige Awards, a competition in which members of the PR community elect high-tech journalists for their merit and influence in 10 categories. The winner will be the journalist in each category with the most nominations. So vote early and vote often. And wipe that smirk off your face.Vote until Sept. 10 at http://www.pressaccess.com/presstigeawards.
There's still time to enter the 41st Annual Katie Awards recognizing the best media in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The contest, sponsored by the Press Club of Dallas, contains several divisions including newspaper, TV, wire services, magazines, radio and Web site design and PR. Deadline is Aug. 6; for entry rules contact the Press Club of Dallas at 214/740-9988.
Going Abroad Without A Glitch
A friend told you that burping loudly after a meal in France was a sign of compliments to the chef. Turns out he was only pulling your leg, and you've managed to offend all your French business contacts.
To avoid such a situation, Career Press has released its new guide to international business, International Business Etiquette: Europe. Ann Marie Sabath's new book is written to help business people be familiar with a country's customs so social and business conversations and get-togethers will go smoothly and in favor of the American businessperson. Call 800/873-9909.
Diversity Council Formed
Diversity Best Practices, sponsored by the Business Women's Network, a division of Public Affairs Group, Inc., established a council to assist corporations with the latest strategies, applications and measurement in diversity. Its first conference emphasized value and measurement in diversity.
DBP believes a change in internal communication is on its way dealing with managing communications to have a greater impact on behavior and performance, integrating other staff functions, shifting function's capabilities from tactical to strategic and measuring value to cost. For more information contact DBP at 202/463-3763 or visit http://www.BWNi.com.
Survey: Top Reasons Why A Company Makes An Acquisition
Of those surveyed, 65% of CEOs find the chief reason to make a corporate acquisition is "to acquire complementary products, in order to broaden thier line." PricewaterhouseCoopers' "Trendsetter Barometer," a survey of 451 CEOs of America's fastest growing product and service companies, says that companies will grow fastest through acquisition over the next three years. The surveyed companies ranged in size from $1 million to $50 million in revenue/sales.
The survey also found that 60% of the latest purchases were made in cash and 89% were happy with their most recent acquisitions. For complete results from the survey, visit http://www.barometersurveys.com or call the survey director, Pete Collins at 212/259-4496.
Looking for Mid- to High-Level PR Executives?
Place an ad in Job Tracker in PR NEWS and the PR & Marketing Network (prandmarketing.com). To place a 50-word ad for 2 weeks ($100 prepaid/$75 per listing for sister publications Healthcare PR & Marketing News, Interactive PR & Marketing News or Web site http://www.prandmarketing.com), go to http://www.prandmarketing.com, click on "Career Center", then click on "Job Tracker". Or, contact Karen Singer at 301/340-7778, ext. 2322; fax: 301/340-1451; e-mail: [email protected]. Deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesdays.
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