The mid-level staff of PR firms, from which most agency income derives, bill clients for approximately 75 percent of their time on the job, according to a new survey by the Counselors Academy of the… Continued
Archive: May 1996
CORPORATE PR APPOINTMENTS
May 27th, 1996 by PRNEWSAirline Musical Chairs A minuet of musical chairs in the airline industry…Gus Whitcomb, managing director, public relations at American Airlines, Forth Worth, has moved to America West Airlines, Phoenix, as director of corporate communications. Taking… Continued
HOW TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR IN CHANGE COMMUNICATION
May 27th, 1996 by PRNEWSAs more and more organizations are forced to change the way they operate in order to remain competitive or even stay afloat, those overseeing employee communications also must rethink their function beyond just communicating company… Continued
PROMOTIONS/NEW HIRES
May 27th, 1996 by PRNEWSTodd Shapera joined the New York office of public affairs firm Powell Tate as senior vice president. He was a marketing and media relations vice president in the New York office of investment firm Scudder,… Continued
NEW AGENCY LEADERS
May 27th, 1996 by PRNEWSMiller/Shandwick Promotes Three Miller/Shandwick Technologies promoted three executives in its East and West Coast offices. In Boston, senior vice president and general manager Tony Sapienza becomes executive vice president. On the West Coast, Lisa Kelaita,… Continued
NEW ADDRESSES
May 27th, 1996 by PRNEWSEnvironics Communications, Stamford, Conn., has moved to One Atlantic St., Stamford, CT 06901, 203/325-8772. Osgood O’Donnell & Walsh, New York, has moved to: 475 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10017, 212/252-0475. Shandwick USA’s Boston office… Continued
NEW OFFICES
May 27th, 1996 by PRNEWSArnold & Truitt Opens in Washington Arnold & Truitt, a New York-based management consulting firm with a communications specialization, officially opened an office in Washington, D.C. Christopher Bonner, managing director, heads the office, located at… Continued
INTERACTIVE VENTURES
May 27th, 1996 by PRNEWSKeiler Gets Home Page The new media unit of advertising and public relations agency Keiler & Co., Farmington, Conn., has opened its Web site. Keiler Online is located at http://www.keiler.com (Keiler, 203/677-8821)
NEW VENTURES
May 27th, 1996 by PRNEWSHalsted Starts Research Unit Halsted Communications Inc., Ventura, Calif., started a research division. Haltsted Intelligence will be headed by Wendy Basil, managing director. (Halsted, 800/600-7111)