Bank Rhode Island — Marie T. van Luling (ex-Manning Selvage & Lee/Aetna Life & Casualty) has joined the Providence, R.I.-based bank as senior vp/marketing and corporate communications. She will be responsible for managing all communications… Continued
Archive: March 2005
Overheard: A Big Slice Of Humble Pie
March 30th, 2005 by PRNEWS“The institutional and investor communities want CEOs who are more likely to fly under the radar, eschewing personal acclaim in favor of team-building and corporate success. In demand are corporate leaders who don’t think of… Continued
PR Job Outlook:
March 30th, 2005 by PRNEWSWhile the job market for PR has in the last few years been on the sluggish side, the rest of the decade is quite promising for a PR career. The latest issue of Fortune (March… Continued
Boeing’s Black Eye…
March 30th, 2005 by PRNEWSThe ouster earlier this month of Boeing CEO Harry Stonecipher — after he admitted to an affair with a female employee — is the latest in a string of scandals at the aerospace giant. A… Continued
Diageo Spirits Supplies Throughout The World
March 30th, 2005 by PRNEWSCOMPANY: Diageo PR AGENCY: Westhill Partners CATEGORY: Corporate Social Responsibility/Community Affairs BUDGET: N/A TIMEFRAME: 2001-2004 When it comes to liquor giant Diageo’s global commitment to social causes and civic involvement, you might say it all… Continued
Takeaways From IPRRC Confab: Let Us Count The Ways
March 30th, 2005 by PRNEWSThe driving force behind the International Public Relations Research Conference, now in its eighth year, is to sit and discuss research pertaining solely to public relations. More than 70 papers describing research, theory and case… Continued
Why Can’t PR Pros Follow Their Own Advice? Tackling The Ketchum, Fleishman Scandals
March 30th, 2005 by PRNEWSAccording to “DefineThat,” a snappy little service on the Internet, public relations is “a form of communication primarily directed toward gaining public understanding and acceptance. Public relations usually deals with issues rather than products or… Continued
Are We There Yet? Not Quite, But Online PR Starts To Cruise
March 30th, 2005 by PRNEWSIt may be taboo in public relations, but Heath Shackleford, PR manager at American Healthways Inc. (Nashville), admits that he “always hated press releases.” But he changed his tune about the effectiveness of press releases… Continued
When It Comes To Computers, Waste Not, Want Not
March 23rd, 2005 by PRNEWSCOMPANY: Dell Inc. PR AGENCY: GCI Read-Poland CATEGORY: Environmental Communications BUDGET: $500,000 globally TIMEFRAME: 2004 It was an increasing problem we all faced: what to do with our old computer(s) collecting dust in the attic.… Continued