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Key Contacts: Boston Globe

February 1st, 1999 by

P.O. Box 2378, Boston, MA 02107 Phone: 617/929-3000, Fax: 617/929-2813 Whether you’re pitching a story with a national flair or have ties to the New England area, the features section of the Boston Globe makes… Continued

Media Insight

February 1st, 1999 by

TVOnline 120 Broadway, Suite 240, Box 201, Santa Monica, CA 90401 This January launch provides a taste of some of the publishing offshoots sure to be spawned by new or emerging technologies. TVOnline is devoted… Continued

Ameritech Executive Shares Y2K Media Relations Expertise

February 1st, 1999 by

Imagine having to educate journalists about Y2K and regularly facing questions about your company’s compliance status? That’s what Frank Mitchell, media relations manager, network services, for Ameritech Corp., Chicago, now deals with in his role… Continued

Job Tracker

February 1st, 1999 by

Global high-technology services company with southeastern headquarters seeks Manager, Media Relations. Responsible for planning, developing and administering strategic media programs designed to enhance and protect the corporation’s reputation and brand. Manages professional staff with high… Continued

Industry News

February 1st, 1999 by

Industry Honors Wes Pedersen, Public Affairs Council director of communications and PR, receives the first "Great Communicator Award" from decades-old Association Trends magazine. The award will be presented annually to an association executive chosen by… Continued

Good Benchmarking Requires Keen Understanding of Methods as Well as Data: Part 2 of 2

February 1st, 1999 by

As communicators increasingly use benchmarking to help determine strategies and cost structures, previous benchmarking efforts will help put today’s results in context. One key is to keep background notes and details about statistical methodologies so… Continued

Image Patrol Report

January 25th, 1999 by

Burlington/ACME, International Olympic Committee When I was at Lotus Development in the 1980s, we went through a phase during which the media delighted in calling the company "arrogant." To combat that image, corporate communications proposed… Continued

Industry News

January 25th, 1999 by

Sally Dickson of CDB Passes Away Jan. 10 Sally Dickson, one of the founders of Sally Dickson Associates, which later became part of the Creamer Dickson Basford network, died Jan. 10 of congestive heart failure.… Continued

Grand Princess Successfully Sets Sail Under the Media Eye

January 25th, 1999 by

As the $450 million Grand Princess cruise ship sailed into New York harbor last September, getting media coverage of "yet another ship launch" was the goal for Porter Novelli PR. To meet its objective, the… Continued

Calendar

January 25th, 1999 by

February 22 "Strategic Communications for the Year 2000 Crisis," PR NEWS & APCO Associates, The Capital Hilton, Washington, D.C., 888/707-5814. March 8-9 "The 1999 Conference on Knowledge Management & Organizational Learning," Hotel Nikko, San Francisco,… Continued