There are many days when we hear the evening news and utter a loud prayer to thank God (and anyone else who’s listening) that we’re not on the front lines of a particular crisis. And,… Continued
Stories by PRNEWS
Releasing Data the Right Way
October 6th, 1997 by PRNEWSWe’re not sure just what we’re supposed to do with this but our first reaction when we got a certain press release from Crescent Communications, Atlanta, was to retire it to the circular file. The… Continued
New Ventures/Campaigns
October 6th, 1997 by PRNEWSOn Sept. 22, Harpell/Martins & Co., a marcom firm, debuted its site, http://www.harpell.com, with job listings, links to the NetImpressions’ Web site (the firm’s Internet company) and its client portfolio. (508/461-0202) The Industrial Development Board… Continued
Hillary’s Press Secretary Joins Bozell Sawyer Miller
October 6th, 1997 by PRNEWSThe First Lady’s Press Secretary Neel Lattimore has joined Bozell Sawyer Miller Group, New York, as senior managing director. (BSMG, 212/445-8127)
Marv Watch: The Best Advice
October 6th, 1997 by PRNEWSDuring our online sojourns, we came across this beauty on People’s Web site: The Associated Press reported that one expert advised that Marv Albert’s next PR move should be to go to Barbara Walters or… Continued
The Drill on Crises: A Guide on What to Do – And Not to Do
October 6th, 1997 by PRNEWSCrisis plans, no matter how well thought out, don’t amount to much if they haven’t been put to the test. So to find out if your plan passes muster, it’s smart to devote four to… Continued
AHA’s New Guidelines
October 2nd, 1997 by PRNEWSAlthough the American Hospital Association is targeting hospital and health system leaders with these guidelines, their execution requires key PR/marketing input and strategy during the contemplation stage of new ownership. Here’s a heads up on… Continued
How to Sharpen Your Leadership Skills: Act & Track
October 2nd, 1997 by PRNEWSDemonstrating that you have PR/marketing leadership skills requires more show than tell, it often means putting pen to paper to visualize the steps necessary to achieve your "big picture" goals. When Deb E. Atchley, director… Continued
Medical Center Uses Cascade Approach to Discuss Layoffs Reorganization Initiative Calls for 1,200 FTE Cuts
October 2nd, 1997 by PRNEWSAfter showing record losses of $13 million in 1996, the writing was on the wall for the University of Michigan Medical Center (UMMC), based in Ann Arbor, to tighten its spending by cutting $200 million… Continued
Ad Abstract: DTC Ad Pulls on Heart Strings to Motivate Patient-Physician Consults
October 2nd, 1997 by PRNEWSTo help diabetes sufferers get their disease under control, the New York-based healthcare agency Consumer Healthworks used a wake-up call approach in its national DTC print roll out of Glucophage, an oral diabetes medication by… Continued