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AOL TRYING TO GET ONLINE WITH BETTER PR, CUSTOMER RELATIONS

January 27th, 1997 by

While a marketing effort to provide an all-you-can-eat online service had online enthusiasts virtually ravenous over the prospect, America Online [AOL] is now in the unusual situation of having too many people at the buffet… Continued

THE NEWS MONITOR

January 23rd, 1997 by

Medical Marketing Jobs Are On The Rise Medical marketing, sales and business development job openings became more plentiful during the past three to six months, the publisher of "Medical Industry Employment Opportunities" reported last week.… Continued

ADVERTISING ABSTRACT: HOSPITAL TOUTS OBSTETRICS SERVICES

January 23rd, 1997 by

When advertising executives for Tampa General Healthcare found out nearly a year ago that the hospital was the first one in the country to offer extra days of rest for new mothers — they had… Continued

MARK THESE DATES

January 23rd, 1997 by

Feb. 26-28 -IABC and Ragan Communications will hold the 1997 "Health Care Communicators Conference." Washington, D.C. 800/878-5331. March 23-26 – The 1997 Annual Conference of the Alliance for Healthcare Strategy and Marketing. San Francisco, Calif.… Continued

DEFEND YOUR DRUG –TIPS FOR DEFENSE OF AN ESTABLISHED MEDICAL PRODUCT

January 23rd, 1997 by

1. PREEMPT safety concerns by assuring healthcare professional and patient groups, the FDA and other key governmental officials and the general public that the company will review all mesial evidence and cooperate with the FDA.… Continued

CAMPAIGN FOCUSES ON EDUCATING PUBLIC – NOT SELLING A BRAND

January 23rd, 1997 by

When the New York-based PR shop Noonan/Russo Communications was vying in January 1995 to win an account to promote a drug manufactured by Rhone-Poulenc Rorer to treat bed wetting, those who worked on the competitive… Continued

MANAGE THESE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS WITH CARE

January 23rd, 1997 by

Forgot to make your New Year’s resolutions before 1996 faded away? Not to worry. There’s still plenty of time this year to capitalize on the marketing communications opportunities presented by managed care. True, things aren’t… Continued

AIDS HOME TESTS COMPETE IN CONTROVERSIAL MARKET

January 23rd, 1997 by

While in-home HIV tests promise 99.9 percent accuracy in detecting the AIDS virus, the prognosis for the companies marketing the kits is less clear-cut. First developed a decade ago, home HIV tests have faced fierce… Continued

SELDANE MANUFACTURER’S CRISIS PLAN INCLUDES SWITCH TO A NEW DRUG

January 23rd, 1997 by

Earlier this month, Hoechst Marion Rousell, the Kansas City, Mo.-based manufacturer of the antihistamine Seldane faced the threat of the Food & Drug Administration pulling its drug and instead came way as a winner by… Continued

NEW APPOINTMENTS & HIRES

January 20th, 1997 by

Pinkham Named to Succeed Hoewing as PAC CEO Douglas G. Pinkham, now executive director of communications at the American Gas Association, Arlington, Va., will become president of the Public Affairs Council (PAC), Washington D.C., and… Continued