Stories by PRNEWS

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

SIGNET BANK ON THE MONEY WITH HANDLING OF FRAUD CASE

January 20th, 1997 by

In this issue, the Image Patrol examines how McDonald’s handled the McLibel trial in England and how Signet Bank handled a major bank fraud. If you’d like to submit your crisis to the Image Patrol,… Continued

PUBLIC AFFAIRS HELPS THE DRINK BOX MAKE A COMEBACK

January 20th, 1997 by

When a product in serious danger of extinction becomes the object of praise nationwide, there is a lesson to be learned for PR practitioners. Here’s the tale of the misunderstood "drink box," whose reputation as… Continued

MARK THESE DATES

January 20th, 1997 by

January 22-23: Ragan Communications & International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), "How to Communicate Effectively during Downsizing, Reengineering and Restructuring," Chicago, 800/878-5331. January 22-25: American Association of Advertising Agencies, "Executive Leadership Program," Santa Monica, Calif.,… Continued

INDUSTRY WRAP-UP

January 20th, 1997 by

Study Shows Corporations More Devoted Than Agencies To Web PR agencies take note: A study, commissioned by The Dilenschneider Group, New York, found that corporations spend more money on Internet PR than do their agencies.… Continued

MEDIA INSITE

January 20th, 1997 by

Editor’s Note: It’s no surprise that a (positive) placement in the Post will earn a PR practitioner some kudos, but this newspaper is known for having an almost impenetrable newsroom, and its staffers enjoy a… Continued