Stories by PRNEWS

PHARMACEUTICALS EXPECT INDUSTRY EXPERTISE AND STRATEGIC WORK FROM AGENCIES

November 28th, 1996 by

A new study has found what healthcare companies feel are important criteria in judging the performance of their public relations and advertising agencies. The new client satisfaction study released by Baxter Gurin & Mazzei, the… Continued

PATIENT-HUNGRY HOSPITALS ARE LOOKING OVERSEAS MARKETS TO FILL IN THE GAPS

November 28th, 1996 by

Hospitals around the world are pushing outside their borders looking for new global patients. Take the example of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md., which has crafted marketing contracts all over the world including third… Continued

PHARMACEUTICAL’S PR DRIVE

November 28th, 1996 by

Fueled in part by the pharmaceutical care movement and an increase in the direct marketing of healthcare services to consumers, some state boards of pharmacy and industry trade organizations have embarked on ambitious public relations… Continued

FDA CLOSE TO PUBLISHING INTERNET GUIDELINES

November 28th, 1996 by

Time is running out for people in the prescription drug business who want to have a say in how their products are marketed and advertised over the Internet. The Food and Drug Administration is developing… Continued

ROGAINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN EXPANDS TO HISPANIC MARKET

November 28th, 1996 by

CreatAbility, an advertising firm in Coral Gables, Fla., will handle a new Spanish-language marketing campaign for the hair-loss medication Rogaine and seven other brands of Michigan-based Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc., including Progaine, Kaopectate, and Dramamine.… Continued

WSJ QUESTIONS MARKETING TACTICS OF REDUX DRUGMAKERS

November 28th, 1996 by

America’s first new fat-fighting prescription drug in more than 20 years has been on sale for just five months, but more than 1.2 million prescriptions have been written for it and its sales total more… Continued

SELLING THE SIZZLE: AD WARS ENDURE BETWEEN DAVID & GOLIATH HOSPITALS

November 28th, 1996 by

The marketing campaigns by the industry giants have put heretofore comfortable smaller providers into full defense mode as the two sides fight for customers who are getting more say in where they go for health… Continued

PR PROFESSIONAL, FORMER KENNEDY, JOHNSON STAFFER DIES

November 25th, 1996 by

Michael W. Moynihan, who served in both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and is well known for his PR efforts on behalf of free trade issues, died of cancer Nov. 12 at his home in… Continued

NEW SEARCH FIRM FORMED

November 25th, 1996 by

A new company, Goldman+Bell LLC, has been created to specialize in temporary staffing for corporate communications departments and PR firms. The firm will also provide permanent staffing services. The company is a venture between Peter… Continued

HISPANIC SECTION FOR PRSA?

November 25th, 1996 by

A group of PR professionals in Miami is leading an effort to create a Hispanic Professional Interest Section of the Public Relations Society of America in recognition of the rapidly growing Hispanic market in the… Continued