Stories by PRNEWS

71% of active social media users spend 20 minutes or more weekly with checking personal e-mails—contradicting speculation that social networking would quickly replace traditional e-mail us.

As more organizations allow employees access to social networking platforms for PR and marketing purposes, a survey of 502 companies worldwide by IT security company Sophos finds that cyber-attacks through social media sites jumped 70% between 2008 and 2009.

Why communicators who are launching green initiatives need to address the needs of multiple stakeholders.

American Water overhaults its brand thanks to an organized measurement and research program.

A turning point in the campaign to get the California menu-labeling bill (SB 1420) passed into legislation (and secure gubernatorial approval) was the release of a YouTube video that used irreverent humor to fortify its stance against the opposition, in this case, the Restaurant Association in California.

Michael Miller, president of Brown-Miller Communications, talks about lessons learned while working to help pass menu-labeling legislation (SB 1420) in California.

As a sponsor of landmark restaurant menu-labeling legislation (Senate Bill 1420), the California Center for Public Health Advocacy (CCPHA) enlisted the services of Bay Area-based Brown-Miller Communications to increase public understanding of and support for the nation’s first statewide menu-labeling law.

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Robert Lehrman, communications professor at American University, offers some sage advice on how to get the most out of your executive speaking opportunities.

Despite living in an age when an endless amount of content is streamed out into cyberspace and back to the small screens of our digital devices, the spoken word—in a live venue—is not dead. In… Continued