Stories by PRNEWS

All nonprofits are feeling a pinch these days, but it is the small, local or regional charities dependent on large annual gifts that are really experiencing the pain. Before reaching for the Advil, consider the… Continued

Following are seven ways you can use cause related marketing to benefit your company:  Pick an appropriate cause. Consider not only a cause’s appeal, but is capacity to support your effort. It may be that… Continued

There are specific pitching tactics depending on the type of media you are targeting; there are also best practices that apply to media categories across the board, especially when your media relations efforts are based… Continued

In order to successfully launch a new “green” product or company, the following eight steps might be helpful: 1. Pick from the Top Ten Environmental Issues for one(s) you are most passionate about. 2. Build… Continued

The list of PR blunders, missteps and mixed messages in the financial industry is growing by the day. In the last month alone, we’ve seen a bank take receipt of another private jet, a prominent… Continued

Marketing Budgets Stable, Efficiency Not: Customer anxiety and cutbacks are the biggest factors influencing marketing budget allocation in 2009, according to the CMO Council’s annual Marketing Outlook study. The Council’s audit of more than 650… Continued

A short history of investor relations (IR) tells a lot about where it is today. Alexander Laskin, PhD, also takes a shot at what it could be tomorrow as he examines the IR research base… Continued

One would be hard-pressed to locate a business executive who could honestly remember a time when the media environment was as complex as it is today. Not only is there an ever-growing number of new… Continued

These days, it’s all about selling–selling a product or service to a customer, selling an idea to a client, selling yourself to a potential employer. For communications professionals, though, selling is old hat. PR’s rise… Continued

Green businesses are booming, showing consistent double digit growth in important industries like solar power, wind power, and organic food that are emerging as the biggest opportunities of our time. As it grows rapidly the… Continued