Stories by PRNEWS

*Heads of the Class: There may be a national and global shortage of trust in America’s leaders, as reflected by the tarnished reputations of corporate America, the U.S. government and the country’s financial system, but… Continued

Wikipedia uses the sophisticated French-based portmanteau–a blend of two or more words–to classify greenwashing as a mixture of “green” and “whitewash,” describing the effect of company misleading consumers about its environmental practices or its products’… Continued

With the economy having fallen on hard times, brand managers and their communications counterparts now find themselves faced with a difficult challenge: They need to launch new products and services to stay competitive, but consumers’… Continued

Financial institutions may win the “award” for worst year ever, but the automotive industry has begun to give banking a run for its money. Last month, the companies that once defined the America’s industrial and… Continued

The Situation The Entertainment Technology Center @ USC (ETC@USC) brings together next-generation consumers and top entertainment, technology, and electronics companies to ascertain the impact of new technology on the consumer.  The ETC’s goal is to… Continued

On November 12, the non-profit Babywearing International launched International Babywearing Week, a week when “nonprofit babywearing groups all over the world are celebrating babywearing, and thousands of volunteers are working to publicize the benefits of… Continued

Early in November, Business for Social Responsibility, an association of approximately 250 member companies that works to develop more sustainable ways to do business, drew 1,300 leaders and managers from 50 countries representing companies, nonprofits,… Continued

By Michael Dresner & Ed Moed Our economy has hit a rocky road. Unless you’re in a recession-proof niche (which rarely exists), it’s only a matter of time until your firm is negatively affected by… Continued

Companies: Farmers Insurance Group, March of Dimes Timeframe: 2007 One out of eight babies is born prematurely in the United States, and those that survive often suffer from lifelong health problems. A couple years back,… Continued

*Financial Institutions Not Banking on Communications: Despite the chaotic economic atmosphere that has settled over the entire country (and world), financial institutions aren’t keeping their customers calm by overcommunicating–or communicating at all. Findings from an… Continued