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The just-released Generally Accepted Practices (GAP) survey from the Strategic Public Relations Center at the USC Annenberg School for Communication offers a detailed glimpse into the inner workings of the communications function, especially regarding reporting… Continued

Seven Things You Will Learn In This Week’s Issue Of PR News 1. In today’s business environment, employee training is an investment, not a cost. 2. Pitch unexpected media outlets by identifying shared interests between… Continued

As with personal unions that dissolve due to irreconcilable differences, a permanent, official breaking off of relations is usually the only recourse when a corporate partnership with a cause or charity turns out to be… Continued

According to Don Nicholas, internet marketing consultant and managing partner, Mequoda Group, LLC, indepdendent publishers don’t need to stray too far from their larger counterparts’ multimedia publishing strategies. For over fourteen years Nicholas has helped… Continued

It’s no secret that the mobile platform works best for news, information, directions and, of course, retail. In today’s Media Post blog, Min Digital Media Editor Steve Smith asks us to imagine the world of… Continued

After failing to acquire the company over the past several months, Microsoft Corp. has proposed to buy Yahoo Inc’s search business and take a minority stake in the Web pioneer, stopping short of a full-out… Continued

By Colleen Edwards Although good results can occur from suboptimal client-agency relationships, the most successful programs–those with continuous dialogue, respect and remarkable results–are the ones with healthy client-agency relationships. Having been on both the agency… Continued

Company: Yum Brands Agency: Weber Shandwick Timeframe: 2007 More than 850 million people go to bed hungry, which accounts for more deaths each year than war, tuberculosis and AIDS combined. Put plainly, a child dies… Continued

*Power to the People: According to a recent Nokia study, the current wave of user-created media may be here to stay. Nokia polled trend-setting consumers from 17 countries about their online behavior and lifestyles. Extrapolating… Continued

When put on the spot during media interviews, spokespeople often fall back on prepackaged phrases that tend to be counterproductive and, at times, downright destructive. With that in mind, PR professionals should train spokespeople to… Continued