Seven Things You Will Learn In This Week’s Issue Of PR News 1. Thorough research can be the backbone of a media relations effort. 2. 36% of surveyed executives report that 1%-10% of their overall… Continued
Stories by PRNEWS
Recession-Proof Investor Relations: Leveraging PR to Reassure Stakeholders
March 31st, 2008 by PRNEWSCommunications professionals now find themselves working in an investor-driven business context. Faced with a looming recession and all of the challenges that go with it, business executives are increasingly quick to cater to the whims… Continued
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People: Refuse to Relinquish Control
March 31st, 2008 by PRNEWSOf the many reasons executives cite for being hesitant to fully embrace the power of digital communications channels, the fear of losing control is among the most frequent. But that’s not to say that the… Continued
Google, Yahoo and MySpace Create OpenSocial Foundation
March 28th, 2008 by PRNEWSThe Yahoo, MySpace, Google have announced that they plan to form the OpenSocial Foundation to ensure the neutrality of OpenSocial as an open, community-governed specification for building social applications across the web. The OpenSocial Foundation… Continued
Digital Content for Women: A Different Story?
March 28th, 2008 by PRNEWSYet another digital media conference took place this morning in New York discussing how to create digital content and how to monetize that content. But this conference had an interesting twist: the focus was specifically… Continued
Chew On This: Online Video Platforms Are The New Watercooler
March 26th, 2008 by PRNEWSIf you thought primetime television fell between the evening hours of 7 and 10, think again. Judging from the "video snacking" trend that’s sweeping through offices across the country, lunchtime is the new primetime, so… Continued
Honorable Mentions
March 24th, 2008 by PRNEWSAnnual Report AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION–2006 ANNUAL REVIEW ABA created a contemporary, visually dynamic piece focusing on 2006 as a “year of action.” The review featured thematically arranged action: in schools (recycling), outside (environment), and within… Continued
Green PR Campaign
March 24th, 2008 by PRNEWSWinner: City of Arlington, Texas Campaign: 2007 Clean Air Campaign In 2007, the City of Arlington, Texas, launched a Clean Air Campaign designed to educate the public on the importance of reducing air pollution. The… Continued
Corporate-Community Partnership
March 24th, 2008 by PRNEWSWinner: Trimedia Campaign: BT in Support of ChildLine The voices of children are often muted by unfortunate circumstances far beyond their control. This is the problem that the “Am I Listening?” initiative set out to… Continued
Business Ethics Communications
March 24th, 2008 by PRNEWSWinner: ChoicePoint Campaign: Privacy, Security and Consumer Communications In 2006, ChoicePoint execs faced the challenge of an increase in privacy and security breaches by completely revamping the way the company communicated. The main message was… Continued