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How To…’Leave A Message After The Beep…’

February 26th, 2008 by

Every PR person knows that most phone calls to media people are received by voice mail rather than a live person. It’s frustrating, but it’s a fact of life. It’s particularly exasperating when our supervisors… Continued

Marketing and PR: Everything I Ever Needed to Know About Marketing I Learned In a Rock Band

February 26th, 2008 by

Those that know me know that I speak allegorically – I have a penchant for using nickel words and often turn to analogy and allusion to make a point. I have always found that it… Continued

Measurement Pulse

February 26th, 2008 by

  Respond by September 14 Presented by PR News  and BurrellesLuce   Evaluating your various PR efforts is an ongoing process that is at times frustrating and rewarding. How are you measuring your PR and what… Continued

Wooing Gen Y: Recruiting/Retaining  Recent Grads Isn’t Child’s Play

February 26th, 2008 by

They hand out their MySpace pages before ever reciting their phone numbers; they haven’t had a land-line telephone since they moved out of their parents’ houses; they text faster than you can type; their idea… Continued

Tip Sheet: Crafting Your Message in the Digital Media World

February 26th, 2008 by

PR professionals are wise to think a bit differently about how to craft messages before sending them into the digital media, including the blogosphere, RSS feeds, chats and online social networks. Why? Simply put, digital… Continued

Rockband

February 26th, 2008 by

Those that know me know that I speak allegorically – I have a penchant for using nickel words and often turn to analogy and allusion to make a point. I have always found that it… Continued

Gossip About Gossip

February 26th, 2008 by

By Richard Weiner Got a problem? Go into rehab. That’s the advice de rigeur that many public relations counselors offer to troubled clients. Can a short-term stay in a rehabilitation center really change serious addictions… Continued

Tip Sheet: Product-Liability Litigation: Get Your Story Straight

February 25th, 2008 by

By Gene Grabowski From The Cat in the Hat to The Bourne Identity, Americans love a good story. We cheer the good guys, jeer the bad guys, feel sympathy for those who’ve been wronged and… Continued

Case Study: A Product Launch With a Fruity Twist Helps Smokers Kick Their Bad Habit to the Curb

February 25th, 2008 by

Company: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Agency: CKPR Timeframe: 2006-2007 To kick off the national rollout of Nicorette Fruit Chill, developer GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSK) enlisted Chicago-based public relations agency CKPR to create a campaign that would… Continued

2008 Legal PR Awards

February 25th, 2008 by

Attached is a special issue of PR News profiling the winners of the Legal PR Awards. These awards honor the most outstanding crisis communications efforts among corporations and agencies, and the top PR campaigns among… Continued