Stories by PRNEWS

By Andrew Gilman The rise of social media has opened media training strategies up to many new possibilities. Not since the advent of video news releases (VNRs) has the industry had an opportunity to communicate… Continued

*Only as Far as I Can Throw You: The ninth annual Edelman Trust Barometer, released last week, examines consumer trust in various areas of business. This year, the survey has uncovered a widening gap between… Continued

Good news for communications executives: A study released by Weber Shandwick, in conjunction with Spencer Stuart and KRC Research, reveals a positive correlation between a company’s corporate communications organization and its ranking on Fortune’s “World… Continued

Seven Things You Will Learn In This Week’s Issue Of PR News 1. Product launches are the perfect opportunity to integrate marketing and PR. 2. 73% of COOs in “Most Admired Companies” give themselves six… Continued

Raise your hand if you are tired of the constant lip service that’s paid to the integration of PR and marketing. (Ours are raised.) It’s been a topic du jour for more than a decade… Continued

Early this month, Matsushita Electric Industrial president Fumio Ohtsubo made a major announcement to the business world: The 88-year-old Japanese electronics manufacturer was officially leaving behind the name of its founder and adopting that of… Continued

"Most major crises start with a bad idea." That from a slide used by Gary Sheffer, executive director of Communications & Public Affairs at General Electric. But how much of what we think we know… Continued

Company: American Society of Plastic Surgeons Agency: KDPaine & Partners Timeframe: 2006–Ongoing The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the world’s largest plastic surgery specialty organization, needed to wrap its proverbial arms around the effectiveness… Continued

*Top Execs at the Podium: Participation of C-level executives at top-tier speaking events is soaring, according to new research released by Weber Shandwick. The results suggest that the world’s leading companies are taking advantage of… Continued

Nonprofit organizations often face the challenge of a big initiative supported by a small bankroll. While nonprofits come in all shapes and sizes, there is a general procedure for all nonprofit professionals can follow a… Continued