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Online Audience Engagement: Video 2.0 Content Into Context

January 7th, 2008 by

(This feature, excerpted from a contribution by Medialink, is part of the recently released PR News guidebook, “Digital PR.” For more information on this and other PR New guidebooks, please visit http://www.prnewsonline.com.) Media relations has… Continued

Happy Holidays

December 17th, 2007 by

In honor of the holiday season and New Year’s, PR News will not publish on December 24 or December 31, 2007. We will resume publication on January 7, 2008. In the meantime, PR News editors… Continued

Tip Sheet: So You Want to Impress a CMO? C-H-A-N-G-E

December 17th, 2007 by

You have to feel for today’s chief marketing officer. Some industry experts peg the beleaguered CMO’s average on-the-job life expectancy at anywhere between 18 and 26 months. In other words, short enough to think a… Continued

Case Study: A Well Known Brand Trims the Fat–Not The Taste–To Keep Consumers Coming Back for More

December 17th, 2007 by

Company: Frito-Lay Agency: Ketchum Timeframe: 2006-2007 In the wake of America’s newfound obsession with health and nutrition, the Frito-Lay brand needed to clean up its greasy image in favor of something more calorie-conscience. Swapping cottonseed… Continued

Quick Study: Communicators Vs. Consumers; Value of Conversations; CEO Pay; Transforming HR

December 17th, 2007 by

*Media Myths: The way communicators spread information is out of sync with the way consumers use media, a new Ketchum/University of Southern California’s Annenberg Strategic Public Relations Center survey of media usage among consumers and… Continued

How To…Integrate PR into Ad Efforts Surrounding ‘The Big Game’

December 17th, 2007 by

Few events in our culture generate as much discussion about brands as the annual advertising showcase on the Big Game. But PR should be as excited as their advertising counterparts–and should play a big role… Continued

Did You Know?

December 17th, 2007 by

Seven Things You Will Learn In This Week’s Issue Of PR News 1. To integrate PR into Super Bowl ad efforts, always prepare a crisis plan for unanticipated backlash. 2. Always partner with an agency… Continued

The Innovation Imperative: Aligning Innovation with the Customer Experience

December 17th, 2007 by

“Innovation” just might be the most overused buzzword of 2007, but in no way does that diminish its significance. It is the crux of modern-day success stories, as organizations in every industry are shifting their… Continued

The Year That Is, Was and Will Be: Bringing Your PR Full Circle

December 17th, 2007 by

The end of the year is always a time of reflection, and 2007 gave business people plenty to reflect upon. There were corporate crises galore, from Chinese-manufactured product recalls to phony FEMA press conferences; a… Continued

Tip Sheet: Generation Clash In The Workplace? What We Can Learn From The Young, Part I

December 10th, 2007 by

By Marjorie Clifton Never before has the generation gap been more obvious in the workplace. Part of the chasm has to do with a workforce of Baby Boomers who choose to retire later, creating a… Continued