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Playing the Field: Intercepting Tough Media with Air-Tight Strategies

October 29th, 2007 by

How about this for irony: There are innumerable best-practices lists, training sessions and seminars about how to get the media to tell your story your way, yet university- trained journalists are schooled in the complete… Continued

Between The Pages: Mastering the Masters, Part 2

October 22nd, 2007 by

In the first part of this article, I commented on the role of key thinkers and their ideas which shaped the public communications profession for the past century. Now for those of you who fight… Continued

Case Study: PR Under the Influence: Campaign Drives Home Dangers of Reckless Teens Behind the Wheel

October 22nd, 2007 by

Company: Allstate Foundation Agency: Weber Shandwick and Street Factory Media Timeframe: 2005-present What’s the #1 killer of teens in the U.S.? According to the Center for Disease Control, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and… Continued

Quick Study: Leadership Recipe; Prioritizing Brand Attributes; Choosing the Right Web Survey

October 22nd, 2007 by

*Seven Secrets of Inspiring Leaders: According to a recent Maritz Research poll, only 10% of employees look forward to going to work, most blaming leaders for leaving them uninspired. But all leaders have the power… Continued

PR News Nonprofit Award Finalists 2007

October 22nd, 2007 by

It’s that time of year again, when the best nonprofit PR initiatives are feted by PR News in the Nonprofit Awards luncheon (National Press Club, Washington, D.C., November 8) and special issue. Below are this… Continued

Did You Know?

October 22nd, 2007 by

Seven Things You Will Learn In This Week’s Issue Of PR News 1. Testing smaller segments of your target audience allows you to adjust strategies before rolling out the entire initiative. 2. Your share-of-wallet can… Continued

Issues Management: Synthesizing Global Concerns into Business Action Items

October 22nd, 2007 by

“Having issues” is rarely a good thing; it implies having a deficit that needs filling, whether the issues are health, personal, mental or marital. For better or worse, PR professionals end up coming to the… Continued

Measuring Web 2.0: Web Analytics Define Standards, Suggest Strategies

October 22nd, 2007 by

Quantifying Web traffic is all the rage these days, with businesses doing more online in terms of connecting with consumers and communicating with stakeholders. Now, these businesses must be able to collect data surrounding how… Continued

Honorable Mentions

October 15th, 2007 by

Annual Report AMERICAN LEGACY FOUNDATIONR, STORY OF THE YEAR: 2006 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE AMERICAN LEGACY FOUNDATION — The American Legacy Foundation continued its efforts to educate the public about tobacco by releasing its first… Continued

Large PR Firm

October 15th, 2007 by

Winner: APCO Worldwide The Agency: Founded in 1984 as a subsidiary of a Washington, D.C.-based law firm, APCO Worldwide has since grown into its own, now employing a staff of more than 500 people working… Continued