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Tip Sheet: Does Pumping Up The Volume Pump Up Business?

February 5th, 2007 by

It’s one of those things you think you know, but you’ve probably never seen proven. Does pumping up the volume of media coverage really pump up the business? A new paper published on the Institute… Continued

Case Study: Charity Might Begin At Home, But One Philanthropic Alliance Builds The Home First

February 5th, 2007 by

Organizations: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Habitat for Humanity Timeframe: 2006, ongoing It’s one thing for a corporation to team up with a philanthropic organization to give back to the community both entities serve. Sometimes… Continued

CSR Award Finalists 2007

February 5th, 2007 by

Below are the finalists we have selected for our most recent PR News awards program, based on CSR activities in 2006. PR News will hold its annual CSR PR Awards breakfast on March 23 at… Continued

Did You Know?

February 5th, 2007 by

Seven Things You Will Learn In This Week’s Issue Of PR News 1. There are no bad questions, only bad answers. 2. To suddenly appear “green” is unbelievable, but a gradual shift in policy is… Continued

Image Patrol: Reputation Implications: It’s The Difference Between Talk And Walk

February 5th, 2007 by

The oil companies have not had an easy year of it. Between constant bashing at the hands of the Democrats and the media, the record gas prices coupled with record profits, and the BP pipeline… Continued

Q: How Should A PR Exec Prepare For An Interview? A: See Below

February 5th, 2007 by

“There are no bad questions, only bad answers.” – Eugene O’Neill, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, 1936. The truth in this message is ominous for PR execs, who, based on the intrinsic media-relations… Continued

Tip Sheet: Leveraging Media Attention For Fundraising

January 29th, 2007 by

For most small and medium-sized nonprofit organizations, getting a mention or quote in a top news outlet is like finding the Holy Grail. Many assume that media recognition is a sure fire way to increase… Continued

Case Study: Discovering Diversity: Learn To Walk A Mile In The Other Person’s Shoes

January 29th, 2007 by

Company: Dow Chemical Company Agency: Internal Timeframe: 2006, ongoing In 2005, Dow Chemical Company – being a very science- and numbers-oriented kind of corporation – looked at the data that summed up the composition of… Continued

Quick Study: M&A Trend Prompts Need For PR Repairs; Business Trumps Government And Media When It Comes To Trust

January 29th, 2007 by

Merger Repair The past few years have seen a spike in the number of mergers and acquisitions taking place in industries throughout the business world (think AOL/Time Warner and Sprint/Nextel), but a recent study conducted… Continued

How To…’Go International’ Through Research

January 29th, 2007 by

PR professionals today are increasingly embarking on international campaigns, armed with the insight of strong local market research. Traditionally, market research has been reserved for the final stage of a campaign – monitoring and evaluation… Continued