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PR Pulse

September 21st, 2005 by

Will corporate America learn any lessons from the devastation left in Hurricane Katrina’s wake? A report from AT&T and the International Association of Emergency Managers suggests not. “Disaster Planning in the Private Sector: A Look… Continued

Newsletters Struggle To Gain Analyst Mind Share

September 21st, 2005 by

For Allen Weiner, when it comes to worthwhile communications with the PR community, analyst newsletters just don’t do the trick. “I’m into speed and accurate information with good contacts and follow-up that’s sent to me… Continued

Don’t get tripped up by the (news) wires

September 14th, 2005 by

By Jim McGovern Getting company news in front of your target audiences used to be a mystery to many PR exec, but the advent of the Internet helped change all that. The Internet, as a… Continued

Hispanic PR Group Reaches Out

September 14th, 2005 by

The Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA), which represents more than 150 Hispanic communications professionals nationwide, now is accepting submissions from people who would like to sit on an ad hoc committee being created to expand… Continued

Face Value: Sports Celeb Helps Company Put Best Foot Forward

September 14th, 2005 by

COMPANY: Aetrex Worldwide TIMEFRAME: May 2005 – ongoing Since 1946, Aetrex Worldwide of Teaneck, N.J., has been a market leader in pedorthics, defined as “the design, manufacture, modification and fit of shoes and foot orthoses… Continued

Environmental Sustainability PR’S Green Thumb

September 14th, 2005 by

Since the 1980s, even as hairspray canisters released toxic chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere and the Exxon Valdez oil spill tainted the Gulf of Alaska, environmental concerns were better left to tree huggers and hippies, save… Continued

Crisis Management In A Post-Katrina World

September 14th, 2005 by

Here at PR News, our mantra is, ‘Lessons Learned.’ Whatever the storyline – the Sisyphean battle for measurement, a brand revival or a new effort to boost online communications – we try hard to put… Continued

Exclusive: PR News/PRSA ‘Silo Buster’ Survey: PR/IR Functions Continue To Grapple With Convergence

September 14th, 2005 by

Is the IR/PR convergence being bandied among corporate bosses a bunch of baloney? Although a growing number of managers say it’s important to merge the two functions – mainly due to increased government regulation for… Continued

PR Pulse

September 14th, 2005 by

We’ve previously questioned the wisdom of having a multitude of PR-related business awards handed out like so many hotcakes (see PR News, July 27). Now, for a bit of substantiation, comes a new “Quick Poll”… Continued

With ‘Slow-Burn’ Situations, PR Pros Still Have To Think Fast

September 14th, 2005 by

There’s an anonymous bit of wisdom that says raising children is like being pecked to death by ducks. The same holds true for corporate PR in the shadow of a massive lawsuit or the whiff… Continued