Stories by PRNEWS

Face Lift. Seems like yesterday that BusinessWeek Online won the 2000 National Magazine award for general excellence in new media. But site producers aren’t resting on their laurels, and have already introduced a redesign that… Continued

Magazine Boom. Expect a birth announcement for a new magazine from AARP next spring. The publishers of Modern Maturity plan to launch a title for the boomer set, and rumor has it that Betsy Carter… Continued

Following its purchase of the I/R firm Sard Verbinnen in May, London-based Incepta Group acquires the high-tech PR firm Cunningham Communications in a $75 million stock and cash deal. This leaves Waggener Edstrom to stand… Continued

Your software company is poised to revolutionize the IT marketplace forever, but the junior agency AE who’s pitching your story to the press is mispronouncing the word “Linux,” as though it were a “Peanuts” character.… Continued

Bloomingdales: Director of National Media The store, “like no other in the world,” seeks a seasoned, innovative individual to direct Bloomingdale’s National Media Relations. Reporting directly to the Senior Vice President of Public Relations, while… Continued

One of life’s great challenges for PR professionals is contending with corporate co-workers who are uneducated about the merits of PR. Miss Manners, who is now writing a regular e-column for eCompany Now, recently received… Continued

Dun & Bradstreet chief communications officer Bill Doescher will retire in December after 22 years with the financial and business data powerhouse to launch a new consultancy (The Doescher Group, Ltd.) in Scarsdale, NY.

Brooklyn Union took first place for brand loyalty among utility companies in the most recent customer loyalty survey conducted by Brand Keys, a New York-based strategic-brand planning and customer loyalty research firm. Robert Passikoff, president… Continued

Only one in four Web businesses have a formal budget for site promotions, but those who do are most likely already profitable, according to a new study by ActivMedia Research. The study reports that Web… Continued

The number and value of cross-border mergers and acquisitions hit an all-time high for a six-month period in the first half of 2000, according to research gathered by KPMG LLP. There were 3,310 deals announced… Continued