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Advocacy Crisis Plan: Surviving Attacks from Community Groups

January 22nd, 1998 by

5 Tips For Opposition Damage Control Every organization that provides or deals with healthcare is a potential target of an angry advocacy group – from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to an organization… Continued

The Sex Files

January 22nd, 1998 by

Charged with packaging the most intriguing results from the Durex Global Sex Survey, Manning Selvage & Lee (Atlanta office) armed the media with these sexy news hooks: Although the media may want food fast, they… Continued

Condom Manufacturer Builds Brand via Global Sex Survey

January 22nd, 1998 by

Americans haven’t seen a Durex Consumer Products condom ad on network TV because such advertising is banned on that particular medium. But they’ve probably learned of some of the racy results from its global sex… Continued

Healthcare Cost Growth Accelerates for Employers

January 22nd, 1998 by

The cost of large employers’ health plans has already nudged up 4% by January 1998, compared to a 3% increase in 1997, according to a new survey released by Towers Perrin (TP), a New York-based… Continued

On The Pulse: Trends & Surveys In The Healthcare Industry

January 22nd, 1998 by

Marketing to Women Women Enjoy Longer, Disease-Free Years, Study Finds A new study confirms that targeting women with preventive health services to increase life expectancy is a savvy move. The study, "Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance… Continued

Analysts Value MD&A Forecast, According to Potlatch Corp. Report

January 19th, 1998 by

As promised last week by PR NEWS, here are perspectives from analysts about annual reports included in "The Essentials" report by the Potlatch Corp.’s Minnesota Pulp and Paper Division. We’re running the comments verbatim so… Continued

Agency Provides PR Piece of the Puzzle for Federal Health Program

January 19th, 1998 by

In 1990, Congress passed the Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Act to educate women about breast and cervical cancer screenings, but it took five years before that decision filtered down to every state in the… Continued

Calendar

January 19th, 1998 by

Jan. 22: "Digitizing the Press Office," ASAE, Washington, D.C., 202/371-0940. Jan. 22: "Managing Multiple Priorities," Dun & Bradstreet, Quality Hotel, Arlington, Va., 212/692-6600; http://www.dnbcorp.com. Jan. 22-23: "X Thinking ’98 – Reevaluating Generation X," Institute For… Continued

Corrections

January 19th, 1998 by

A Dec. 8 Page 1 article about using rogue Web sites to tap into customers’ minds focused on Packard Bell NEC’s online monitoring via PR firm Ketchum. The story erred in listing Hewlett-Packard as the… Continued

Market Trends

January 19th, 1998 by

Cyber News : Polish Your Online PR As users have become more Web acclimated, they’ve become more reliant on the Internet as a business and day-to-day medium, according to "The Consumer Internet Market, 1997-2002" report… Continued