According to the Direct Marketing Association Inc.’s survey of 1,200 online consumers, based on results from America Online’s [AOL] "Opinion Place" research earlier this year, 58 percent of respondents said they have made an interactive… Continued
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Survey Shows Food Safety Increasing Concern
October 6th, 1997 by PRNEWSOutsourced PR specialists and corporate communicators for food companies are going to be devoting more time and resources to damage control and reputation management if a new survey holds true, according to CMF&Z Public Relations,… Continued
Media Insight
October 6th, 1997 by PRNEWSEditor’s Note: We’re not exaggerating when we tell you that out of the dozens of newsrooms, broadcast centers and TV production boutiques we’ve attempted to gain entree, that this bunch (the paper has a daily… Continued
Thomas Harris Survey Shows PR Budgets on the Rise
October 6th, 1997 by PRNEWSThe tide’s turning – and PR’s getting a bigger slice of the financial pie. That’s according to a just-released survey that reveals in-house and agency budgets have increased 30 percent in the past year. The… Continued
AMA’s Swift Actions Stave Off Crisis Damage…
October 6th, 1997 by PRNEWSThere are many days when we hear the evening news and utter a loud prayer to thank God (and anyone else who’s listening) that we’re not on the front lines of a particular crisis. And,… Continued
How to Sharpen Your Leadership Skills: Act & Track
October 2nd, 1997 by PRNEWSDemonstrating that you have PR/marketing leadership skills requires more show than tell, it often means putting pen to paper to visualize the steps necessary to achieve your "big picture" goals. When Deb E. Atchley, director… Continued
Medical Center Uses Cascade Approach to Discuss Layoffs Reorganization Initiative Calls for 1,200 FTE Cuts
October 2nd, 1997 by PRNEWSAfter showing record losses of $13 million in 1996, the writing was on the wall for the University of Michigan Medical Center (UMMC), based in Ann Arbor, to tighten its spending by cutting $200 million… Continued
Ad Abstract: DTC Ad Pulls on Heart Strings to Motivate Patient-Physician Consults
October 2nd, 1997 by PRNEWSTo help diabetes sufferers get their disease under control, the New York-based healthcare agency Consumer Healthworks used a wake-up call approach in its national DTC print roll out of Glucophage, an oral diabetes medication by… Continued
Trends & Surveys In The Heathcare Industry
October 2nd, 1997 by PRNEWSMost HIV-Infected Americans are Aware of Their Status AIDS awareness is at an all-time high for those who carry the HIV infection, according to the latest research from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.… Continued
Some Columbia/HCA Hospitals Drop Name
October 2nd, 1997 by PRNEWSIn recent weeks, some of the 342 Columbia/HCA hospitals are dropping "Columbia" from their names. As the embattled hospital chain struggles to reshape itself under Dr. Thomas Frist’s new leadership, a recent trend of Columbia… Continued