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PR & Marketing Calendar

March 31st, 1997 by

April 1: Public Relations Society of America National Capital Chapter, "PRSA National Environmental Conference," Washington, D.C., 703/641-1100. April 4-5: Society of Professional Journalists, "Region 5 Conference," Southbend, Ind., 317/653-3333. April 6-11: Columbia Business School, "Sales… Continued

Relaying Public Policy on the Net Is Big Hit for Organizations

March 31st, 1997 by

For public affairs agencies and government organizations, the Internet has become a helping hand that extends the reach of their messages and, in many cases, saves them immeasurable time. In short, it’s a necessary PR… Continued

Survey: Top Brass Recognize Importance of Company Reputation

March 31st, 1997 by

Nine out of 10 people who responded to a recent survey about corporate communications believe corporate leadership recognizes the value of a strong corporate reputation and eight in 10 believe a strong corporate culture and… Continued

PR People: Hires/Promotions

March 31st, 1997 by

Peter Kenderdell, executive director of programs for the Public Affairs Council, Washington, D.C., has been promoted to VP. The move was triggered by president Raymond L. Hoewing’s recent retirement and Douglas G. Pinkham’s transition to… Continued

Bell Atlantic Buddies Up to Press with Enhanced Web Site

March 31st, 1997 by

Maximizing the World Wide Web as a key place to establish a rapport and relationship with the media can be a tricky thing: On the Internet, you can keep journalists abreast ofwhat your organization or… Continued

What We Have Here Is a Failure to Communicate

March 24th, 1997 by

This week, we look at two incidents that highlight issues of cultural diversity. The first is Reebok and how its embarrasing choice of the name "Incubus" for a sneaker triggered a flood of jokes, and… Continued

PR People: New Hires & Promotions

March 24th, 1997 by

Lisa Manahan has been promoted from PR director to communications director at Ambit Marketing Communications, Fort Lauderdale. (Ambit, 954/462-1111) CTIA named Jeffrey Nelson as its director of news media relations. Nelson was VP at Nichols-Denzenhall… Continued

Fashion Industry Shows Social Awareness Through SMT

March 24th, 1997 by

Many people outside of the New York fashion scene may not know that the fashion industry cares about much more than just giving consumers something to wear. The Council of Fashion Designers of America, (CFDA)… Continued

PR & Marketing Calendar

March 24th, 1997 by

April 2-4: Softbank Exposition & Conference Company, "JavaOne: Sun’s Worldwide Jave Developer Conference," San Francisco, 415/578-6900. April 4: Effective Communications Group, "Effective Feature Writing Seminar," Princeton, N.J., 201/444-3147. April 6-11: Columbia Business School, "Sales Management,"… Continued

News: Industry Wrap-Up

March 24th, 1997 by

Wirthlin Woldwide Ventures Into Singapore with Alliance Singapore, one of the hottest growing PR markets (See PR NEWS, Feb. 10, 1997), has attracted a leading international strategic research and consulting firm: Wirthlin Wordlwide. The office… Continued