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March 31st, 1997 by

PR NEWS will be launching a new feature focusing on annual reports. We’re going to review the best of ’em and the worst of ’em and offer readers tips and strategies to enhance their next… Continued

New PR Tool

March 31st, 1997 by

With an increasing number of journalists turning to e-mail for story leads and ideas, PR execs are increasingly using that tack to contact them. A new directory may help facilitate that process. Direct Contact Publishing,… Continued

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March 31st, 1997 by

It’s no secret that it’s difficult to get attention in New York, but Maytag hit the jackpot when its Chicago PR house Leo Burnett Co. rented a movie theater at the Lincoln Center in New… Continued

Media Insight: The Rosie O’Donnell Show

March 31st, 1997 by

30 Rockefeller Plaza Suite 800 E New York, N.Y. 10112 Phone 212/506-3288 Editor’s Note: It’s worth your while to put this show on your PR target list for several reasons: it’s not the typical morning… Continued

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

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