For close to two years, while other deep-pocketed pharmaceuticals like Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb charted their courses onto the World Wide Web, corporate communicators at Skokie, Ill.-based Searle and its PR agency Landmark Communications were… Continued
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IN PR, ‘R’ MEANS RESEARCH AS WELL AS RELATIONS
March 17th, 1997 by PRNEWSAsk PR people about research to plan new programs or assess results and they’ll tell you they’re not doing much, but would like to be doing more. The reasons cited: cost; belief that some results… Continued
NEWS: INDUSTRY WRAP-UP
March 17th, 1997 by PRNEWSRowland Co. Merges with Wang The Rowland Company, New York, on March 12 merged Wang Associates Health Communications, New York, into the company’s existing healthcare practice to form a new division of Rowland, Rowland-Wang Healthcare.… Continued
TICKLE ME ELMO PR CAMPAIGN SHIFTS FROM PROMOTION TO PANIC
March 17th, 1997 by PRNEWSThis is the second in a two-part series on the PR surrounding the Tickle Me Elmo craze. Last week we took readers through the process of generating press and dealing with the onslaught of media… Continued
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March 17th, 1997 by PRNEWSMarch 18-21: The Center for Corporate Community Relations, "Institute on Corporate Community Relations," Boston, 617/552-4545. March 19: Public Affairs Council, "Adding Value: Maximizing the Use of External Resources," Washington, D.C., 202/872-1790. March 19: National Investor… Continued
A TIP OF THE HAT TO: SAGER-BELL INC.
March 10th, 1997 by PRNEWSGiven the reputation journalists have for enjoying a drink, we found a little humor in a press kit delivered for Canadian Mist by PR house Sager-Bell Inc., Louisville, Ky. Despite our belief that these PR… Continued
PR PEOPLE: NEW HIRES, PROMOTIONS
March 10th, 1997 by PRNEWSPresident of LevLane Ad and PR Co. Named President of MAAN David A. Lane, president of LevLane Advertising and Public Relations, Bala Cynwyd, Pa., has been elected president of the Mutual Advertising Agency Network (MAAN),… Continued
CAMPAIGN FOR TYCO’S TICKLE ME ELMO FULL OF GIGGLES – AND GASPS
March 10th, 1997 by PRNEWSThis is the first of a two-part series. Next week, we’ll look at how the campaign shifted from the promotional stage to one of crisis communications. The toy may have been an overnight sensation, but… Continued
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March 10th, 1997 by PRNEWSMarch 18-21: The Center for Corporate Community Relations, "Institute on Corporate Community Relations," Boston, 617/552-4545. March 18: NJ/IABC, "Balancing Work and Life," Morristown, N.J., 201/267-4328. March 19: Dayton/Miami Chapter PRSA, "When the News Media Make… Continued
NEWS: INDUSTRY WRAP-UP
March 10th, 1997 by PRNEWSDid Texaco Learn From Crisis? Texaco officials are planning on reviewing their strategy for change and broadening workforce diversity during a one-hour panel discussion at the International Strategic Leadership Conference, sponsored by the Strategic Leadership… Continued