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CORPORATE DOWNSIZING: SOME GOOD NEWS FOR PR AGENCIES

January 20th, 1997 by

The continuing nationwide trend toward corporate downsizing has resulted in a healthy shift for independent PR professionals and agencies seeing more special project work sent their way, according to two recent surveys. The recent American… Continued

DRUG MANUFACTURER’S CRISIS PLAN FOCUSES ON TOUTING SAFER, NEW DRUG

January 20th, 1997 by

Hoechst Marion Rousell, the Kansas City, Mo.-based manufacturer of the controversial drug Seldane which the Food & Drug Administration said Jan. 13 should be pulled off the market, hit on one of the key facets… Continued

NEW APPOINTMENTS & HIRES

January 20th, 1997 by

Pinkham Named to Succeed Hoewing as PAC CEO Douglas G. Pinkham, now executive director of communications at the American Gas Association, Arlington, Va., will become president of the Public Affairs Council (PAC), Washington D.C., and… Continued

PR AGENCY INVITES ONLINE USERS TO CHOOSE SITE DESIGN

January 13th, 1997 by

IF YOU CAN’T decide what kind of graphics to put on your Web site, let your target audience make up your mind for you. After nine years in the PR and marketing business, that’s just… Continued

MEDIA INSIGHT: AP ALL NEWS RADIO

January 13th, 1997 by

EDITOR’S NOTE: Anyone with any media insight knows that the Associated Press is the source for a lot of the daily news Americans read, but it’s likely some PR execs and communicators forget that AP… Continued

PR PEOPLE: NEW HIRES, PROMOTIONS

January 13th, 1997 by

Former legislative clinton staffer joins ketchum Jim Weber, most recently special assistant for legislative affairs and special associate counsel to President Clinton, joined Ketchum PR Jan. 2 as senior vice president in its Washington, D.C.… Continued

MARK THESE DATES: PR NEWS

January 13th, 1997 by

January 14: New York Women in Communications Inc., "Nothing is Wasted: Changing Streams in Mid-Career," New York, 212/661-4737. January 15-16: International Quality & Productivity Center, "Restructuring Internal Communication to Drive Radical Change," San Francisco, 800/420-2145.… Continued

FORMER KETCHUM VPS OPEN D.C., GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

January 13th, 1997 by

As the theater of players trying to influence public policy continues to grow, three PR executives – all former executives with Bailey & Robinson which was acquired by Ketchum Public Relations nearly five years ago… Continued

MILLSPORTS INKS FOUR-YEAR DEAL: WITH USA TRACK & FIELD

January 13th, 1997 by

In the realm of long-term agreements, Millsport L.L.C., a sports marketing agency based in Stamford, Conn., has hit a winner. Last month, Millsports was retained by USA Track & Field sports organization to provide sponsorship… Continued

BW CONNECT HELPS PR PROS: PLACING RELEASES ONLINE

January 13th, 1997 by

In the long line of recent technology-enhanced job tools making PR practitioners’ lives a tad bit easier, comes this: At the close of last year, Business Wire unveiled its BW Connect, a software system which… Continued