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ADVOCACY GROUP DIRECTORY

August 19th, 1996 by

The Public Affairs Foundation, Washington, D.C., published an updated edition of "Public Interest Profiles." Last published in 1992, the book describes more than 200 public interest and public policy organizations, including such well-known names as… Continued

BOERNER IS ROWAN/N.Y. GM

August 19th, 1996 by

Crisis and corporate communications firm Rowan & Blewitt Inc., Washington, D.C., has promoted Hank Boerner to general manager of the New York office. Boerner retains his title of senior vice president. (Rowan & Blewitt/New York,… Continued

CRISIS NEWS REPORTS UP

August 19th, 1996 by

Media reports of business crises increased by 13 percent during the first half of 1996, according to the latest data released by the Institute for Crisis Management (ICM), Louisville, Ky. The fastest growing category of… Continued

FASHION PR FIRM PROFILED IN TIMES

August 19th, 1996 by

New York fashion PR firm KCD was featured in a nearly full-page story in the fashion section of The New York Times on Aug. 6. The article chronicled the history of the well-known firm, which… Continued

SPEECHWRITING WEB SITES

August 12th, 1996 by

PR NEWS surfed the Web and found useful sites for speechwriters. Below, we list four of them: 1. http:\www.ribbit9.com/fredwill.htm.: This site breaks down Fred Willmans’ tips into: ‘One Speech Example,’ ‘The Big Speech: How to… Continued

INTERNET, ONLINE TOOLS BOOST SPEECHWRITING EFFECTIVENESS

August 12th, 1996 by

The Internet and online tools can be tapped to help speechwriters craft the perfect speech. Researching and incorporating historical events, humorous anecdotes, quotes and jokes for corporate officers’ speeches could mean the difference between a… Continued

FIERY AIRLINE CRASH TESTS TWA’S CRISIS RESPONSE RESOURCES

August 12th, 1996 by

Last month’s crash of Trans World Airlines [TWA] flight 800 gripped and horrified the world more than any other corporate disaster in a number of years. Placed under intense scrutiny by global media and state… Continued

NEW ADDRESSES

August 12th, 1996 by

Houston Firm Moves BD Langham Public Relations , Houston, moved to One Riverway, Suite 1730, Houston, TX 77056, 713/961-4235. Healthcare Firm Gets New Address Medical communications firm Baxter Gurian & Mazzei Inc., Los Angeles, moved… Continued

AGENCY MISCELLANY

August 12th, 1996 by

N.Y. Firm Hits 25 G+A Communications Inc. , New York, marks its 25th anniversary this month. Alan Hirsch, president and CEO, was one of the firm’s founders. G+A is an affiliate of the Mutual Advertising… Continued

PROMOTIONS/HIRES

August 12th, 1996 by

Marcom Firm Appoints London MD… Siegel & Gale , New York, an international communications consulting and marketing communications firm, hired Peter Rawlins as managing director of the firm’s African, European and Middle Eastern business. Formerly… Continued