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AGENCY MISCELLANY

June 17th, 1996 by

Travel Firm Offers Scholarship In recognition of its 10th anniversary working with the Aruba Tourism Authority, Lou Hammond & Associates Inc., New York, is offering a $1,000 scholarship for an Aruban student to study tourism… Continued

INTRANETS TRANSFORMING EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS

June 17th, 1996 by

Barely known one year ago, Intranets are sprouting throughout corporate America, transforming the employee communications function. The internal-access-only Internet sites quickly are on their way to becoming the primary channel for employee communications. In the… Continued

NEW AGENCY ADDRESS

June 17th, 1996 by

Ketchum Public Relations moved its Chicago office to 205 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3400, Chicago, IL 60601, 312/228-6800.

IBM GETS ‘BIG BLUE’ RIBBON FROM PRSA FOR IR PROGRAM

June 17th, 1996 by

International Business Machines Corp.’s PR department collected a “big blue” ribbon, taking top honors in the annual public relations program awards competition of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). IBM’s World Wide Web-based communications… Continued

FIRM FOUNDERS GET NEW TITLES

June 17th, 1996 by

Walt and Cheryl Klein, who founded Klein & Associates Inc. in 1981, have taken new titles at the Winston-Salem, N.C., firm. Walt Klein, formerly president, becomes CEO. Former Executive Vice President Cheryl Klein takes the… Continued

NELSON MANAGERS PURCHASE MAJORITY

June 17th, 1996 by

Five top managers at Orange County, Calif.-based Nelson Communications Group purchased a majority stake in the firm from its founder, Robert Nelson. By purchasing shares for an undisclosed price, the five executives become partners. Nelson… Continued

GIVE YOUR PRESENTATIONS A KICK, RECHARGE IDEAS

June 10th, 1996 by

You’ve probably endured numerous seminars and presentations at which you think, “been there, seen that.” Holding the audience’s attention during a presentation takes preparation and innovation, but with the help of presentation software packages, it’s… Continued

GUERILLA WEB SITES INFILTRATING CORPORATE PUBLIC RELATIONS

June 10th, 1996 by

Imagine your surprise upon calling up the Web site for what you think is People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Lo and behold, you’re a visitor of the People Eating Tasty Animals site,… Continued

PROMOTIONS/NEW HIRES

June 10th, 1996 by

Lane & Coady Adds VPs Beauty products and toiletries specialist PR firm Lane & Coady, New York, hired a new vice president and promoted another executive to vice president. Beth James, account supervisor, was promoted… Continued

FOCUS ON CLIENT RELATIONS IS PRIORITY FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

June 10th, 1996 by

The PR profession is taking a close look at what is working for professional service organizations (e.g. law firms, accounting firms, etc.) and what isn’t. Many recipes for success that existed five years ago have… Continued