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Mid-Course Budget Check: Resource Adjustments Are Fruitful

May 17th, 2010 by

PR executives take a midyear budget/resources gut check, and figure what is working, what’s not and where to better position dollars and people for the rest of the year.

What CMOs Are Thinking About: Digital Marketing Top of Mind

May 17th, 2010 by

In a recent poll of CMOs, more than a third of respondents intend to implement big marketing projects to improve effectiveness, with digital marketing the No. 1 area of improvement.

Happy PR/Marketing Union: CMOs Say Full Integration Is Key Driver

May 17th, 2010 by

In Part 2 of our PR/Marketing series, CMOs say that full integration with PR is crucial to communications success, and the alignment of the two functions is fully under way.

Beware the Social Media ‘Guru’: Web Skills Can Be Blinding in Exec Search

May 10th, 2010 by

As digital PR/social media become more prevalent within communications—and more integrated with other PR strategies and tactics—what are agencies and businesses looking for in candidates for a high-level social media position?

B2Bs Put Money in Marketing

May 10th, 2010 by

The majority of B2B marketers will have at least the same marketing budget in 2010 as they did in 2009, says a Loop Demand Gen survey.

Small Biz Budgets Steady

May 10th, 2010 by

An Administaff survey shows that small business owners are increasingly confident about the economy, with government interference as the top long-term concern. Findings include:

Twitter Awareness Explodes

May 10th, 2010 by

According to an Edison Research/Arbitron survey, “Twitter Usage in America: 2010,” Twitter has caught up with Facebook in awareness, though still significantly lags in usage.

CEO Reputation, Response Weigh Heavily in BP and Massey Crises

May 10th, 2010 by

No matter how well rehearsed your crisis communications plan is, success in any crisis is still dependent on your “communicator in chief,” otherwise known as the CEO.

Public Relations: The ‘Heart’ of a Chapter 11 Filing

May 10th, 2010 by

In the high-stakes atmosphere of a Chapter 11 filing, PR can help soften the blow to stakeholders.

The Value of One-on-One vs. Large-Scale Press Events

May 10th, 2010 by

Throughout its series of fashion media tours for Belk, Panorama PR hosted intimate one-on-one meetings between the department store’s fashion spokesperson, Arlene Goldstein, and select press.