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By Frank Ovaitt Is there such a thing as public relations ethics? Shannon A. Bowen, Ph.D., of Syracuse University, poses that question in the Institute for Public Relations Essential Knowledge Project’s "Ethics and Public Relations"… Continued

Company: National Coffee Assn. Agency: Wyatt Communications Timeframe: 2004-2008 Despite fleeting spikes in coffee consumption during the last 50 years, the percentage of U.S. adults who drink coffee on a regular basis has declined steeply… Continued

By Rick Gould In the PR agency business, consider a recessionary period to be any point when your operating profit drops below 20% of the top of the line. It may sound harsh, but there… Continued

Seven Things You Will Learn In This Week’s Issue Of PR News 1. 43% of survey respondents personally maintain or produce their own social networking page. 2. 26% of survey respondents personally maintain or produce… Continued

The changing business environment, defined largely by emerging digital communications platforms and stakeholder empowerment, continues to reshape the communications profession, driving executives in the field to become thought leaders and counselors within their organizations. This… Continued

Digital media platforms may define the way people interact in the modern workplace, but how integrated is it in their personal communications repertoires? According to the results of the PR News/Medialink Digital Media Use survey,… Continued

By Patricia Thorp When unexpected crises hit a company, executives often find themselves rudderless in a monsoon of media calls. If they don’t know how to effectively communicate their company’s story, they can cause significant… Continued

Company: ThinkFirst Missouri Agency: Perrygraf, Graphics by Design Timeframe: 2007-ongoing Every year, nearly 500,000 people in the U.S. sustain a debilitating brain or spinal cord injury. Among children and teens, it’s the leading cause of… Continued

*Talkin’ Bout Y Generation: A report released by MeriTalk last week entitled “Generation Y’s Bill of Rights” considers how Generation Y (loosely defined as the offspring of Baby Boomers) obtains information and interacts with the… Continued

When faced with a crisis situation or controversy, many reporters and citizen activists will ask hostile questions of spokespeople, be it in the media, during speeches and committee hearings or at annual stockholder meetings. It’s… Continued