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Bandwidth Busters: Online Video Turns Pro; PR Execs Scramble

March 10th, 2008 by

“Be assured that video is being used and being viewed online.” When Medialink COO Larry Thomas opened up the March 4 Thought Leaders Roundtable on Video 2.0 Communications Strategies with this statement, the 15 senior… Continued

Case Study: Novartis Invests in PR Tactics to Bolster Awareness Among American Investors and Financial Media

March 3rd, 2008 by

Company: Novartis Agency: Ruder Finn Timeframe: 2006-2007 Creating value for shareholders and owners is a primary goal of pharmaceutical firm Novartis Corporation, but in 2006 the Swiss-based company confronted a challenge in understanding how to… Continued

Quick Study: HR Benchmarking; March Madness at Work; Defining Diversity; Syncing CEOs Up With Executives

March 3rd, 2008 by

*HR Benchmarking: A new report from Best Practices LLC evaluates Human Resources performance among 78 Fortune 500 companies using 300 metrics across six functions: Staffing, Benefits, Relocation, LOA/FMLA, Workers Compensation and Medical Services. Below are… Continued

Charting the Industry: Digital Survey Results Reveal Insecurity

March 3rd, 2008 by

PR News and Peppercom will release the findings of their Digital PR survey during the March 11 webinar on “Building and Managing Your Company’s Online Reputation.” Below you will see a portion of the results.… Continued

Did You Know?

March 3rd, 2008 by

Seven Things You Will Learn In This Week’s Issue Of PR News 1. 33% of survey respondents admitted being behind their competitors in terms of digital efforts. 2. When conducting financial communications, reviewing your company’s… Continued

New Sustainability Research Shows Room For Improvement on the Comms Front

March 3rd, 2008 by

On February 27, 2008, SustainAbility and GlobeScan came together in Washington, D.C., to announce the findings of their joint research study entitled “A Wide Angle Look at Sustainability: Past, Present and Future.” The report, based… Continued

Measuring Integrated Comms Efforts: Are We There Yet?

March 3rd, 2008 by

PR professionals are quick to glorify the Holy Grails of communications and, while everyone seems to be sipping from a different chalice, there are a few regulars that usually end up on the table–integration and… Continued

Tip Sheet: Communications Lessons from the 2008 Presidential Campaign Trail

March 3rd, 2008 by

When I started my volunteer work with the Barack Obama for President Campaign in the frigid Iowa winter in late 2007, we were happy to draw crowds of 750 to 1,000. These were largely comprised… Continued

Tip Sheet: Product-Liability Litigation: Get Your Story Straight

February 25th, 2008 by

By Gene Grabowski From The Cat in the Hat to The Bourne Identity, Americans love a good story. We cheer the good guys, jeer the bad guys, feel sympathy for those who’ve been wronged and… Continued

Case Study: A Product Launch With a Fruity Twist Helps Smokers Kick Their Bad Habit to the Curb

February 25th, 2008 by

Company: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Agency: CKPR Timeframe: 2006-2007 To kick off the national rollout of Nicorette Fruit Chill, developer GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare (GSK) enlisted Chicago-based public relations agency CKPR to create a campaign that would… Continued