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Let’s face it: The economy is falling apart. Stock prices are tanking, the housing market is at rock bottom–and still going down–and Wall Street staffers look like they’re ready to jump at any moment. Businesses… Continued

With all the tangential elements that have been adopted by the communications function, it’s easy to overlook one of its founding tenets: media relations. Couple that with the fact that media relations is no longer… Continued

A survey from Arketi Group examines how B2B journalists use Web 2.0 technology when reporting industry news. Here’s what they found out:  68% of journalists write primarily for a print publication, but also contribute to… Continued

Early this month, Matsushita Electric Industrial president Fumio Ohtsubo made a major announcement to the business world: The 88-year-old Japanese electronics manufacturer was officially leaving behind the name of its founder and adopting that of… Continued

By Andrew Gilman The rise of social media has opened media training strategies up to many new possibilities. Not since the advent of video news releases (VNRs) has the industry had an opportunity to communicate… Continued

*Only as Far as I Can Throw You: The ninth annual Edelman Trust Barometer, released last week, examines consumer trust in various areas of business. This year, the survey has uncovered a widening gap between… Continued

Good news for communications executives: A study released by Weber Shandwick, in conjunction with Spencer Stuart and KRC Research, reveals a positive correlation between a company’s corporate communications organization and its ranking on Fortune’s “World… Continued

Seven Things You Will Learn In This Week’s Issue Of PR News 1. Product launches are the perfect opportunity to integrate marketing and PR. 2. 73% of COOs in “Most Admired Companies” give themselves six… Continued

Raise your hand if you are tired of the constant lip service that’s paid to the integration of PR and marketing. (Ours are raised.) It’s been a topic du jour for more than a decade… Continued

"Most major crises start with a bad idea." That from a slide used by Gary Sheffer, executive director of Communications & Public Affairs at General Electric. But how much of what we think we know… Continued