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Image Patrol: Controversy Loves Company: Facebook and ABC vs. Fox News

January 14th, 2008 by

By Katie Paine In the interest of full disclosure, I live in New Hampshire, I’m a political junkie, Facebook is a client, and I support Barack Obama. So shoot me or ignore me, but there… Continued

Chew On This: Online Video Platforms Are The New Watercooler

January 14th, 2008 by

If you thought primetime television fell between the evening hours of 7 and 10, think again. Judging from the “video snacking” trend that’s sweeping through offices across the country, lunchtime is the new primetime, so… Continued

Did You Know?

January 7th, 2008 by

Seven Things You Will Learn In This Week’s Issue Of PR News 1. There are 10 distinct segments of users of information and communications technology. 2. One-third of surveyed employees are more inclined to work… Continued

Launching and Communicating Successful CSR and Sustainability Strategies

January 7th, 2008 by

Given how hot CSR and going green have become in the corporate mindset, communicating initiatives inspired by one or the other have become commonplace. Or, to quote Liz Gorman, vice president of corporate responsibility for… Continued

Online Audience Engagement: Video 2.0 Content Into Context

January 7th, 2008 by

(This feature, excerpted from a contribution by Medialink, is part of the recently released PR News guidebook, “Digital PR.” For more information on this and other PR New guidebooks, please visit http://www.prnewsonline.com.) Media relations has… Continued

Case Study: From America With Love: Xerox Goes Viral to Touch Troops Overseas

January 7th, 2008 by

Company: Xerox Agency: Text 100 Public Relations Timeframe: 2006 – ongoing For the 300,000 U.S. servicemen and women who are stationed overseas, serving their country during a very unpopular war heightens their sense of duty… Continued

Quick Study: Measures of Customer Affinity; Marketing via Instant Messenger; Strategic Management Hinders Innovation

January 7th, 2008 by

*Customer Affinity as the True Measure of Marketing: “Profitability from Customer Affinity,” a new study released by the Chief Marketing Officers Council, reveals that most B2B technology companies still fall short of meeting customer expectations… Continued

Happy Holidays

December 17th, 2007 by

In honor of the holiday season and New Year’s, PR News will not publish on December 24 or December 31, 2007. We will resume publication on January 7, 2008. In the meantime, PR News editors… Continued

Tip Sheet: So You Want to Impress a CMO? C-H-A-N-G-E

December 17th, 2007 by

You have to feel for today’s chief marketing officer. Some industry experts peg the beleaguered CMO’s average on-the-job life expectancy at anywhere between 18 and 26 months. In other words, short enough to think a… Continued

Case Study: A Well Known Brand Trims the Fat–Not The Taste–To Keep Consumers Coming Back for More

December 17th, 2007 by

Company: Frito-Lay Agency: Ketchum Timeframe: 2006-2007 In the wake of America’s newfound obsession with health and nutrition, the Frito-Lay brand needed to clean up its greasy image in favor of something more calorie-conscience. Swapping cottonseed… Continued