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Member Communications

December 11th, 2006 by

Campaign: Nation’s Building News Winner: National Association of Home Builders The official weekly online e-newspaper of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) was looking for a makeover to attract a larger readership among the… Continued

Media Relations

December 11th, 2006 by

Campaign: The Making of an ICU Nurse Winner: Massachusetts General Hospital, Patient Care Services Gone are the days where the nursing profession was best illustrated by white paper hats and stockings. The problem is that… Continued

Marketing Communications

December 11th, 2006 by

Campaign: 2005-2006 Celebrating Women’s Health Lecture Series Winner: Christiana Care Health System For five years, Christiana Care Health System has celebrated women’s health with a lecture series as part of a community education/outreach effort. But… Continued

Interactive PR/Marketing

December 11th, 2006 by

Campaign: Building Homes of Our Own Interactive CD-ROM Education Game Winner: National Association of Home Builders Interactivity is an appealing characteristic of any PR campaign, especially when the target audience is kids and teenagers. That… Continued

Online Newsrooms: Building Effective Sites From The Ground Up

December 4th, 2006 by

How many journalists does it take to navigate through a company’s online newsroom? The question isn’t a snarky shot at journalists’ intelligence or their ability to find their way into or out of a newsroom;… Continued

Back Talk

December 4th, 2006 by

Using An Alias To Deal With Media In Blogs? A recent conversation revealed that a senior-level PR practitioner had noticed an unsavory blog post about his company and responded to the post under an alias… Continued

Tip Sheet: The Art Of The Pitch, The Science Of The Sale

December 4th, 2006 by

Are PR professionals salespeople? Is the story pitch equal to the product sell? Most PR professionals like to think they are in a different class from the typical caricature of the high-pressure salesperson. And, they… Continued

Case Study: When Facing A Crisis, Your First ‘Client’ Should Be Your Company’s Employees

December 4th, 2006 by

Company: Comcast South Florida Timeframe: October 2005 When a crisis doesn’t pose a direct threat to the employees of a company, it’s easy to cut to the chase and deal immediately with the issues in… Continued

Quick Study: PDA Users Report E-mail Overload; Ethical = Profitable; Executive Pay-for-Performance Model

December 4th, 2006 by

E-mail Overload The seemingly infinite number of communication channels has made it a small world after all, but that doesn’t mean business professionals are happy about it. A new survey of more than 1,700 business… Continued

How To…Be An Effective Public Speaker

December 4th, 2006 by

Whether sitting on an industry panel, speaking to a crowd or making a round of media calls, the public relations practitioner is always in the spotlight and cannot afford a lackluster presentation or poor speech… Continued