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PR Scorecard: Good PR / Bad PR: Who’s Reading What?

July 24th, 2006 by

Any PR professional involved in book publishing can confirm the challenges of getting people aware of new titles. This week, we hopscotch from Louisiana to Tanzania to Australia to judge campaigns regarding the availability of… Continued

Case Study: How Crisis Communications Maintained Calm After the 2005 London Underground Bombings

July 24th, 2006 by

Company: Transport for London Timeframe: July 2005 July 7, 2005, should have been a day of cheers and clanging pint glasses in London. The day before, the city learned it had edged out Paris to… Continued

Correction

July 24th, 2006 by

In the July 17 article “Word-of-Mouth PR Redefines The Concept of Lip Service”, the president of BzzAgent was incorrectly identified: His name is Dave Balter, not Dave Bartel. Also, the article stated BzzAgent has a… Continued

The PR Sherpa: CEOs Get Touchy on Salaries; Recycled Ethics Data; DHS Eyes Petting Zoo as Terror Target; Holy See PR

July 24th, 2006 by

Question: Do you think the CEOs of the nation’s major corporations are genuinely concerned with how the public perceives their executive compensation packages? ANSWER: This won’t win us many friends in the C-suite, but the… Continued

Tip Sheet: Prioritizing Stakeholders For Public Relations

July 24th, 2006 by

By Frank Ovaitt The squeaky wheel gets greased. But what if a different wheel is about to fall off the car? “How much attention does each stakeholder group deserve or require?” is a central question… Continued

PR Pulse

July 24th, 2006 by

Why People Dislike Drug Companies An independent survey recently conducted by G&S Research polled 376 pharmaceutical sales representatives about public perception of drug companies. The survey found 85% of the sales reps thought public opinion… Continued

The Cyber Security PR Puzzle: Is Anyone Paying Attention?

July 24th, 2006 by

During the past couple of weeks, there have been numerous reports and surveys issued by business associations warning about the increased hazard of cyber security disruption to corporate America and the average computer user. This… Continued

PR Personality Profile

July 17th, 2006 by

The PR Challenge: A Career in Farming When it comes to identifying sexy and exciting careers for young people, production farming is rarely high on anyone’s list. This disinterest challenges Bruce McAbee to spend a… Continued

Phil & Aaron Talking PR: Throwing Shoofly Pies

July 17th, 2006 by

(This week, PR News editors Phil Hall and Aaron Jenkins carve up a pastry-inspired PR campaign.) AARON: Rear-end a Pennsylvania motorist this summer and you just might end up with shoofly pie on your bumper.… Continued

PR Spotlight: Hey, Kids, How About Some Airport Science?

July 17th, 2006 by

Waiting for one’s luggage at an airport baggage claim area can easily bring about a headache – particularly if there are screechy, bored kids running around. Bayer Corporation, which knows a thing or two about… Continued