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Phil & Aaron Talking PR: All Work and No Play Is Lethal for Trade Conferences

June 26th, 2006 by

(This week, PR News editors Phil Hall and Aaron Jenkins agitate for more fun at trade conferences.) AARON: Dear conference planners of the world: If you want to maximize the number of attendees of your… Continued

PR Spotlight: Fundraising Effort to Aid PR Executive Needing Double Lung Transplant

June 26th, 2006 by

Pam Miles, principal in the Arlington, VA-based Miles Communications and past president of National Capital Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, has Cystic Fibrosis and must undergo a complete lung transplant within the… Continued

PR Scorecard: Good PR / Bad PR: Crowning Prince Charles

June 26th, 2006 by

If anyone has been in the middle of too many PR gaffes, it would have to be Prince Charles. For years, the heir to the British throne has found himself in the midst of endless… Continued

Case Study: Symantec Spreads Phishy Buzz on New Microsite

June 26th, 2006 by

Company: Symantec Agency: Night Agency LLC Timeframe: April to May 2006 Nobody likes to be lectured at, particularly when it comes to safe behavior online. For Symantec, the challenge in spreading a message of computer… Continued

Your Business: Considerations in Hiring a Graphic Designer

June 26th, 2006 by

Let’s say you are planning to hire a free-lance graphic designer to help reconfigure a key element relating to the brand identification of your business (Web site, logo, letterhead, etc.). According to Noriko Hiraga, president… Continued

How To…Preparing for Your First Media Interview

June 26th, 2006 by

The process of media training executives for upcoming interviews is par for the course among PR professionals. But what happens if it is the PR person who has the microphone shoved in front of them?… Continued

Tip Sheet: How to Secure and Maintain A Client/Practitioner Relationship

June 26th, 2006 by

By Tamara DeModica For those of us in the PR profession who are dedicated to what we do, we know how important it is to be dedicated to servicing the client. This holds true for… Continued

PR Pulse: Cher Power

June 26th, 2006 by

When it comes to representing an issue of life and death, the ideal spokesperson would be someone who is truly indestructible. And when it comes to indestructibility, there is only one woman who is up… Continued

Five Steps for Announcing a Financial Crisis Or, How to Start Spreading the (Bad) News

June 26th, 2006 by

(The following article originally appeared in PR News Crisis and Legal PR Bulletin, an online sister publication of this newsletter. Sponsored by Levick Strategic Communications, PR News Crisis and Legal PR can be found at… Continued

PR Personality Profile: A Responsible Investment

June 19th, 2006 by

In the realm of investor relations, Bennett Freeman doesn’t think of himself as a money guy. “I’m more of a policy person – strategy foreign policy,” says Freeman. “I’m very much an advocate at heart.”… Continued