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The Corner Office: Starting Later Rather Than Sooner

August 10th, 2005 by

It may not enough time for most new managers to get in a few extra days at the beach, but the period between the “you’re hired” telephone-call phase and Day One on the job is… Continued

Is The Road To ROI Paved With Pay-For-Placement PR?

August 10th, 2005 by

By Richard Virgilio During the past few years, pay-for-placement PR has been gaining traction. Some newly launched agencies, in fact, are built exclusively around this model, and they are racking up some respectable clients. So… Continued

PR Pulse

August 10th, 2005 by

To quote the kids, e-mail messaging is soooooo yesterday. A report released last week by The Pew Internet & American Life Project says for many teens (read: future customers) e-mail is fast being eclipsed by… Continued

PRSA Names New Marketing VP

August 10th, 2005 by

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) said last week that it had hired Barbara McDonald as the group’s new VP of marketing. McDonald, who reports to Catherine Bolton, PRSA’s executive director and COO, is… Continued

Exclusive: PR News/Medialink Survey – School Daze: To Enhance Their Role In Crises, PR Pros Need Re-Education

August 10th, 2005 by

It was around 4:30 p.m. on Friday, July 29, that news started to spread throughout the media that Lachlan Murdoch had abruptly quit as deputy COOof his father Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp., sparking rampant speculation… Continued

We’re All Nerds Now: PR Tech Tools Shift Into Warp Speed

August 10th, 2005 by

As far as PR professionals go, Michelle Mikoljak is pretty tech-savvy. She lives and breathes e-mail; she carries her cellphone everywhere; and she’s even shilling for a tech client, Cellboost, whose offerings include an emergency… Continued

Helping Online Newsrooms Turn The Page

August 3rd, 2005 by

By Wendy Watkins, VP/Corporate Communications, Delaware North Companies Corporate Web sites offer the best snapshot of your organization, especially if your newsroom is optimized. In many cases, it’s the reason visitors stay on your site… Continued

Putting Info Online In Drips And Drops Causes Messages To Run Dry

August 3rd, 2005 by

About two years ago, travel reporters from both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal were interested in doing stories on the latest activities at Yosemite National Park, and they were eager to… Continued

Correction

August 3rd, 2005 by

In the PR News/BurrellesLuce survey, “What To Do After The Clips Come In” (July 20), the fax number for responses was incorrect. It is 301.279.7219. We apologize for the error.

PR Movers

August 3rd, 2005 by

Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials – APCO taps Christian Murck’s past experience with the organization (he was co-managing director of APCO China for four years) and promotes him to CEO of APCO Asia. Murck will… Continued