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Bagels, Brunch and BusinessWeek…

April 20th, 2005 by

After a typically grueling workweek, on the weekends many CEOs like to hit the links to improve their golf game and get a little downtime before heading back to the grind. But now there’s a… Continued

Media Metrics

April 20th, 2005 by

Poor Jack Nicholson. Well, not exactly Jack, but his beloved Los Angeles Lakers, who are missing the NBA playoffs–which tip off this Saturday (April 23)–for the first time since the 1993-94 campaign. But Jack isn’t… Continued

Measurement: Mind Melding

April 20th, 2005 by

It may not rank up there with the first moon walk or man’s discovery of a polio vaccine, but if you ask Shift Communications, its new “LeadSensor” methodology is the equivalent of one giant leap… Continued

Internal Communications: Pull Up Your ‘Sox’

April 20th, 2005 by

Employee morale — and not cost — may be the biggest threat to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, according to a recent survey. Nearly 100 financial executives responding to the survey said the biggest issue related to SOX… Continued

Hourglass Media Stakeouts: Rules For Feeding The Beast

April 20th, 2005 by

By Andrew Gilman The past month has featured two strikingly similar media stakeouts: the media frenzy surrounding the death of Terri Schiavo followed by the global coverage of Pope John Paul II’s demise and subsequent… Continued

PR Pulse

April 20th, 2005 by

The mystics and statistics say that if you want to reach younger people, the Web is the way to go. Nevertheless, as a recent study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project indicates, it’s… Continued

The American Kennel Club’s Dogged Pursuit Of A More Groomed Image

April 20th, 2005 by

COMPANY: The American Kennel Club PR AGENCY: In-house CATEGORY: Community Relations BUDGET: $46,000 TIMEFRAME: September 2003 Before Daisy Okas arrived as associate vice president/communications at the American Kennel Club’s (AKC) New York City headquarters in… Continued

Edelman White Paper Shows How To Brave The Blogosphere

April 20th, 2005 by

For PR execs hoping to build their brands by using the blogosphere, let the buyer beware. Last October, Mazda North America (Irvine, Calif.) posted a “HalloweenM3” blog – containing only Mazda-made TV commercials – that… Continued

Letter To The Editor

April 20th, 2005 by

I read with more than passing interest your March 30, 2005, article by Katie Paine, “Why Can’t PR Pros Follow Their Own Advice? Tackling The Ketchum, Fleishman Scandals.” While I will not attempt to right… Continued

A Directory for Diversity…

April 20th, 2005 by

Diversity is one of the biggest problems facing the PR profession, which is still a predominately white — and quite chummy — world despite dramatic changes in the country’s demographics (see PR News, Feb. 9,… Continued