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February 23rd, 2005 by PRNEWSIf you want to reach younger singles en masse, hit the major markets a la Chicago, L.A. and New York. But if you want to target “singles,” so to speak, who now have more free… Continued
Beermaker-Backed Program Brews Budding Entrepreneurs
February 23rd, 2005 by PRNEWSCLIENT: Miller Brewing Company PR AGENCY: Flowers Communications Group CATEGORY: Event Marketing BUDGET: $400,000 TIMEFRAME: September 2003 In the urban African-American community, there is a significant degree of entrepreneurship among young professionals aged 21-30 –… Continued
Carly’s Achilles’ Heel?…
February 16th, 2005 by PRNEWSNeed any more convincing on the importance of employee relations vis-a-vis the C-level? Failing to make herself available to the rank-and-file apparently contributed to last week’s ouster of Carly Fiorina as CEO of technology king… Continued
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February 16th, 2005 by PRNEWSConsumers apparently don’t give a rat’s tail about the nasty court battle between Walt Disney Co. and one-time master of the universe Michael Ovitz. Disney shareholders are suing the company’s board and CEO Michael Eisner,… Continued
PR ‘Forgiveness’ Promotion Updates An American Icon
February 16th, 2005 by PRNEWSCLIENT: Holiday Inn PR AGENCY: GCI Group CATEGORY: Marketing Communications BUDGET: $1,840,000 TIMEFRAME: Labor Day Weekend 2003 We’ve all done it — “borrowed” a hotel towel and taken it home. One in five of us… Continued
Googling For Gain: Search And Recover
February 16th, 2005 by PRNEWSWith the word “Google” now synonymous with research — not to mention becoming a verb in business vernacular: “to google” — conventional wisdom says any given Web site has to be among the first 30… Continued
It’s Reporters’ Compulsion For Conflict, Stupid
February 16th, 2005 by PRNEWSRemember one of Gov. Bill Clinton’s messages when he ran against then President George H. W. Bush? With a laser-like focus on domestic issues, the campaign coined the phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid” in order… Continued
The Three Essential Steps To Avoid Analyst Paralysis
February 16th, 2005 by PRNEWSCall it a Ouija board for PR execs who are trying to determine their futures with the all-too-crucial analyst community. William Hopkins, founder of The Knowledge Capital Group (Austin, Texas), which has trained and certified… Continued