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PR And Single-Issue Groups: Reacting And Responding To Public Pressure

January 19th, 2005 by

By Ned Barnett, Barnett Marketing Communications Because the broadcast media has to operate in the public interest –and because they’re dependent either on advertising or on public-broadcast donations–they’re vulnerable to highly visible pressure tactics undertaken… Continued

When Facing Media Self-Censorship, PR Must Take Alternate Route To Audiences

January 19th, 2005 by

When the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services launched its “Stop the Sores” campaign in June 2002–designed to combat a surge of syphilis cases in the area–the centerpiece of the campaign was a paid… Continued

Disaster Response: Transparency vs. Chest-Beating

January 19th, 2005 by

By David Zucker, partner/director of CauseWorks, Porter Novelli Some companies were criticized roundly for promoting their charitable responses to the 9/11 attacks via advertising and publicity. When it comes to a response to disasters, man-made… Continued

Make Sure Tsunami Relief Efforts Don’t Morph Into Self-Promotion

January 19th, 2005 by

Michael Kempner, president/CEO of East Rutherford, N.J.-based MWW Group, has several clients who have contributed their time, money and resources to the ongoing relief efforts in South Asia following the horrific earthquake and subsequent tsunami… Continued

Media Metrics

January 19th, 2005 by

The Boston Red Sox may have rocked Beantown last year by winning their first World Series since 1918 but more than a few Bostonians must have just tuned it all out. That’s one conclusion we… Continued

Food Chain’s Link To Current Events Is A Recipe for Success

January 19th, 2005 by

CLIENT: Taco Bell PR AGENCY: Cohn & Wolfe CAMPAIGN TYPE: Media Relations TIMEFRAME: August-October 2003 BUDGET: $250,000 When California’s historic gubernatorial recall election was announced in August 2003, it seemed ripe for the kind of… Continued

PR And Sales Leads Perception vs. Reality

January 19th, 2005 by

For years, Todd Defren, principal of 18-month-old Shift Communications, had been aware of a huge discrepancy in the way sales and marketing professionals regard the importance of public relations’ ability to generate sales leads. He… Continued

Before You Outsource PR, Look Within

January 19th, 2005 by

With workers in countries like India and China costing a fraction of their U.S. and European counterparts, outsourcing has become the latest trend that some claim is pervasive across industries. So why not outsource PR?… Continued

Overheard

January 12th, 2005 by

BLOG LOG “Bloggers have had an impact on how the media might approach a story or get interested in a subject and, in that sense, they are like sentinels. They send signals to the mainstream… Continued

PRSA Launches Entertainment/Sports Section…

January 12th, 2005 by

Membership will be open to PR pros in amateur, collegiate, and professional sports, as well as execs working in the film, television, radio, home entertainemnt, sports and entertainment industries and related publications…Contact: Cedric Bess, 212.460.1495,… Continued