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PR Profession Grapples with New FCC Crackdown

July 19th, 2004 by

Sending your key executive onto live TV? Got an executive talking corporate business on the radio? Or, how about having some of your star players – who are prone to using salty language — do… Continued

Preparing for a Wave of Litigation

July 19th, 2004 by

By Don Silver/executive VP, Boardroom Communications, Inc. Almost every week we read about well-known companies facing class action litigation. It’s almost like trial attorneys harvest the proverbial corporate field, row by row and industry by… Continued

Wal-Mart Sex Suit Holds Many Lessons in Store for PR

July 19th, 2004 by

While the sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart may take months — if not years — to reach a settlement, the case against the country’s largest private employer is already shaping up to have a dramatic… Continued

Corrections

July 19th, 2004 by

In the PR Sherpa column in the June 28 issue of PR NEWS, we incorrectly identified the parent company of Context Analytics. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Text 100…Per her comments in the… Continued

NY/IABC Names 2004 Communicator of the Year Award (COY)

July 19th, 2004 by

Mike Barwell, former communications director of St. Paul’s School in Concord, N.H., gets the nod for his handling of communications and media relations during the controversial election and confirmation of Gene Robinson as Episcopal Bishop… Continued

Did you know???

July 12th, 2004 by

That PR giant Hill & Knowlton has completed its acquisition of the assets of Dome Communications. Based in Chicago, the new company will now operate as Dome H&K. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

…While Heyman Associates Study Finds ‘Critical’ Patterns for PR Success…

July 12th, 2004 by

The international corporate communications executive search firm found that PR leaders see success primarily at three levels: individual, organizational and the group/work unit, in that order. “The ‘best’ PR executives understand and realize success at… Continued

Counselors Academy White Paper Sets Standards for Hiring ‘Best and Brightest’…

July 12th, 2004 by

The Counselors Academy is making the 6000-word, 13-page white paper available as a membership benefit and will charge modest surcharge to other interested parties. “Whether you work in corporate communications, for an agency, in a… Continued

Sumner Rider & Associates Renamed Kellen Communications…

July 12th, 2004 by

Atlanta-based Sumner Rider & Associates, a public relations firm founded in 1945, has been renamed Kellen Communications to reflect the increased range and scope of the agency. In addition to PR, crisis communications and promotional… Continued

PR Measurement is Mission of New Division at Eastwick Communications…

July 12th, 2004 by

The company calls it “accountability in PR.” Silicon Valley-based Eastwick has started a new strategic services group that’ll home in on the “bottom line” for its high-tech clients. The group will connect PR programs with… Continued