When you’re the world’s largest producer of fertilizer and feed nutrients – things like nitrogen, phosphate and potash – the world wants to know what you are up to. Plundering the land? Dumping toxins? If… Continued
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Differences on Strategy and Tactics Drag Relations
May 17th, 2004 by PRNEWSThe level of strategic thinking PR agencies believe they provide to their corporate clients is out of whack with the amount of strategy companies think they’re getting from agencies, according to an exclusive study on… Continued
…And a Few Reasons Why Clients Expect Spec when Developing Proposals
May 10th, 2004 by PRNEWSThat is the their cost of doing business; just as we do not charge our customers for developing an estimate. It is common business practice. It would be very distasteful to pay for a proposal… Continued
Top Five Reasons Agencies Should Avoid Spec Work…
May 10th, 2004 by PRNEWSBy Ned Barnett/Barnett Marketing Communications 1) When you develop a PR plan for a client, you’ve got their input – but when you’re doing a plan as spec work for a prospect, you’re stuck with… Continued
‘Spec’ Work Fuels Agency-Client Schism
May 10th, 2004 by PRNEWSIn 2003, HP asked Scott Peyron to work on the PR plan for HP’s Distinguished Leadership in Human Rights Award, which the computer giant established in 1998. While Peyron, a principal with Boise, ID-based PR… Continued
— Overheard —
May 10th, 2004 by PRNEWS“It’s not like there’s a massive boycott [of U.S. goods]. Instead, it seems to be an erosion of support. It’s not falling off the face of the earth, but it’s clearly a warning sign for… Continued
Did you know????
May 10th, 2004 by PRNEWSThat Hayslett Sorrel LLC, one of the South’s major independent PR firms, has changed its name to Hayslett Group LLC. The name change follows last year’s retirement of Mary Sorrel, who co-founded the company in… Continued
Back to the [PR] Drawing Board for Martha Stewart…
May 10th, 2004 by PRNEWSNow that her request for a new trial has been rejected Stewart is going to perhaps have to try and rehabilitate her reputation through more PR efforts, like the special apology she recently issued to… Continued
Sanjay Who? New Job Description for Deposed CEO…
May 10th, 2004 by PRNEWSIt may be a model for companies who don’t want any lingering whiff of scandal around after the executive in question has been put out to pasture. The Wall Street Journal reported May 4 that… Continued
How To Turn the Page with Magazines…
May 10th, 2004 by PRNEWSThe PR workshop tomorrow (May 11) will offer Magazine Publishers of America members (and non-members) a crash course on pitching magazines. Participants will be divided into four working groups with the opportunity to huddle with… Continued