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What could be more exciting, sexy and scintillating than the launch of a new vacuum cleaner brand? It depends on how you look at it. That’s the attitude execs at mid-sized PR agency Patrice Tanaka… Continued

CMP Media LLC 600 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030 516.562.5000 http://www.informationweek.com The Wind Up 3M acquires HighJump Software Inc., an established developer of supply-chain-execution software with applications that are used by retailers such as Circuit… Continued

Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. With apologies to Pete Townshend, the Who lyrics are an apt anaology for companies looking for strong media vehicles on the Web. These days, the media… Continued

They’re hard to contact and easy to annoy, so dealing with them requires a delicate balance. Editors, reporters, correspondents and producers who, for communication execs, often spell the difference between a PR story that gets… Continued

When it comes to PR pros communicating pitches or (press releases) in writing to journalists, the conduits have certainly changed in rapid fashion from mail to fax to e-mail. While the vehicles have evolved, the… Continued

When New York Governor George Pataki recently pledged $1 million in state funding to Mercy College in the Bronx, Jon Lieb started to whip up a press release. Lieb, managing director of independent PR firm… Continued

“A Passion for Winning: Fifty Years of Promoting Legendary People and Products” by Aaron D. Cushman (Lighthouse Point Press, 2004; $21.95) This is the perfect book for PR execs to curl up with at night… Continued

As part of the Counselors Academy study, we asked respondents what they would do specifically public relations-wise for several executives facing trial. Most of the opinions were serious, but a few had tongue-firmly-tucked-in-cheek. Richard Grasso:… Continued

Martha Stewart. John Rigas. Scott Sullivan. Although they have not been convicted of any crimes yet, the media have swiftly turned them into symbols of late-1990s greed run amok. And it’s a fairly safe bet… Continued

Nearly 20 years ago, amid the savings and loan scandals, Viking Press published “Beyond the Bottom Line: How Business Leaders Are Turning Principles into Profits,” by Tad Tuleja, one of a boatload of books at… Continued