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PR Opps Promising on Corporate Side; Less So With Agencies

July 28th, 2003 by

Dennis Spring has been crunching salary figures for the PR industry since 1987, and has worked on executive search assignments for most of the top Fortune 500 companies and top 50 PR agencies in the… Continued

Did you know???

July 28th, 2003 by

That John Buckley, the chief spokesman for AOL Time Warner’s AOL’s America Online division, is reportedly in the running to become head of the Recording Industry Association of America? An announcement is expected soon.

PR Exec’s Good Cause…

July 28th, 2003 by

Nancy Carr, CBS vice president for communications, has an unusual outlet she wants to publicize. For the last year and a half Carr has been affiliated with Los Angeles-based Feral Cat Caretakers’ Coalition (feralcatcaretakers.org). Through… Continued

ABC hooks up with ET…

July 28th, 2003 by

It’s another step in the seemingly wholesale consolidation of media, where competition takes a backseat to cooperation. New York magazine reports that ABC News has teamed up with CBS’ “Entertainment Tonight” to offer celebrities ET… Continued

Blog Blitz…

July 28th, 2003 by

Blogs, or daily Web logs, are one of the fastest-growing segments of the online universe. Now The Dallas Morning News is getting into the act. The daily just launched an editorial blog, called DMN daily.… Continued

Fox, Sporting News team up…

July 28th, 2003 by

The granddad of sports media brands and the brash teenager in the field are coming together. FOX Sports and Sporting News announced last week that they were creating a Web- based sports network catering to… Continued

Increasing Clout of "Infuentials" Online…

July 28th, 2003 by

A recent report shows that so-called “Influentials” are becoming a force to be reckoned with online. The study, conducted by RoperASW/washingtonpost.com, took the pulse of 3,206 washingtonpost.com visitors who met Roper’s definition of an Influential.… Continued

What Hiring Mgrs Are Looking For In Current Climate

July 28th, 2003 by

Not long ago it was considered a bonus to prospective employers if you had bounced around a bit in the job market, particularly in PR. The thinking was that with such a furious pace of… Continued

PR Execs Face Long Road Back to Higher Salaries

July 28th, 2003 by

During the go-go years in the late 1990s, a job in public relations was considered a sexy gig, even though the nitty-gritty of PR work has never quite qualified as a glam profession. Still, as… Continued

There is Such a Thing as a Free Lunch: Perks for (some) PR Pros

July 28th, 2003 by

Standard/Usual Medical/dental/vision plan(s) Two-four weeks’ vacation (more time off for those in job longer) Tuition reimbursement Paid personal days & holidays Set number of paid sick days 401k/profit-sharing plan Transit Check or MetroCard (deducted from… Continued