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Politics and PR Pros Find Common Ground

August 13th, 2001 by

As former White House and Hill staffers settle into private sector PR jobs in the wake of the last election, industry rhetoric once again turns to the merits of running PR programs like political campaigns.… Continued

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August 13th, 2001 by

Next time your pitch misses the mark with a prickly reporter, skip the dogged relationship building and go straight to bribery. Smarmy? Sure. But as long as it falls under the euphemistic heading of “sponsorship,”… Continued

Sunday Pitching

August 13th, 2001 by

Wondering which section of the Sunday paper to target with your pitch? Depends on the consumer you’re trying to reach, according to a study sponsored by Parade. Researchers at Harris Interactive and Yankelovich interviewed 1,005… Continued

Media E-volution

August 13th, 2001 by

A new study from Lyra Research finds consumers turning to the Web for news and information – and away from TV, newspapers and magazines. Lyra interviewed more than 1,200 consumers and found 37% of respondents… Continued

PR En Espanol

August 13th, 2001 by

PR Newswire launches U.S. Hispanic and Latin America Broadcast Services, offering production and distribution services for Spanish language video and audio content. U.S. Hispanic and Latin American media are starved for b-roll and VNRs in… Continued

People Moves

August 13th, 2001 by

Corporate Moves Estee Lauder promotes Marianne Diorio from VP, communications to SVP, communications for the company’s specialty brands. Florence Nimo becomes VP, global communications. Men’s Health hires Aimee Geller Promisel as director of PR. Previously,… Continued

Crisis Round-up: Sizing up Condit’s PR Efforts

August 13th, 2001 by

Marina Ein, the high-profile spokeswoman hired by Rep. Gary Condit, has suffered her own share of negative fall-out from the Chandra Levy case. Ein has been broadly criticized for not bringing Condit forward to discuss… Continued

Community Relations Campaign Turns Kids and their Parents into Readers

August 13th, 2001 by

In late 1999, only about 20% of California fourth graders were considered proficient readers. The California Governor’s Office of the Secretary for Education implemented a sweeping statewide campaign called READ California, designed to promote reading… Continued

Media Insight: Business2.com

August 13th, 2001 by

One California St. 29th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 415/293-4800 Business 2.0 is weathering the crash of the new economy titans better than some. Time Inc.’s FORTUNE Group acquired the publication last month, and has… Continued

Editorial Calendar

August 13th, 2001 by

The holidays are right around the corner … at least in the publishing world. Pitch your holiday story, products or services to these women’s pubs: Essence Essence Communications Inc. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York,… Continued