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Event Marketing Campaign Gone to the Dogs: Pfizer Pet Remedy Hits the Road

January 22nd, 2001 by

By the end of 1999, Pfizer Animal Health had an itch that needed to be scratched. The firm made a big splash with the launch of “Revolution,” a topical treatment that protects dogs and cats… Continued

Media Insight:

January 22nd, 2001 by

“National Geographic Today” National Geographic Channel 1145 17th St. NW Washington, DC 20036-4688 202/912-6500 http://www.nationalgeographic.com NBC’s “Today” show set – that prime real estate for media relations gimmicks – may have a contender. If National… Continued

Say What?

January 22nd, 2001 by

This week we received a note from a woman “cordially” inviting us to print her already-written column in PR NEWS. The topic? How she overcame her fear of spiders. “Of course!” we said. In fact,… Continued

Media Moves

January 22nd, 2001 by

Marcella Bernhard and Mark Lewis both join Forbes.com as staff writers. Bernhard contributes to News Scan, Forbes Faces, E-Commerce and New Media sections. Lewis covers financial markets. mbernhard@forbes.com and mlewis@forbes.com…Joel Dreyfuss, senior editor, will write… Continued

Resources

January 22nd, 2001 by

Virtual PR. Thanks to the spread of application service providers (ASPs), shrink-wrapped software will soon be as obsolete as Betamaxes, 8-track players, and the Vanilla Ice comeback album. Lexis-Nexis jumps into this space with a… Continued

New Features

January 22nd, 2001 by

Mac ReDesign. San Francisco-based KW Media Group performed such a complete overhaul of Mac Today Magazine that it even changed the title. The relaunched Mac Design Magazine will focus on tutorials to help graphic designers… Continued

Hotline

January 22nd, 2001 by

“NewsStand” Closes Up Shop. CNN’s “NewsStand,” a nightly newsmagazine that touched on entertainment, financial analysis, and hard news, has been cancelled. The network has cut the show’s 10 p.m. slot in half, featuring instead a… Continued

Retired Schmired. Golden Years Are Prime Time To Enlist Brand Boosters

January 22nd, 2001 by

Harv Pautz, Dave Doerfler and Robb Williams have long since retired from their jobs as sales reps for Pfizer. But when the PR team at Pfizer Animal Health planned a cross- county road trip last… Continued

Job Tracker

January 15th, 2001 by

PR – Senior Account Representative Boston, San Francisco, Austin Have you ever had a job you just loved? Where you get to do great things with great people and come to work jazzed and ready… Continued

IABC Offers Elite Membership

January 15th, 2001 by

Following last month’s resignation of IABC president and CEO Elizabeth Allen, the organization has established a new class of membership in an effort to solve its financial woes. (Many blame the group’s cash-guzzling Web venture,… Continued