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Funny how a problem like a severe labor shortage can improve internal communication at PR agencies. The latest Thomas L. Harris/Impulse Research Employee Satisfaction Survey, which gauged the opinions of agency staffers nationwide, shows a… Continued

Stephen D. Doyal SVP, Public Affairs & Communications Hallmark Cards Inc., Kansas City, MO 816/274-4314 [email protected] History: Graduated from the University of Missouri (B.A., journalism) in 1971, and was drafted into the U.S. Army. Spent… Continued

iTalkSlides debuted on Sept 11. This Tellsoft service enables companies to offer live Internet presentations, chat functionality and spontaneous Web tours. It is Web- based so participants do not have to download proprietary software. Presenters… Continued

When United Distillers and Vintners sought counsel on how to serve up its Jose Cuervo brand to the twenty-something crowd, account managers at its agency knew they had the perfect expertise in-house: 11 college interns.… Continued

I don’t have to tell you how much fun (opposite of) it can be to manage the logistics of a press conference, marketing seminar or product announcement – including creating and distributing content, finding the… Continued

The Case By February 1999, office furniture manufacturer Steelcase had spent four years and $32 million developing the “Leap” chair – a swanky and ergonomically-calibrated desk chair designed for “knowledge workers” who spend a large… Continued

“The Early Show” CBS News 524 West 57th St. New York, NY 10019 212/975-3691 http://www.cbsnews.com/earlyshow On the whole, CBS appears to be merely in survival mode, given its weak showing at the Emmy’s last week,… Continued

Steve Joynt joins the Mobile (Ala.) Register as an assistant city editor. [email protected]… Anna Rohleder joins Forbes.com as staff writer. [email protected]… Mark Robinson joins Industry Standard as senior editor overseeing in-depth reports. 415/733-5400… Gregory Osberg… Continued

The Gift List for Holiday 2000 is a media list of editorial contacts at new organizations that are planning “great gift ideas” stories for the December holidays. Following is a sampling of entries from the… Continued

LA’s Bizarre Read. A new, free monthly magazine hopes to hit LA like an earthquake. The publication, Bold, is aimed at Gen-X hipsters interested in politics, technology and celebrities (pretty normal), sex, drinking, gambling and… Continued