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Is Big Better…or Bad?

September 4th, 2000 by

After another year of 25% growth and a continuing pace of consolidation through acquisition, the public relations agency industry can expect the pundits to once again decry that firms are becoming big businesses at the… Continued

Outside In

September 4th, 2000 by

Ketchum Sheppard’s Rittner says there are generally three motivations for a company to engage an agency’s services to improve internal communication: 1.They’ve tried to do it themselves and it didn’t work; 2.They recognize a deficiency,… Continued

Attention Annual Report Shoppers…

September 4th, 2000 by

For many corporate communicators, the end of summer signals a return to the six- to nine-month grind that will lead to the perfect annual report. The stakes are higher these days, as the annual report… Continued

Outside Counsel Sparks Stronger Internal Communications

September 4th, 2000 by

The Case After decades of business as usual in the highly regulated electric utilities industry, Southern California Edison found itself in a dramatically new marketplace by the late 1990s. Deregulation was sweeping the country and… Continued

Media Insight

September 4th, 2000 by

LevelRed.com 1450 Front St. San Diego, CA 92101 619/615-3110 Is it a Web publisher, radio broadcaster, video producer or event-marketing firm? Yes. New media aggregate LevelRed.com emerged from beta testing July 15 on a mission… Continued

Say What?

September 4th, 2000 by

Oh, the evils that email PR will bring. This week: a release excerpt that warrants no introduction, from the alleged (and world famous!) Estonian PR firm Global Media Communications, Inc.: “Seduce anyone!” boasts Layguide and… Continued

Media Moves

September 4th, 2000 by

Naomi Aoki joins the Boston Globe as a business reporter covering biotechnology companies and industry trends. naoki@globe.com… Dwight Silverman shifts from computing columnist/high tech writer to Web development editor for the HoustonChronicle.com; dwight.silverman@chron.com. Tom Fowler… Continued

Editorial Calendar Alert

September 4th, 2000 by

Big biz and computers. The Nov. 10 issue of Computoredge looks at how computers are affecting big businesses and how big businesses have changed the computer. The magazine is the largest regional computer weekly in… Continued

Hotline

September 4th, 2000 by

New Space. The rush by Internet sites to create print vehicles is beginning to resemble a high-speed chase. Space.com, the Web-child of former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs, is launching Space Illustrated – the first issue… Continued

This Just In…

September 4th, 2000 by

Seven stocks on the NYSE shift to decimal-based trading, and others will follow suit before the SEC’s April 2001 deadline. The “currency” change is expected to spark a flurry in market activity – particularly among… Continued