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GE: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

February 14th, 2000 by

General Electric’s board is tops with investors and leading business people alike. Fortune magazine found people admired the company because of its Internet initiatives. Within a year GE, a non-info-technical firm, grew from Web infant… Continued

Campaign Roll-outs

February 14th, 2000 by

Cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong kicks off the launch of Cycle of Hope, a national cancer education effort supported by his eponymous foundation and Bristol-Myers Squibb…Carl Thompson Associates courts investors and the media in… Continued

The Burden of Proof: What Ad Equivalencies Offer…and Lack

February 14th, 2000 by

Ad equivalency measures have their share of critics, but some say the practice still deserves a place within the arsenal of PR measurement tools. The challenge is for proponents to fess up to where the… Continued

On the Radar Screen

February 14th, 2000 by

Hoping to rack up some extra media mileage in ink that travels abroad? Don’t count on your message reaching China in one piece. The Chinese government now prohibits magazine publishers from using their brand names… Continued

Investor Relations Potentially Enhanced

February 14th, 2000 by

To help investors more accurately monitor their piece of BellSouth Corp., the company will decide in April whether it will create a tracking stock for its Latin America businesses. The proposal stems from the company’s… Continued

PR Trouble Brews For Healthcare Sites

February 14th, 2000 by

Healthcare sites recently got caught with their hands in the privacy cookie jar, reports The California Healthcare Foundation. The organization found that health Web sites frequently collect personal information from consumers without their knowledge and… Continued

Internal Relations Boots-up

February 14th, 2000 by

Beefing up their Web dexterity, Ford Motor Co. and Delta Airlines plan to give their employees computer/Internet access for a nominal fee. Delta employees will pay around $12 a month for the hardware and access… Continued

Alert to Our Readers

February 7th, 2000 by

Balancing self-promotion with our readers’ "need to know," we’ve listed some of PR NEWS’ upcoming awards, seminars and other programs to help you cut through all the clutter. Visit http://www.PRandMarketing.com for information on all these… Continued

What’s Good for the Goose…

February 7th, 2000 by

The elements constituting good reporting are universal, whether they are in a newspaper or a press release. Mike McCurry, former press secretary to President Clinton, spoke on the subject at a discussion forum sponsored by… Continued

Building Loyalty with Online Users

February 7th, 2000 by

Despite the deluge of money online companies spend in advertising, as witnessed during the Super Bowl, the goal of developing a loyal following remains elusive. But throwing more money at the problem will not make… Continued