Subscription Content

P.O.V….May it R.I.P.

January 17th, 2000 by

Citing increased competition in the men’s magazine department, P.O.V. magazine says it will cease publication with its February 2000 issue. The announcement was made last week. P.O.V., which has an audited circulation of 360,000, was… Continued

Say What?

January 17th, 2000 by

Words sometimes escape us, but in this case it would have been a blessing. One would think common sense would preclude a PR pro (even one from a hip L.A. boutique) from using the "F"… Continued

It’s O-fficial!

January 17th, 2000 by

It’s too soon to pitch Hearst’s new Oprah Winfrey magazine, according to spokeswoman Jill Davidson. O, the Oprah Magazine will launch April 17. "We’re still getting the editors in place," she says, adding that Editor-in-Chief… Continued

Philanthropy, Reputation Go Hand in Hand

January 17th, 2000 by

This week, Xerox Corp. will announce the latest ambassadors in its Social Service Leave program – an annual initiative that grants year-long paid sabbaticals to select employees so they can lend their expertise to the… Continued

Monitoring ASSignment

January 17th, 2000 by

When the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) first began monitoring its employees, it did it by blocking messages that contained certain words. "We were too general," says Doug Flint, the information systems manager for… Continued

Dear Readers…

January 17th, 2000 by

Welcome to our new format! We’ve integrated content from PR NEWS Media Hotsheet and interactive pr and marketing news into our pages to pack more of a punch – with enhanced coverage of media relations… Continued

This Just In…

January 17th, 2000 by

Quote of the week…from media trade, The Delaney Report, on the ills befalling Denny’s Restaurants. An unnamed source said, "There’s a real management issue at Advantica Restaurant Group [owner of Denny’s]. There’s nobody there with… Continued

Specifics CEOs Like Hearing About PR Projects

January 10th, 2000 by

How much public opinion has shifted since the promotion’s inception. How many additional sales have resulted since the campaign began. How much revenue has been generated specifically because of the campaign. How employee opinion has… Continued

PR Budgets on the Rise

January 10th, 2000 by

In 1999, 75% of the 50 corporate members in the Public Affairs Group reported funds increased, while roughly a quarter reported slimmer allocations for the same period. Average communications budgets for Fortune 500 companies panned… Continued

HotSheet

January 10th, 2000 by

New Muscular Feature and Spanish-Language Trends Muscular Development magazine works out the dirt on celebrity fitness routines with a new gossip column. But don’t fret if you’re not representing a celebrity for the four-page column… Continued