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PR Strategies for Beating Those Rogue Web Site Blues

December 20th, 1999 by

The Internet isn’t all happy communities and smooth communication. It can host unsavory characters whose bandito intentions turn Web sites into corporate whipping posts. ‘Rogue Sites,’ as they are known, are digital peanut galleries whose… Continued

Job Tracker

December 20th, 1999 by

Director of Public Relations Participate.com, the pioneer in online community management services located in Chicago’s Lincoln Park, is seeking an experienced director of public relations. The director of public relations will be responsible for developing… Continued

Irony Alert

December 20th, 1999 by

For those whose holiday motto is, "all I want for Christmas is accolades," Marcus & Co. offers the 2000 Marketing with Honors directory, a guide offering details about 350 international awards competitions, including eligibility rules,… Continued

Big Deals

December 20th, 1999 by

PR 21, the sister company to Edelman PR Worldwide with offices in Chicago, New York and San Francisco, has opened new digs in St. Paul, Minn. According to founder and CEO Will Sullivan, the agency… Continued

Measurement Inches Forward

December 20th, 1999 by

The Institute for Public Relations has issued a third guidebook geared toward establishing industry-wide measurement standards. The publication,"Guidelines for Measuring Relationships in Public Relations," offers recommendations based on research by Linda Childers Hon [University of… Continued

How the Web was Won

December 20th, 1999 by

You know a medium has "arrived" when it’s amassed its own entourage of trade association awards gigs. Last week the Web Marketing Association announced the winners of its third annual WebAwards for corporate Web sites,… Continued

Waiting for the ball (or shoe) to drop.

December 20th, 1999 by

The countdown has begun – not for the New Year to begin, but rather for the Y2K hype to end already. But for those PR NEWS readers who just can’t get enough of the big… Continued

Digitally-Enhanced Budgets

December 13th, 1999 by

Say the word "Web" and communications executives see dollar signs. A majority (73%) of the senior communications execs who attended the Conference Board’s 1999 Corporate Image Conference last month said they expect next year’s corporate… Continued

2000: The End of PR as We Know It?

December 13th, 1999 by

Generic brands may be cheaper in the supermarket, but not in cyberspace. Last week the domain name business.com sold for a whopping $7.5 million. Now the URL PublicRelations.com is scheduled to hit the online auction… Continued

Wired Investors Wanna Know

December 13th, 1999 by

Plugged-in investors check their stocks more often than those without Web access, according to a survey by CBS.Marketwatch. Among those with Internet access, nearly half (45%) check the value of their investments a few times… Continued