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June 28-30 New American Wellness Group’s Multi-ethnic Healthcare: A Market Opportunity conference. Arlington, Va.800/599-4950. July 19-21 IBC Conferences’ Physician/Hospital Gain Sharing & Alternative Financial Models. Washington, D.C. 508/481-6400; http://www.ibcusa.com. July 20-21 IQPC’s Strategic Planning for… Continued

HealthWeek 2030 M Street N.W. Suite 300 Washington, D.C; 202/261-1600 http://www.pbs.org/healthweek Week features the week’s top news in health, medicine and related environmental issues. The weekly series also explores public policy and the economics of… Continued

Laura Aram, Director of Corporate Communications, Phillips Publishing International Phillips Publishing 7811 Montrose Road Potomac, Md 20854 e-mail: laram@phillips.com Note: this week we’re featuring a corporate communicator at Phillips. Phillips Publishing International owns Phillips Business… Continued

Companies forging global mergers or alliances shouldn’t expect to find a kinder, gentler regional press just because they’re in your backyard. In the soon-to-be-released "International Image Study," Delahaye Medialink’s a review of international stories about… Continued

The first few months of 1999 alone were witness to some bold PR business moves. Just several days into January, Ketchum acquired Sheppard Associates to build a global $20-million-plus Workplace Communication Practice. Many other partnerships… Continued

SCHWARTZ COMMUNICATIONS, INC. ACCOUNT DIRECTOR/ ACCOUNT SUPERVISOR/ SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Schwartz Communications is America’s leading public relations agency for emerging growth companies, with 85 accounts and 175 employees. We’ve been on the Inc. 500 list… Continued

Business Buzz Hill and Knowlton in High-Gear Hill and Knowlton, Inc. acquires Sommers & Associates, a Houston-based PR firm, naming President Thomas G. Sommers a senior managing director in the Houston office …In other H&K… Continued

When it comes to speaking in front of an audience, there are specific steps you can take to be more persuasive. Here, I outline some of the tactics you can use to be a more… Continued

You might call the past year in the PR industry the year of the deal. We’ve witnessed big firms gobbling up slightly smaller fish and vendors beefing up brands with everything from Webcasting to alliances.… Continued

June 20-23 "IABC International Conference," International Association of Business Communicators, Washington Hilton and Towers, Washington, D.C., 415/544-4700. June 29-30 "The 1999 Customer Loyalty Conference: Creating and Sustaining Customer Commitment," The Conference Board, Targetbase and McKinsey… Continued