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With 11 million people telecommuting in the U.S., employers are finding that innovative employee relations is the key to keeping good PR practitioners. The days of attracting employees with competitive compensation packages, top-notch health benefits… Continued

Public Affairs Specialist/$47,006-$61,090 (GS-12) The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in Riverdale, MD, is recruiting for a public affairs specialist (vacancy#24-52-098, which closes on 12/18/98) at the GS-12 level. The… Continued

The term PAC has assumed a decidedly negative connotation in many circles since political action committees like Newt Gingrich’s GOPAC and the Christian Coalition have been hauled into court over possible Federal Election Commission (FEC)… Continued

On the Radar Screen It’s rare for a week to go by in which Microsoft [MSFT] isn’t in the headlines but the spotlight may be getting too hot for Bill Gates. First federal court, then… Continued

General Blue Horse, Milwaukee, is the new marcom agency of record for St. Francis Bank F.S.B., Milwaukee. Brandon Advertising, Myrtle Beach, S.C., to handle PR for Alligator Adventure, a nature park for reptiles and amphibians… Continued

One of the biggest work issues I face is how to quickly deal with the mountain of email I get every day. Numerous remedies have been proposed for dealing with spam – or unsolicited commercial… Continued

December 7-8 "Relationship Marketing Strategies," Strategic Research Institute, Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, 800/599-4950. December 7-9 "Domestic Securities Markets/ NASDAQ Stock Market," National Investor Relations Institute, Millennium Hotel, New York, 703/506-3570, http://www.niri.org. December 8… Continued

CNBC 2200 Fletcher Ave. Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Practice your pitch power for the producers at NBC’s financial partner, CNBC. The network gives up-to-the-minute business news and incisive analysis of global financial markets. During prime-time,… Continued

Tips to Get Your Segment on the Ten O’clock News If you’re pitching ideas to local broadcasters, practice thinking like them. Their universes can be as large – even as small – as the communities… Continued

It’s not exactly the way your company wants to start the day. On the morning of Nov. 18, staffers at media relations software provider MediaMap switched on their computers and discovered their voice mail boxes… Continued