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The failed merger of United Healthcare and Humana is putting the organizations’ communications strategies to the ultimate test. The task is to convince internal and external audiences that the two companies were viable before the… Continued

Are Lacking in Four Core AreasIn spite of the healthcare industry’s robust merger activity, merger communication strategies still are missing the mark in four critical areas of employee communications that range from "announcement communications" to… Continued

Here’s an overview of the market conditions that led to the demise of the managed care industry’s largest proposed merger between United Healthcare and Humana: United projected $900 million in restructuring charges over the next… Continued

An Eye On The Changing Healthcare Climate for the Communicator Who: Humana Inc. [HUM] and United Healthcare Corp. [UNH] mutually agreed to terminate merger plans (M&A Watch, 6/11/98). The deal was called off due to… Continued

Blass Communications/Public Relations Agency Near Albany, N.Y., area seeks PR Counselor Candidate with a minimum of 3 years agency, corporate communications or trade association experience. Account mix includes healthcare, consumer and trade. Strategic planning, writing… Continued

August 20, "Harold Burson to Speak at PRSA/NCC Function," Public Relations Society of America/National Capitol Chapter, National Press Club, Washington, D.C., 703/691-9212. August 20, "The Basics of Writing & Giving A Speech," Joan Detz/Speechwriting/Seminars/Coaching, Doylestown,… Continued

Association Takes Stand Against Nixing Univ. of Md. PR Program The ongoing debate over the University of Maryland’s decision to abolish its undergraduate sequence received another injection of industry attention Aug. 10: More than 450… Continued

Adidas: Crisis Handling Isn’t Over-the-Top… / Nike Less of a PR Heel When it Comes to Response Timing is everything, a story of shots taken and missed Having just returned from France where World Cup… Continued

Electronic Engineering Times/Civil Engineering Magazine EE Times, 600 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030 This weekly newspaper, publishing on Mondays, helps engineers and technical managers solve design problems for systems like desktop computers. The pitch opportunities… Continued

Jeffrey R. Caponigro, president and CEO of Caponigro Public Relations Inc., Southfield, Mich., and the author of "The Crisis Counselor," advises that one of the most pragmatic ways of dealing with the ubiquitous issue of… Continued