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Tips for Finding Client Champions for Bylined Articles

May 24th, 2010 by

PR agency Ritz Communications helped Emmi Solutions, a medical IT vendor, gain positive media exposure through finding clients to create articles that they then pitched to targeted media.

Measurement, Social Media Biggest Public Affairs Hurdles

May 24th, 2010 by

PR News and Mike Smith Public Affairs surveyed nearly 400 public affairs executives, finding that the ability to measure efforts and keeping up with social media and emerging technologies are their biggest challenges.

Curing Leadership Lip Dislocation During a Crisis

May 17th, 2010 by

The problem of CEO lip dislocation has lately reared its ugly head; crisis guru Jim Lukaszewski reveals the symptoms and the cures for this serious malady.

Twitter Watch: Fortune 50’s Twitter Presence

May 17th, 2010 by

PR News tracks the Twitter presence of the top-earning Fortune 50 companies.

What CMOs Are Thinking About: Digital Marketing Top of Mind

May 17th, 2010 by

In a recent poll of CMOs, more than a third of respondents intend to implement big marketing projects to improve effectiveness, with digital marketing the No. 1 area of improvement.

Happy PR/Marketing Union: CMOs Say Full Integration Is Key Driver

May 17th, 2010 by

In Part 2 of our PR/Marketing series, CMOs say that full integration with PR is crucial to communications success, and the alignment of the two functions is fully under way.

Open Government Cannot Succeed Without Trust

May 11th, 2010 by

Just as many companies have recognized that honest and transparent engagement with their stakeholders helps build customer loyalty and trust, many government agencies have realized they too can reach out and engage with their customers—the American public.

CEO Reputation, Response Weigh Heavily in BP and Massey Crises

May 10th, 2010 by

No matter how well rehearsed your crisis communications plan is, success in any crisis is still dependent on your “communicator in chief,” otherwise known as the CEO.

Public Relations: The ‘Heart’ of a Chapter 11 Filing

May 10th, 2010 by

In the high-stakes atmosphere of a Chapter 11 filing, PR can help soften the blow to stakeholders.

Twitter Awareness Explodes

May 10th, 2010 by

According to an Edison Research/Arbitron survey, “Twitter Usage in America: 2010,” Twitter has caught up with Facebook in awareness, though still significantly lags in usage.