Business efforts to promote “sustainability” – or, more precisely, the environmental component of that term – have grown by leaps and bounds in the past two to three years. By any measure, how companies are… Continued
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All That Glitters isn’t Green
June 30th, 2008 by Iris DorbianAs never before, environmental sustainability programs offer PR professionals the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on the operations of the organizations we serve. In few other areas are reputation and operations more closely linked.… Continued
How Medical Products Companies Should Handle Media When in a Legal Dispute
June 30th, 2008 by Iris DorbianPatent challenges. Counterfeiting lawsuits. Product liability. There’s no dearth of litigation in the health product space but there are ways you can successfully communicate with the media if your client, a medical products company, is… Continued
Measuring Corporate Responsibility’s ROI
June 30th, 2008 by Iris DorbianIn years past, a company with strong philanthropic activities was viewed as a pillar of the community—a good corporate citizen. Today, companies are defining their corporate citizenship—or corporate responsibility—less by their charitable contributions and more… Continued
Mastering E-mail Etiquette to Media
June 30th, 2008 by Iris DorbianThere’s nothing more aggravating than to be at the receiving end of a monster photo attachment that not only exceeds your computer’s maximum megabytes but paralyzes it for the remainder of the day. The angst… Continued
How to Make Your Online Pressroom Reporter-Friendly
June 23rd, 2008 by Iris DorbianSome online pressrooms are a study in obfuscating clutter and about as reporter-friendly as a tightly lipped C-suite executive whose company is about to be bought by another. But it doesn’t have to be that… Continued
"Greenest" Adults are also Tech-Savvy, Says Study
June 23rd, 2008 by Iris DorbianAcccording to a recent study conducted by Mediamark Research & Intelligence, while 46% of U.S. adults neither think nor act green, the 2% of the population who call themselves green advocates, are among the most… Continued
Learning From Tim Russert
June 23rd, 2008 by Iris DorbianPerhaps too often we learn from others’ mistakes rather from their examples. In this vein, one of the positives that has come from Tim Russert’s unexpected passing is the reminder to learn from his expertise… Continued
Media Guideposts for Emergency Situations
June 23rd, 2008 by Iris DorbianOne of the best responses to an anticipated crisis to always have a crisis plan in place. This is critical especially when dealing with the media. Following are a few guideposts every PR professional should… Continued
Enhance Your CSR by Marketing from a Philanthropic Perspective
June 23rd, 2008 by Iris DorbianLately, consumers have been seeing red. To be more specific, Product (RED), the brainchild of singer/activist Bono and DATA co-founder Bobby Shriver. Product (RED) is an initiative to raise awareness and funds for The Global… Continued