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Business and Human Rights – On the Radar Screen

June 30th, 2008 by

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

All That Glitters isn’t Green

June 30th, 2008 by

As 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

Patent 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

In 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

There’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

Some 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

Acccording 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

Perhaps 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

One 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

Lately, 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