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PR News Q&A With Jason Forget: Focus on Business Outcomes, Not Campaign Outputs

February 29th, 2012 by

In advance of PR News’ April 18 PR Measurement Conference, GE Energy’s Jason Forget shares tips on how to establish a PR measurement program that ties into organizational goals.

Going Long Term: 4 Tips for Sustaining a PR Campaign

February 29th, 2012 by

Conover Tuttle Pace SVP and partner Brian Heffron offers tips on how to keep feeding the media for sustained coverage.

It’s Storytelling Time for Brands on Facebook

February 29th, 2012 by

Now that Facebook has officially launched Timeline for brands, PR pros must answer this question: What is our brand’s story, and how do we want to tell it visually?

NASCAR Driver Keselowski: Twitter Hero or Bad Example?

February 29th, 2012 by

After an accident stopped the Daytona 500 for two hours, Brad Keselowski went where no race car driver has gone before—tweeting during the race.

4 Tips to Keep Your Online Brand Ambassadors ‘FTC-Free’

February 29th, 2012 by

Brands that use paid advocates must be aware of proper disclosure policies in order to avoid conflicts with the Federal Trade Commission.

Americans Put Their Trust in Media—Some Outlets More Than Others

February 28th, 2012 by

The majority of Americans trust as many as seven different media outlets to deliver news fairly and accurately. Those standards, however, vary by outlet and by the readers’ political beliefs.

Costa Cruises Leaves Gaps in Allegra Story You Can Run a Ship Through

February 28th, 2012 by

While the Costa Allegra is being towed slowly to Seychelles, Costa Cruises continues to leave out one of the five W’s: Why?

Ben & Jerry’s ‘Lin-Sanity’ Flavor Leaves Bad Taste

February 27th, 2012 by

Jeremy Lin’s hoop success not only brought questions about how players of different ethnicity, experience and education are judged in the NBA, but also questions of political correctness and racial sensitivity—or insensitivity—off the court. …

PR Council Roundtable: Internal Communications, Social Media Cause Sleep Disorder Among Corporate PR Pros

February 27th, 2012 by

Members of the PR News Corporate PR Council discuss the PR issues that give them the most sleepless nights. Tops on the list: the unpredictability of social media.

10 Points of Pinterest: ‘Inspiration Tool’ Has PR Pros Pining Away

February 27th, 2012 by

Here’s what you need to know to leverage the hottest social media platform around for your brand.