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ST. PETE, FLA., -While mergers, acquisitions, alliances and diversifications sometime scare even the best of PR agencies, such moves have become the new reality. But it’s not the choice of which routes you embark on… Continued

May 25-28: The Canadian Public Relations Society, Inc., "Canadian Public Relations Society National Conference," Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 613/232-1222. May 28-30: American Marketing Association, "Applied Research Methods," San Francisco, 312/648-0536. June 1-27: Columbia Business School,… Continued

William C. Lyddan, Jr., president of Brouillard Communications, New York, will become president and CEO of the agency effective July 1 as announced by chairman James H. Foster, who has been CEO since 1984. Lyddan… Continued

O.J. Simpson’s wrongful death trial in California was not the only gut-wrenching civil trial of 1996. Food Lion’s lawsuit against ABC News for "fraud, deceptive trade practices, civil conspiracy and breach of duty of loyalty"… Continued

MWW/Strategic Communications Inc., East Rutherford, N.J., has appointed Alissa Blate to senior VP of the consumer and business-to-business marketing group. Blate was a senior VP at The Rowland Company, New York. (MWW/Strategic Communications, 201/507-9500) Sitrick… Continued

Below, we provide brief reviews of new Web sites launched by PR agencies, corporations or others in the communications field. Check out what your peers are doing — or what they’re not doing online. http://www.jprealty.com:… Continued

Buena Vista Home Video, the company charged with overseeing the marketing, sales and promotion of the video release of Disney’s "101 Dalmatians," was dogged with the challenge of spreading the word about something that had… Continued

May 6-8: Promotion Marketing Association of America, Inc., "Basics of Promotion Marketing," Chicago, 212/420-1100. May 6-9: The Center for Corporate Community Relations, "Strategic Contributions," Boston, 617/552-4545. May 8-9: Effective Communications Group, "Advanced Writing & Interviewing… Continued

On The International Front Manning, Selvage & Lee Adds Three Manning, Selvage & Lee, New York, has added three consultancies in Central and Eastern Europe to its international affiliate network. The firms are Promaco Public… Continued

1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309-3038; Phone: 515/284-3000 Editor’s Note: The key to establishing a rapport with editorial staffers or their assistants at Better Homes & Gardens can be summed up in two words:… Continued