20 Dec 1999
MENLO PARK, CA: Alexander-Ogilvy has announced the addition of
three new clients worth dollars 1.5 million: Communities.com, a
real-time rich media network; Netmind Technologies, which provides
products and services to trace changes in online information; and
Pensare, which pairs corporations with top...
13 Dec 1999
| by STEVE LILIENTHAL
WASHINGTON, DC: While the World Trade Organization s recent meeting
in Seattle may have seemed from afar to be the embodiment of chaos, the
guerrilla PR unleashed by protest groups was in reality meticulously
planned.
13 Dec 1999
| by GLORIA SMITH
When community relations is done correctly, it becomes a social
investment with big returns for the company and the community alike.
06 Dec 1999
| by STEVE LILIENTHAL
WASHINGTON, DC: Industry legend Bill Novelli is leaving the
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids to become one of the top PR players at
the American Association for Retired Persons.
06 Dec 1999
| by REBECCA FLASS
BOSTON: In a deal that adds cause-related and consumer marketing to
its extensive list of offerings, Omnicom last week acquired Cone for an
estimated dollars 12-15 million in cash and stock.
06 Dec 1999
| by GIDON FREEMAN
BOSTON: International consulting firm Smythe Dorward Lambert (SDL)
has been selected by Boston musician Bleu to sponsor the release of A
Bing Bang Holidang, a CD featuring some of Boston s biggest rock names,
including Dicky Barrett of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Kay Hanley of
Letters to Cleo. The...
06 Dec 1999
| by CAROLYN MYLES
WASHINGTON, DC: In an unusual departmental reorganization, the
American Society of Association Executives has shifted its PR division
from under the domain of its communications arm and placed it under
public policy.
06 Dec 1999
| by REBECCA FLASS
BOSTON: An increasing number of holiday shoppers are planning on
purchasing a product from companies that donate a percentage of their
profits to a cause, with women and African-Americans again ranking among
the greatest supporters of this practice.
06 Dec 1999
| by SHERRI DEATHERAGE GREEN
ATLANTA: The Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) has chosen
Publicis over two other integrated agencies for its PR business, the
organization announced late last month.