NEW YORK: Tony Fox has been promoted to EVP of corporate communications for Comedy Central. Fox, who began working for the cable operation in 1990, formerly held the position of SVP. He was previously employed in sports publicity for HBO and CBS.
LONDON: Microsoft s much-vaunted Web cast of a rare UK Madonna performance drew plenty of positive press coverage. But it also took plenty of darts as frustrated Web surfers, and at least a few reporters, failed to make the connection.
WASHINGTON: Widmeyer Communications has hired seasoned PR practitioner Posie Di Sesa as VP to boost its presence in New York.
It s not unusual for managers to tell minions to give their all for their firms. But the four managing principals at Innis Maggiore Group decided to do something a bit different. They ve given their all for their employees - all their hair, that is.
A hundred and thirty-five years after the Civil War, a West Texas air museum has figured out that big companies don t rally behind lost causes.
MINNEAPOLIS: McDonald s- owned Donatos Pizza is ramping up its PR efforts nationally in 2001 and is evaluating outside PR needs.
The new Charlie's Angels movie had a heavenly opening box-office draw, surpassing dollars 40 million. A studio source tells me this exceeded even his own lofty expectations for the film. 'We were hoping for something in the 25 to 30 range, but this was an even bigger knockout,' he said. (I'll resist...
CHICAGO: The MWW Group is to conduct a strategic media relations campaign for Camp Fire Boys and Girls Fifth Annual Absolutely Incredible Kid Day, an annual national letter-writing campaign aimed at getting adults to write inspiring letters to children.
There's a new movie out about a Washington scandal that's creating a bit of a Hollywood scandal. The Contender is a political thriller about a vice presidential nominee whose past sexual exploits endanger the president's reputation (now there's a switch) and become fodder for the opposing political...
NEW YORK: What would you do if your client announced at a press conference that he wanted to eat the children of his major rival?
Welcome to the first incarnation of a new element in Campaign in which we invite experts to burrow beneath the surface of the catch-all that is "digital". Google, Isobar Mobile, JWT London, LBI and MBA share their insights on mobile.
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