MEDIA ROUNDUP: Health supplements are mixed bag
08 Dec 2003 | by David Ward
Vitamins and supplements get spotty coverage, as very few outlets are knowledgeable on the topic. So finding hard facts and in-the-know reporters is crucial.
Sara Calabro discovers that healthcare PR strategies are now going beyond science in order to address consumers.
Vitamins and supplements get spotty coverage, as very few outlets are knowledgeable on the topic. So finding hard facts and in-the-know reporters is crucial.
PR Team: America on the Move (Boston) and PowerPact (Boston) Campaign: Launch of America on the Move Time Frame: April-July 2003 Budget: $80,000
PR Team: American Lung Association of California (Oakland, CA) and Angelsmith (Los Angeles) Campaign: "Find Your Freedom From Smoking" Time Frame: December 2002-ongoing Budget: About $2,500
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation started with a small promise, but became a giant in the battle against breast cancer with a corporate approach to PR.
The possible link between increased obesity in the US and the tantalizing drinks, meals, and desserts marketed by fast-food chains has gripped the media's attention over the last six months and has led to significant coverage of the companies' strategies to increase sales and profits. The introduction...
While many initially dismissed SARS as nothing more than a bad cold, the disease transformed life in Beijing and business in China overall.
NEW YORK: The Ad Council, in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded a $125,000, six-month account to GYMR.
NORTHFIELD, IL: Kraft Foods grabbed the PR high ground in the public debate about obesity and America's unhealthy eating habits by announcing a series of planned changes in how it will make and market its products.
TRUMBULL, CT: Oxford Health Plans has awarded The MWW Group what Maria Gordon-Shydlo, director of PR for the provider, calls a "significant six-figure," one-year contract.
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.