MEDIA ROUNDUP: Fast food hungers for more options
24 May 2004 | by David Ward
While many media outlets are covering fast-food chains over the obesity issue and their revenue, restaurants are looking to play up other angles.
McDonald's masterful handling of its CEO transition following the tragic death of James Cantalupo highlights the crucial role of succession planning in protecting shareholder value.
While many media outlets are covering fast-food chains over the obesity issue and their revenue, restaurants are looking to play up other angles.
Not one to settle for just being an American icon, McDonald's has always supported education, both as a corporation and as individual franchises.
It would be easy to overstate the importance of the recent vote in Inglewood, CA, where a majority of residents chose to block Wal-Mart's proposal to build a 60-acre shopping center.
Candy makers and retailers work to show reporters that the growing number of confections on shelves make for great stories all year, not just on holidays.
Since Apple set the bar for downloading music with the iTunes Music Store, companies everywhere have been positioning themselves to get a piece of the digital media pie. Wal-Mart's move to undercut the going rate for downloading a song raises the question of just how lucrative this space will be. Apple's...
I have a friend in Washington, DC, who is a gentleman farmer as well as a first-rate public affairs executive, so he's very fond of livestock metaphors. One of his favorites: "Never wrestle in the mud with a pig. You'll both end up dirty, and sooner or later you'll realize that the pig enjoys it."
As competition in the technology and electronics retail markets heats up, Best Buy is able to stay in the forefront with the help of separate corporate and consumer PR units.
With straightforward tactics, itemized billing, and the like, the PR Store hopes that specializing in basic PR functions will help distinguish it in the minds of prospective clients.
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.