30 Sep 2005
| by Erica Iacono
WASHINGTON: The Department of Education's contract with commentator Armstrong Williams -- subcontracted by Ketchum -- to comment on the No Child Left Behind Act resulted in "covert propganda," the Government Accountability Office said today.
30 Sep 2005
| by Hamilton Nolan
NEW YORK: The Interpublic Group released its long-delayed financial results for 2004 and the first half of 2005 this morning, as well as restated figures for the past five years.
30 Sep 2005
| by Keith O'Brien
TALLAHASSEE, FL: The British Virgin Islands (BVI) Tourist Board has selected The Zimmerman Agency as AOR for a $12 million, 3-year campaign.
30 Sep 2005
| by Andrew Gordon
SEATTLE: Cranium, maker of award-winning games including its popular namesake, has appointed Heather Snavely to the new position of VP of corporate communications. She replaces director of corporate communications Kimberley Pierce, who left to pursue other opportunities.
30 Sep 2005
| by Andrew Gordon
DUBLIN, CA: Database management and mobile software company Sybase has hired Chimene Stewart as VP of corporate communications, a new position.
30 Sep 2005
| by Keith O'Brien
NEW YORK: Gibbs & Soell Public Relations (G&S) has announced an alliance with Beijing-based Inhere Communications.
30 Sep 2005
| by Anita Chabria
LOS ANGELES: An influential IT trade group has chosen Irvine, CA-based Lages & Associates to help with a new PR effort aimed at raising awareness about counterfeit computer hardware.
30 Sep 2005
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON – A delay in the Office of Fair Trading's final opinion on newspaper and magazine distribution means that the publishing, distribution and retailing industries will have to wait until next week to find out their fate.
30 Sep 2005
| by by Christie Casalino
NEW YORK - Dove's Real Beauty campaign has taken the brand from being a 'passive' voice in the marketplace to one that is actively trying to change the way people perceive beauty, according to the marketing team behind the program.
30 Sep 2005
| by Kevin May
Interpublic, the under fire US-based advertising network that owns the Universal McCann and Initiative media agencies, has finally issued financial results for 2004 and for the first half of 2005.