27 Dec 2006
| by Celeste Altus
Santa Clara, CA: Computer anti-virus software maker McAfee is conducting a search for a new PR agency in order to better integrate its global branding, the company said. Its incumbent AOR, Red Consultancy, will defend the account.
21 Dec 2006
| by Ted McKenna
WASHINGTON: The US Treasury Department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) has awarded Burson-Marsteller a $36-million, five-year contract for a public education and awareness campaign for the new $5 and $100 notes.
21 Dec 2006
| by Keith O'Brien
CREVE COUER, MO: Edward J. Presberg, a Fleishman-Hillard SVP and senior partner, died yesterday. He was 58.
19 Dec 2006
| by Celeste Altus
DULLES, VA: John Buckley is leaving his position as EVP of corporate communications at AOL after more than five years with the company, four of them in the EVP role.
18 Dec 2006
| by Lisa Davis
Oft-given career advice is to "take one job while considering the next." The point is to manage professional life the way many people manage social life: with gusto and an eye toward what to do next New Year's Eve. Here's another take on the maxim: Take a job thinking about the next one while grooming...
18 Dec 2006
| by Michael Bush and Erica Iacono
RACINE, WI: SC Johnson & Sons has named Edelman its new global AOR, ending nearly two years of work with GolinHarris.
18 Dec 2006
| by Rachael Heald
Text 100, Global HR director
15 Dec 2006
| by Michael Bush
ATLANTA: Newell Rubbermaid (NR) has selected Fleishman-Hillard as the first global corporate AOR in the company's history.
14 Dec 2006
| by Tonya Garcia
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ: The Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority (ACCVA) has selected Lou Hammond & Associates as AOR, ending a three-year relationship it had with Weber Shandwick. The two-year contract is worth $150,000 per year.
13 Dec 2006
| by Randi Schmelzer
LOS ANGELES: Layoffs swept through the recently acquired House of Blues Entertainment (HOB) as new parent Live Nation eliminated redundant PR, marketing, sponsorship, and other positions, said John Vlautin, VP of corporate communications for Live Nation.