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The Dreams and Nightmares of Webcasts

January 31st, 2000 by

Webcasts are a beautiful thing when they work. But the hurdles to attaining that beauty are many and high. First, there are the issues of bandwidth, firewalls and desktop software. Then, assuming those barriers are… Continued

Ezines: Targeted Text, But No Visual Candy

January 24th, 2000 by

Epubs, derived from their offline counterparts, can extend the PR function of a traditional newsletter, magazine or flier by giving the target audience even more targeted and timely information. While, a newsletter can help update… Continued

Budget Problems from Mars, Merger Gaffs from Exxon

January 24th, 2000 by

From outer space to inner ranks, crisis was in the air last month. Most crises occur because the media "discovers" them. But the worst nightmare is when we alert the media and essentially say "watch… Continued

Measurement Proves PR’s Prowess Online

January 24th, 2000 by

The Case Miller/Shandwick Interactive PR was asked by heads at Kodak to pinpoint the exact number of users PR brought to their Picture Playground site, an online store that allows users to personalize photos. Providing… Continued

Media Insight: USA Today

January 24th, 2000 by

1000 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22229 703/276-3400 www.usatoday.com The best way to make friends with the folks at USA Today is to pitch them breaking news that is actually breaking. Take the travel department. A… Continued

Resources

January 24th, 2000 by

Medium = Message. There isn’t much buzzing yet at www.abuzz.com, the community site launched last week by Times Co. Digital (a division of The New York Times Co.). But the site likely will spark discussion… Continued

Hotline

January 24th, 2000 by

Music to their ears. Direct Stock Market, a Web-based financial marketplace, has launched "Edge on Wall Street," a nationally syndicated business talk radio show covering emerging growth companies. The hour-long show airs Monday through Friday… Continued

Launch a Press Conference That Presses the Right Buttons – Or Don’t

January 24th, 2000 by

When Oprah Winfrey took the witness stand in Amarillo, Texas, to defend her beef with the cattle industry, her PR counsel had no choice but to hold a press conference to answer the barrage of… Continued

High-Tech is Hot, But Enter at Your Own Risk

January 24th, 2000 by

Start-up ventures in industries such as ecommerce and biotech continue to yield opportunities for entrepreneurial communicators in search of hotter climates. But the tech field is no place for the weak of heart, and those… Continued

JobTracker

January 24th, 2000 by

PeopleSoft PeopleSoft, a world leader in E-business applications software and rated the 6th best company to work for in 1999 by Fortune Magazine, is growing and is looking for Communications Pros: PR Program Managers (Pleasanton,… Continued