Off topic I admit but wonder - is anyone having problems w/Yahoo email lately? I have a few Yahoo accts & when I log out of one & try to log into another, it...
I have a client whose CEO is being fired on short notice. How do i spin this into a positive to ensure investors have confidence in the new leadership (a board...
One possibility is not to spin but to tell the truth about why the company fired the CEO. HP apparently came clean when it fired Fiorina, and that didn't seem...
Alvin Hattal
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Jun 12, 2005 6:44 pm
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A fair and logical question. In my experience, a lot of it has to do with the demonstrable strengths and weaknesses of the incoming and the real reason for ...
My area of professional practice is outside of the field of public relations, so my answer to this may need to be taken with a grain of salt. I would focus on...
I'm a big fan of writing news releases based on surveys, and what I _do_ like, from a PR standpoint, is that even though their results may not bode well for...
This is an invitation to participate in a PR Compensation and Job Satisfaction Survey - http://tinyurl.com/aqad9 In an effort to continue the YoungPRPros...
THANK YOU!!! I hate Plaxo, too - I wish that all Plaxo users would just shut the X up and leave me alone. ... Ned Barnett, APR Marketing/PR Fellow, AHA Barnett...
I'm looking for PR horror stories involving authors who thought their futures had been made by scheduling an appearance on Oprah, only to have reality get in...
I am in the process of designing a new program called Dynamic Stakeholder Relationship Management and would like to invite comment as to the latest thinking...
Hey All I would like to ask does anyone here in the group to coming Istanbul, Turkey for PRCI World Summit. If anyone will coming the summit in Istanbul, I...
Dear Colleague, The 57th issue of Powerlines - a newsletter on Strategic Reputation and Crisis Management is now available for your reading. This edition's...
This has never happened to me before, but the same recipient received different e-mails I had sent to two other persons, several weeks or months apart. One...
Alvin Hattal
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Jul 23, 2005 11:56 pm
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I was wondering if PR people on this list might like to tell me which news sites they monitor on a regular basis and whether they use services such as Google...
... I use Google News alerts. I monitor too many news sites to list here. I also use tools like Feedster, Blogpulse, Bloglines, etc. to see what, if anything,...
i read a variety of newspapers online and a few local blogs. also check out u.s. newswire and i absolutely use google news alerts. of course, all this reading...
Hi Tim and everyone! First time poster. I pitch radio stations and to my knowledge there are no wire services that specifically target radio. In fact, many of...
We operate a service aimed specifically at radio professionals in the UK - http://www.reachradio.com We will be rolling this out to the US in the next few...
I know this is an old thread, started back in December 2004, but I'm confused. When I use monthly retainers, I bill my hourly rate against the retainer. What I...
Jimmy, From my perspective, you're use of retainers is correct. It's the average of what the client will pay over the course of a yearly program, with peaks ...
hi jimmy - i don't know what's "normal" in the industry, but i can tell you what i do. as a "boutique marketing communications firm," which means i'm a...
Say you've set up an opportunity for a client - got them included in a newspaper review of 'the city's best dog groomers' or something. Because you're so...
Before I revisit the age-old hourly vs. retainer debate, does anyone have a recommendation? Tech trade savvy only. Local only; company is not willing to pay...
The point I was making was in response to David's statement here: "The reality is that the retainer is loaded in favour of the consultant/agency because it...
susan kohl with sierra communications is good. i have used her a number of times including recently with the guys from craigslist. www.sierracomm.com ...
Much grass (that's Spanglish for thanks much). Don't know how urgent the need is, but we'll get in touch next week. ... number of times including recently with...
We have a lot of great news clips that we would like to post on our web site. If we just link to the web site, will we avoid any legal or copyright issues?...
