| Robert Grupp Installed as President of IPRA, The Global Network of ...
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Public Relations Association (IPRA) today installed Robert W. Grupp as its President. Grupp brings 30 years of public relations experience to IPRA, with special expertise in international corporate communications. IPRA is an association of nearly 1,100 individual public relations executives in 100 countries. As President of IPRA, Grupp's role is to expand the organization's global network and to advance the public relations profession in both established and emerging markets. Public relations education, ethics, transparency, and demonstrating and measuring the value of public relations to companies and organizations are central themes in IPRA initiatives. In remarks today to more than 100 leaders of the public relations community, Grupp said his leadership priorities include improving communications with members, publicly promoting the public relations profession, international member recruitment and retention, and providing intellectual leadership to the profession.
CHEFS DIET(R) Introduces My Solution
NEW YORK, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Chefs Diet(R), the leading meal delivery service provider based on the Dr. Sears' Zone Diet in the nation, announces the launch of My Solution -- a nationwide program that provides chef-prepared, gourmet frozen meals for as low as $9.99 per day*. Chefs Diet(R) created My Solution in an effort to offer programs that meet a wider variety of dieters' needs. Daniel Taugher, Director of Public Relations for Chefs Diet(R), recognized the need for a diet food delivery service for consumers seeking more economical alternatives to the company's higher priced fresh food alternatives. "Over the past two years, we have received hundreds of requests from people who want to be on our program but were concerned with the financial commitment of our more comprehensive, fresh food services," said Taugher.
Epoque Hotels Selects Carolyn Izzo Integrated Communications as 2008 ...
MIAMI, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Epoque Hotels announced today that they have selected New York-based Carolyn Izzo Integrated Communications (CIIC) as their public relations agency of record. This alliance was formed to better acquaint travel enthusiasts with Epoque Hotels' international collection of luxury boutique hotels. Epoque Hotels is a collection of 300 boutique hotels located in over 100 fabulous destinations worldwide. Ahead of their time in both design and amenities, Epoque Hotels offers two collections of properties, the Avant-garde line and the Epoque Classic line. Selected for their character, individuality and ability to best serve the unique needs and epicurean taste of the truly experienced traveler, each Epoque Hotel compliments the ambiance and characteristics of its location.
Winners of the coveted 2007 Award for Political Incorrectness
The Duke lacrosse case represents an enduring failure of the American mainstream media. Not only did the New York Times, CNN, USA Today, and other outlets neglect their duty to provide balanced and factual coverage of the case. Worse, they became the public relations arm of a sleazy prosecutor named Michael Nifong. As so often happens in rape cases, the media featured lurid accusations made by an anonymous victim, all the while omitting the word "alleged" and failing to offer the defendant the opportunity to present his side of the event. In the Duke case, it was the Raleigh News and Observer that led the headlong rush to judge. Its March 25, 2006 issue featured a front-page five-column article with the headline: "Dancer Gives Details of Ordeal: A Night of Racial Slurs, Growing Fear, and, Finally, Sexual Violence." Media sensationalism doesn't get much worse than that.
Effects of lax lending standards settling in
There are increasing signs that the subprime home mortgage pain is spreading to other forms of consumer credit, economic observers say.
On Thursday, the American Bankers Association released data showing that for many types of consumer loans, delinquency has reached the highest rate since mid-2001, when the nation was in the embrace of recession. Delinquency is defined as payments that are 30 days or more overdue.
"There has been an increase in certain categories of delinquencies," said Carol Kaplan, senior manager of public relations for the American Bankers Association. "We are seeing stress in housing-related loans and we anticipate that trend continuing."
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WNNJ'S Zach Martin: A Stern Replacement? New Rating Numbers Very ...
Zach Martin proven ratings booster for public relations firm K2 Global Communications and radio stations. New York, NY (PRWEB) August 8, 2005 -- WNNJ-FM (103.7) air-personality Zach Martin is on a ratings roll. In the last two books, Martin has made significant gains for a suburban signal with limited resources. He dominates in the key 25-54 male demo coming in a close second to Stern (signed with Sirius satellite radio) with an impressive 17.9 Share and in Sussex Martin Comes in Number three behind Stern. Martin's ratings have increased by 55% with persons 25-54, from a 28 to a 3.4 with a 12.2 share. Martin, on every morning (with sidekick Heather Donnelly and celebrity-bio writer Mark Bego on Mondays and Fridays) beat out every other New York station, including long-time am champion WABC.
Sarah Catz Joins MWW Group's Irvine Office as Senior Counselor
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- MWW Group (www.mww.com), one of the nation's top 10 public relations firms, announced today that Sarah L. Catz has joined the company as Senior Counselor in its Irvine, CA office. Catz has served as California's acting Deputy Secretary of Transportation, as well as project manager for The Commission on Building for the 21st Century, California's infrastructure commission. While with the Governor's Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, which oversees the activities of 12 state departments, including CalTrans, the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of Housing and Community Development and the California Highway Patrol, Catz helped secure state funding for critical infrastructure projects throughout California. "Sarah is a powerhouse in transportation and public policy.
A bad day for Sarkozy: first, strikes grip France, then his marriage ...
One serving president, Felix Faure, died in 1899 while engaged in sexual relations with his mistress in his office, but Mr Sarkozy's divorce while in power has no precedent since the emperor Napoleon divorced Josephine. Mr Sarkozy, 52, left for an EU summit in Lisbon yesterday, making no comment. For years, he presenting himself and Cécilia as a US-style political couple akin to the Kennedys. This summer, he sent her as his special envoy to Muammar Gadafy in Libya to help secure the release of imprisoned Bulgarian nurses. Yesterday's news raised questions about why he did this, whether she was prepared for a role as first lady and how long the couple have been maintaining a public front. Mr Sarkozy first met his future wife in 1984 when he officiated as mayor at her wedding to Jacques Martin, a TV star more than 20 years her senior, described as a French Bruce Forsyth.
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