PRWeek awarded Shannon Riggs of LANE PR its 2009 Young Professional of the Year award, which recognizes the outstanding achievements of a PR professional that has been in the industry for less than three years. The award was presented at a gala event at Tavern on the Green in New York on March 5. Riggs has [...]
Tens of thousands of Oregon schoolchildren who ride buses are exposed to potentially harmful fumes because of fuel system defects, according to the state Department of Environmental Quality. But two bills in the Legislature that aim to help fix the problem may not advance out of committee, state officials and environmental activists said. “I don’t think most [...]
Last week my blog was about my view of technology and small business over the course of the past 29 years. This week I want to talk about the internet based world of technology today and what it means to my business and to our clients’ businesses. Public relations used to be the practice of approaching [...]
It’s tough to be optimistic about the economy today. The market remains volatile on a daily basis, the unemployment rate is the highest it has been in 25+ years, G.E. is in trouble (read the NY Times article from this past Sunday), I could go on and on. However, Justin Fox from TIME magazine had some thoughts this morning about [...]
Public relations is an investment. In the hands of the right firm, it produces invaluable returns.