Business Wire

Revolving Door: 'NYT' news, WHCD criticism, ABC & Univision - Posted May 8, 2012
The New York Times started a new biweekly video series today, all about street style. The premiere episode profiles... [PRNewser]

PRs, Journos Airing Their Pet Peeves Online - Posted May 3, 2012
Muck Rack has compiled a list of PR pet peeves from journalists and posted them on its blog. ... [PRNewser]

Roll Call: Edelman appointments, The Door expands - Posted May 2, 2012
Edelman has got three executive moves to announce. Lisa Manley has been named the EVP of the firm's new ... [PRNewser]

Roll Call: Kyodo PR, WCG, Business Wire, and more - Posted January 11, 2012
Akira Yamada has been named the president and CEO of Kyodo Public Relations, one of the largest firms in Japan, after the company's founder ... [PRNewser]

Roll Call: APCO, Ruder Finn, The OutCast Agency, and More - Posted January 4, 2012
James Acheson-Gray has joined APCO Worldwide as MD in London. He was most recently international MD ... [PRNewser]

Six Tips For Making Your Press Release Twitter Friendly - Posted November 17, 2011
Last week, we reported on results from a PRNewswire/... [PRNewser]

Roll Call: NBCU, GCI Health, BW, and More - Posted November 16, 2011
[caption id="attachment_30302" align="alignright" width="194" caption="John Shea"][/caption] John Shea has been named CMO and EVP of integrated media at ... [PRNewser]

Roll Call: Ogilvy PR, Fenton, Resolute, and More - Posted November 9, 2011
[caption id="attachment_29947" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Arun Chaudhary"][/caption] Alan Kercinik has joined ... [PRNewser]

Roll Call: Lippe Taylor, Camino PR, LE&A, and More - Posted November 2, 2011
Jessica Goldberg DiPietro has been promoted to MD of Lippe Taylor. She was previously EVP of the firm's beauty practice. The move adds daily oper... [PRNewser]

News from Quora, Klout, Cision, and More - Posted October 20, 2011
Remember Quora? Business Insider thinks they might be getting millions in another round of fundraising. Are you (still) usi... [AgencySpy]

Media Monitoring Developments from BW, Critical Media, and MyMediaInfo - Posted October 17, 2011
Business Wire announced today that its clients will now have access to Critical Media's broadcast monitoring platform. Business Wire clients who sign up for ... [PRNewser]

Launches Today from BW, Edelman, and Altimeter - Posted August 31, 2011
Social Readiness: How Advanced Companies Prepare ... [PRNewser]

Tools Round Up: Business Wire, Foursquare Fees, MyEdCals for 2012, and More - Posted August 1, 2011
Business Wire is now offering a Mobile Alerts option to clients that will make text message alerts avai... [PRNewser]

Tools Round Up: Twitter for Newsrooms, Cision, Facebook Perks, and More - Posted June 27, 2011
Twitter has launched Twitter for Newsrooms (#TfN), which provides all sorts of guides and resources on topics like "effective tweeting," "branding," and search. Ideally it's a resource for journalists, edito... [PRNewser]

Does Your Press Release Need Some Multimedia Magic? - Posted May 9, 2011
To press release or not to press release? Isn't that always the question? Fact is, no matter how much people talk about the death of the press release, they're still used by many companies and marketers to get the word out. According to Laura Sturaitis, EVP of media services and product strategy... [PRNewser]

BW Upgrades Press Release Measurement Features - Posted May 4, 2011
Business Wire has announced a number of new features for its NewsTrak measurement dashbo... [PRNewser]

Roll Call: Carmichael Lynch Spong, UVA, StyleCaster, Groupon and More - Posted March 23, 2011
Lori Robinson will join Carmichael Lynch Spong effective April 4 as senior principal and director of the New York office. Robinson will be responsible for client oversight, marketing, operations, staffing, and business development. She'll report to firm MD ... [PRNewser]

Canadian IR Institute Updates Its Disclosure Guidance - Posted March 18, 2011
The Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) has issued its latest "Standards and Guidance for Disclosure and Model Disclosure Policy," last updated in 2006. It encourages companies to go beyond the minimum legal requirements for disclosure of material information. According to the press release announcing ... [PRNewser]

Social Media* Response to Japan Earthquake - Posted March 11, 2011
[caption id="attachment_17093" align="alignnone" width="540" caption="A tsunami crashes into Natori, Miyagi in Japan. Photo: Kyodo News, via Associated Press"][/caption] As we've seen with other world ... [AgencySpy]

Tools Round Up: Vitrue Raises $17 Million in Financing - Posted February 17, 2011
Vitrue, the social media management and marketing company, has raised $17 million in financing led by Scale Venture Partners, Advent Venture Partners, and previous investors General Catalyst Partners, Comcast Interactive, and Dace Ventures. ... [PRNewser]

Tools Round Up: ARC for Marketing, the State of the Media, BW's Tweets - Posted January 26, 2011
PR Newswire and MultiVu have introduced ARC for Marketing. (ARC stands for "Access, Reach, Connect.") The platform allows users to launch video, photos, and other multimedia assets and promotional content from one platform. Information and a demo are available ... [PRNewser]

New PR Tools from MediaVantage, PRWeb, Business Wire, and Havas - Posted January 19, 2011
MediaVantage has announced enhancements to its online monitoring offering, including additional social media content and tonality scoring. For additional detail about the latest offering, check out the video after the jump. ... [PRNewser]

Microsoft Raises Questions with Earnings Announcement - Posted November 9, 2010
The New York Times' newly revamped Dealbook blog takes a closer look at Microsoft's decision to release its earnings r... [PRNewser]

DomainsBot to Open U.S. Headquarters to Enhance Global Business - Business Wire (press release) - Posted September 23, 2010
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Virtual Goods Summit West features Facebook, Microsoft, and Zynga, October 12 ... - MarketWatch (press release) - Posted September 21, 2010
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On This Date In Web Hoax History... - Posted August 25, 2010
On August 25, 2001, investigators were looking for clues into the origins of a fake press release that had made its way across the wires. According to that hoax release, the tech company Emulex was restating its 1998 and 1999 earnings, would go from gains to losses on more previous... [PRNewser]

Business Wire Names Gregg Castano President - Posted December 9, 2009
Twenty-four year Business Wire veteran Gregg Castano was promoted to president today, the company announced. Castano was previsously co-chief operating officer. He has played a key role in Business Wire's international expansion and global sales operations. "Gregg ... [PRNewser]

Kyield Offers Breakthrough Semantic Solution for the Challenges ... - Business Wire (press release) - Posted July 23, 2009
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JustSystems Unveils xfy XBRL Report at 19 th XBRL International ... - Business Wire (press release) - Posted June 23, 2009
JustSystems Unveils xf... [semanticweb.com]

Attensity Voice of the Customer Version 5 and Market Voice Version ... - Business Wire (press release) - Posted June 1, 2009
Attensity Voice of the... [semanticweb.com]