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Thursday May 22, 2008

The Ticker: A Great Pitch, Media General, Press Tour Redux

Wednesday May 21, 2008

The Ticker: WSJ, FCC, Timber Ho

Monday May 19, 2008

The Ticker: Summize, Gender Gap, HDS

Friday May 16, 2008

Changes at Medialink

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First on PRNewser: Following up on a tip sent to us by brother bloggers TVNewser, PRNewser has confirmed that Michelle Wallace and Mary Buhay were let go from multimedia PR giant MediaLink this morning.

Buhay served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and had been with the company since 1993. Wallace was Senior Vice President, Client Services and had been with the company since 1989.

Medialink COO Larry Thomas (pictured) told PRNewser, "It is accurate that Mary and Michelle are no longer with us. We wish them the absolute best."

Elaborating on the company's decision, Thomas stated, "The entire media industry has changed and so have we. What it comes down to is we are now focusing ourselves on new media and other blended communications. As our clients reach out to us to solve new challenges, we are re-evaluating how we operate."

"If you take a look we've actually added quite a few media executives across the country and are still actively recruiting. It's just really as things evolve and the industry changes, media changes with it, and these departures are part of that evolution."

Medialink reported Q1 numbers on Thursday, with revenues down 11% to $7.1 million, from $8.0 million in the same period for 2007. Revenues from media communications services decreased 18.0% to $5.96 million.

Digital continues to show potential, with the Teletrax digital video tracking services increasing 59.2% for the quarter to $1.14 million.

The company has also launched a digital arm, mediaseed.tv.

Thursday May 15, 2008

Warren Cowan Dead at 87

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A legend in entertainment PR passed away today: Rogers and Cowan founder Warren Cowan. He was 87 years old.

From the Associated Press:

Cowan and his mentor, Henry C. Rogers, founded Rogers & Cowan in 1950 and saw it become one of the world's biggest entertainment public relations firms. Among its stable of celebrity clients were Danny Kaye, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Shirley MacLaine, Roberto Benigni and Elton John.

In 1988, Rogers & Cowan was sold to the British conglomerate Shandwick PLC. Cowan set up his new company, Warren Cowan & Associates, six years later.

Cowan also repped stars including Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman and Frank Sinatra over the course of his career. Jesus Sanchez writes in the LA Times: You have Cowan to thank (or blame) for helping pioneer such popular publicity tools as celebrity sporting events, top 10 lists (the "most watchable man" or "most hypnotic eyes"), and product placement.

(Image at right: 1966 photo of Cowan (left) with partner Henry Rogers, courtesy AP)

CBS Buys CNET, Changes Web Strategy?

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[CBS chief executive Les Moonves (image cred)]

One news item certainly lighting up blogs and Twitter streams everywhere is CBS' purchase of CNET for $1.8 billion.

The New York Times notes that CBS chief executive Les Moonves may have opted for change in the company's web strategy.

"We are not going to spend $1.6 billion on YouTube," he told the paper a year and a half ago, in an effort to ensure investors that the company's digital strategy would not include large acquisitions.

In the official press release, issued Thursday, Moonves states, "There are very few opportunities to acquire a profitable, growing, well-managed Internet company like CNET Networks. Together, CBS and CNET Networks will have significant additional exposure to the fastest-growing advertising sector and can accelerate our growth through a number of new content, promotion and advertising initiatives."

We were considering reaching out to some CNET writers for comment, and then saw this Twitter post from CNET social media reporter Caroline McCarthy:

No, I don't have any insider details for you, so you might as well not ask in the first place.

Well then, that settles that.

Wednesday May 14, 2008

The Ticker: Pitches, Databases and Branding

Tuesday May 13, 2008

The Ticker: Social Changes, Spain's Water, Sam Adams

Monday May 12, 2008

The Ticker: Dems & PR, LinkedIn, Personal Branding

Friday May 09, 2008

The Ticker: Ladies' Home Journal, PR Still Hiring, Drama Over Facts

Marketing Sherpa: How to Pitch to Ladies' Home Journal

Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal: Slump or no, PR firms still hiring

BuzzMachine: Media sell drama over facts

GalleyCat: Imagine Being God's Publicist

Sixty Second View: Working in PR in China


Previously

The Ticker: Schwartz, NBC, ABC & the Pope

The Ticker: Rock Bands, Measurement, Back to School

Microsoft and Yahoo! - Not Meant To Be

Thinking Green: Polar Bears and Portland

The Ticker: Prince William, WSJ Staffers Scolded, Apologizing For Drunk Clients

The Ticker: Weezer, Newsday, Business Blogging

Grads: Expect $30-35k for PR, Comm. Jobs

The Ticker: PR Typos, Morning Edition Rival, Spinning Alaska Pipeline

The Ticker: Edelman Studions, Link Love, Three Jobs

The Ticker: Changes at WSJ, Scoring With Green, Omnicom Profits

The Ticker: Garcia & Rubenstein, Global Brand Rankings, 10 Interview Tips

The Ticker: Measurement, AARP, WSJ Threat to NYT

The Ticker: It's Magic, Rebooting, Reaching Out

The Ticker: Crisis PR Pics, Wired's New Style, Broadcast Goes Social

New Facebook COO on PR Tour

The Ticker: Green vs. Gas, UK PM Big on PR, Social Media Experts

The Ticker: Chief Bloggers, Rising Anchor, Masters on Web

The Ticker: Getting on Oprah, The McCain Hit, Murdoch's Speed Dial

The Ticker: Proven Blogger Techniques, Cohn & Wolfe Acquire, SMB Vocus

The Ticker: Burnin' Down the House, Hard Core Social, Fun With Pitches

The Ticker: NewsCorp Re-Org, Obama Adviser's PR Call, WSJ Newsroom Changes

The Ticker: Tina & Barry, WSJ Quitters, Golin & Dalai Lama

The Ticker: More on Wal-Mart, Mommybloggers, Juicy Campus

Killing the Story: Google CIO To EMI

The Ticker: Promoting Content, Being a WSJ Source...

The Ticker: Omnicom Names Digital CEO, Starting an Agency on the Cheap...

The Ticker: States & Cities Unhappy With PR, Free Dr. Pepper...

The Ticker: PR Wedding, McCain Building, Wizards Hiring...

Ahmed Chalabi: Five Years Later

The Ticker: Changing WSJ, Extinct Careers, Taming the Inbox

Johnny Knoxville: Microsoft Spokesperson?

The Ticker: Newsday, Email Interviews, PR & Search...

The Ticker: Paterson's PR, Obama's Speech, Apple's Ads

The Ticker: NYT Blogger Dishes, Catching Up, The Follow Up...

The Ticker: Recession, Pepsi's Online Buzz, Cuban on Blogs

The Ticker: Apple Sued, Verizon Jumps the Gun, Wikipedia Claims

The Ticker: Changing Conferences, Selling Assets, Spinning Tires...

The Ticker: Goog's Media Play, The Big Picture, Tread Carefully...

The Ticker: Big in India, Tucker Loses Show, How to Get "Good Press"

The Ticker: Typos, Digg, NPR, Interview Control...

The Ticker: Kathie Lee, Gates No Longer #1, PR Booming in UK...

The Ticker: CNN, Going Digital, Murdochification...

The Ticker: Media M&A's, Read Before You Pitch, Don't Muzzle...

The Ticker: Early Show, Rock Star CEOs, New Media Fund

What Recession? WPP and IPG Report Earnings

The Ticker: Bad Swag, Fighting for Samsung, MSFT Talks...

The Ticker: MSFT Gets Fined, Chelsea is a Weapon, Blogging About Clients...

The Ticker: Angry Journos, Facebook's Facelift, Cube Maveovers...

The Big Three: OMC, WPP, IPG

The Ticker: UK Loves Goog, Agencies Merge, Glam Gets $...

The Ticker: PR Lawsuit, Making Friends, Selling Our Services...

The Ticker: Mags For Sale, Words vs. Messages, Words to Avoid...

The Ticker: IPOs, Water Spin, Selling Social...

The Ticker: China, Politickers, Penn's Spin, More 2.0 Hype, Top Brands

Edelman vs. Gawker: PR Bloggers Silent, For Now

Really Green? | Hard to Please | Times Forced to Cut | Adding it Up | Oil's Latest PR Move

Will You Submit? | Omnicom Profits | Toyota's Good PR | Everyone Has a Day | PN's New CMO

Lost in Translation | Just Say No | Angelina Hip To Our Tricks | Guided By Voices | What's Your Story?

Would You Buy In? | Still A Boy's Club | Dying Fast | Of The Moon | TW/AOL Split

Like, It's PR, OMG! | Big Apple Bound | The Tech Threesome | Saturation Point? | Easier Than Sheep

Don't Game Digg | Not So Free At Last | Game Social Media? | Looking for a Fashion Pitch | Looking Online

Microsoft PR on Apple PR | SMR With a Twist? | Wordpress Gets More Funding | Getting to the Core | If You Can't Beat 'Em...

Fighting Over Ferry | Spinners In Control Mode | E-mail Generalities | Craig is Generous | Fun Times for Merrill Comm. Dept.

The Press Release | The Straight Talk | Edelman on the Move | Oprah is Everywhere | Our Deepest Secrets

Julian Meyers: Hollywood's End Is Near

Who's the Best? | Have a Drink | Ronn's Latest | Deloitte Reports on Media Shift | Take Three

A Free Read | Ogilvy and BzzAgent | More Media Cuts | All Hail the Page View | Myspace Replacing Celebrity Publicists?

Zoo Control The News | Teaming up to Battle News Corp. | Gates' CES Finale | Brown Looks to PR | On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!

Dissecting Iowa Caucus Campaign Messages

The Final Countdown | The Raven's Tale | The Quest for ROI | NBC at CES | Spinning the Catwalk

PRNewswire Acquires Hispanic PR Wire

I Heart Iowa | Hacking More Dangerous Than Flacking | Denton's Newest Blog | Social Media Wishes | You're Halfway There

Hilton Working the Press | Ochman's Quiz | Will The Real Audience Please Stand Up | Why Google is Silent | Action Godin

Pitchin' Through the New Year

Apple & Netflix | Military Paper Still Digging | Help the Fed Speak | Why Do We Break Up So Soon? | Wire Me Up

A Change at the Top ? | McClatchy's Talking Points | Spinning String Theory | More on Startups | China's New Energy Plan

Writers' Strike Update: WGA Bolsters PR Support

Bad Pitches Get Better | Maple Leaf Helpers? | Google: One Step Closer | Welcome to Bentonville | Another Top 10

If It Works for Geeks... | PR's Bastard Child? | Promoting Scoble | It's All About Ads

Spinning the WSJ | Media Pitches That Keep on Giving | To Relate, Or Not To Relate | Jobs = Ballmer? | Making the Most of Your Super Bowl Ad

A Good Day for Big Media? | Word of Mouth Gets Results | Too Many Facebook Apps | Wikipedia: Stay Away | Three's Company

The Boss Returns | Serving a New Dish | Burger King Hits Viral Gold | Looking at PR Blogs | The Link Game

Is There Nothing They Won't Try? | Science Meets PR | Spining 'Roids | Edelman Anniversary | Off Target

Movin' Up at the NYTimes | Leaving a Sinking Ship | Preparing for Battle | Get It Together | McDonalds Finds New Ways to Promote New Products

You Down With UGC? | PR's Young Lions | Easy on the Eggnog | LinkedIn Changes | New Meaning to the Elevator Pitch

SEO Never Ends | They Really Have 648 Of These? | Facebook's Problems More Than PR | Measuring Up | Moving Up at News Corp.

Free at Last | Studios Add More PR Power | NBC News to Get Smaller? | You Snooze, You Lose | Motorola CEO Spin

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