Tonya Garcia

 
Tonya Garcia is a reporter for PRWeek covering IR, corporate communications, and the products and tools serving the PR industry.
 

Recent Articles

Online newsrooms serve as a helpful tool for reporters

September 22, 2008

Video podcasts, photos, and blogs have become popular platforms to enhance a corporate Web site. Often overlooked is the online newsroom. If used to house company information, multimedia components, press releases, and other details, an online newsroom can prove useful in myriad ways, particularly for media outreach

Good business

September 20, 2008

CSR campaigns are often viewed as a way to connect with consumers, but they're increasingly being used in messaging geared toward investors.

Consumers shorted at the grocery store

September 18, 2008

Customers are purchasing less at the grocery store these days, and it's not just because finances are tight at home.

FDIC targets consumer worries as crisis persists on Wall Street

September 18, 2008

WASHINGTON: Amid the crisis on Wall Street, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) sought to reassure consumers that their money is safe in the nation's banks.

Expert Q&A: Sam Ford, director of customer insights, Peppercom Strategic Communications

September 16, 2008

This week, Sam Ford talks about PerpperDigital's new Digital Aptitude Test, who should be taking it, and how to have an effective digital strategy.

Response must travel as fast as bad news

September 16, 2008

Recent meltdowns on Wall Street have raised the demands and stakes for financial PR pros

LIFE raises awareness about life insurance

September 15, 2008

ARLINGTON, VA: The Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE) Foundation is commemorating the fifth annual Life Insurance Awareness month with enhanced Web efforts intended to raise awareness about the importance of having ample life insurance coverage.

Media covers market meltdown from all angles

September 15, 2008

Market meltdown dominates news; presidential campaigns' dealing in half-truths; Third Eye Blind reaches out to fans in new marketing twist; and more.

Swygert takes ACS' comms function personally

September 15, 2008

Of all the elements Amy Swygert brings to her role as VP of strategic communications planning at the American Cancer Society (ACS), none are more important than her personal experience

Web disclosure rule challenges status quo

September 13, 2008

Though companies are still in a 'wait and see' mode, the SEC's move to allow disclosure through Web sites could have a lasting effect on newswires