Financial Services

Deutsche Bank raises awareness about global warming

Tonya Garcia July 01, 2009

NEW YORK: In its continuing efforts to build awareness about climate change, Deutsche Bank unveiled The Carbon Counter, a 70-foot high digital billboard located near New York's Madison Square Garden that tracks the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases in real time.
 

CMO Q&A: Anne Finucane, Bank of America

Nicole Zerillo July 01, 2009

Nicole Zerillo speaks with Bank of America's Anne Finucane about the importance of PR in telling a complicated story
 

LHA appoints Handelsman MD, principal

Frank Washkuch June 24, 2009

NEW YORK: Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates named Adam Handelsman MD and principal on June 23.
 

Silverman Communications aligns with Israeli firm

Jaimy Lee June 22, 2009

GLEN ROCK, NJ: Silverman Communications Group, a financial and corporate communications firm, announced a strategic alliance with K2 Strategic Innovations, an Israeli PR firm.
 

'Alpha' and 'Absolute Return' to merge into 'AR' for September launch

Frank Washkuch June 22, 2009

NEW YORK: Publishing company Euromoney Institutional Investor will combine business titles 'Alpha' and 'Absolute Return' into 'AR' magazine, effective with its September issue.
 

H&R Block looking for Hispanic agencies

Kimberly Maul June 19, 2009

KANSAS CITY, MO: H&R Block is reviewing firms for PR and media relations support within the Hispanic market, according to several industry sources that declined to be named.
 

WellPoint hires former Freddie Mac executive

Jaimy Lee June 18, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS, IN: WellPoint tapped David Palombi as SVP of corporate communications, effective June 8.
 

Study: CEOs can restore reputations with internal comms

Frank Washkuch June 16, 2009

NEW YORK: A majority of executives believe that CEOs trying to restore their - or their companies' - reputations do not help themselves by using social media or making themselves more available to the press, according to a study by Weber Shandwick and KRC Research.
 

GMAC's Proia promoted to CCO

Tonya Garcia June 16, 2009

DETROIT: Gina Proia was promoted to VP and chief communications officer (CCO) of GMAC Financial Services, effective immediately.
 

Ketchum and Pleon merge, broadening Europe network

Frank Washkuch June 16, 2009

NEW YORK: Ketchum, seeking to expand its footprint in Europe, is absorbing Germany-based Pleon into its brand. The firms, which both operate under the Omnicom Group umbrella, expect the merger to be complete by January 1, 2010.
 

Rebounding financial companies shouldn't neglect employee morale

Erica Iacono June 12, 2009

This week, 10 of the nation's banks were granted permission to repay TARP money back to the government.
 

'Journal' names Brewster deputy managing editor

Frank Washkuch June 09, 2009

NEW YORK: 'The Wall Street Journal' appointed Deborah Brewster deputy managing editor, effective early July.
 

Fielding joins Finsbury as partner

Tonya Garcia June 09, 2009

NEW YORK: Jeremy Fielding has joined Finsbury Group as partner in the firm's New York office, which opened three years ago.
 

IPG to buy back $750 million in debt

Frank Washkuch June 08, 2009

NEW YORK: The Interpublic Group announced June 8 that it will buy back up to $250 million in debt this year, as well as $500 million of a total of $700 million in notes that are due in 2010 and 2011. IPG's purchase offer expires July 6, 2009.
 

Combination of messaging for GM key to regaining consumer confidence

Nicole Zerillo June 04, 2009

General Motors Corp. (GM) entered the second largest bankruptcy filing in industrial history on June 1.
 

IAS Claim Services selects KGBTexas as AOR

Tonya Garcia June 03, 2009

SAN ANTONIO: IAS Claim Services, an independent insurance adjusting and service firm, has selected KGBTexas PR/Advertising as its AOR.
 

'Barron's' redesigns Web site, adds daily analysis to coverage

Frank Washkuch June 02, 2009

NEW YORK: Barrons.com, the Web arm of Dow Jones title Barron's, added a daily analysis column to its Web site on May 28 as part of a portal redesign.
 

'House of Cards' by William D. Cohan (Doubleday, 2009)

David Ward June 01, 2009

The collapse of 85-year-old Bear Stearns in late 2008 was the biggest early signal to the general public that something was very wrong on Wall Street.
 

CEO Q&A: Tom Kunz, Century 21

Tonya Garcia June 01, 2009

Century 21's president and CEO Tom Kunz speaks with Tonya Garcia about the value of local PR
 

Obama's ambitious agenda prompts a boost in issues-based communications

Jaimy Lee June 01, 2009

As a new president and Democratic Congress took control this January, companies in already highly regulated industries prepared for an onslaught of government attention.
 

Journalist Q&A: Ali Velshi, CNN

Frank Washkuch June 01, 2009

Ali Velshi is a familiar face to anxious consumers who have watched their investments closely for the past year.
 

Are fixed monthly retainers the best billing option for PR agencies?

Sean Cassidy, Steve Cody June 01, 2009

DKC's Sean Cassidy and Peppercom's Steve Cody debate the issue of fixed monthly retainers
 

The value of insight in an instant world

Michael Oxley June 01, 2009

In this new format of PRWeek, it seems appropriate to note the new challenges and opportunities for corporate or nonprofit PR pros.
 

Nonprofits offer a lesson in doing more with less

David King May 27, 2009

About 300,000 mass layoffs a month have left the remaining PR professionals in a precarious position.
 

Mastercard targets Hispanic audience with integrated marketing campaign

Tonya Garcia May 26, 2009

PURCHASE, NY: Mastercard Worldwide has partnered with Univision, the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, and other organizations for a consumer education campaign targeting the US Hispanic market.
 

Interview: Bob Buderi

Jaimy Lee May 22, 2009

Bob Buderi is editor-in-chief and founder of Xconomy, a Cambridge, MA-based news site, with bureaus in San Diego and Seattle. The site covers the IT, life sciences, energy, and venture capitalist industries.
 

Brent Gilroy joins DepthPR

Kimberly Maul May 21, 2009

ATLANTA: DepthPR hired public affairs veteran Brent Gilroy to its team, and will now offer consulting services for promoting legislation and regulations affecting clients' businesses.
 

Portfolio.com to relaunch under bizjournals.com in July

Frank Washkuch May 21, 2009

NEW YORK: Portfolio.com, shuttered last month by Conde Nast along with print sibling Portfolio, will relaunch in July as a part of American City Business Journals' (ACBJ) bizjournals.com.
 

Scarborough named VP at Dresner Corporate Services

Tonya Garcia May 20, 2009

AUSTIN, TX: Dresner Corporate Services, a firm specializing in PR and IR, named Christian Scarborough VP.
 

GMAC launches campaign to promote Ally Bank

Tonya Garcia May 20, 2009

CHARLOTTE, NC: GMAC Financial Services has launched a PR and marketing campaign to promote the rebranding of its online bank, now called Ally Bank. The new brand was launched May 15.
 

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