DETROIT - Consider this. A terrorist group brings down the entire Pacific Northwest electrical grid. Then they disable telecommunication between the U.S. East and West Coast. Then, they shut down the air traffic control system for New York, grounding all air-traffic into and out of the Northeast while at the same time preventing all credit
TROY - With more than 30 years in the PR field, I have seen a multitude of technology and techniques come and go. With new waves of technology, old tactics are being pushed aside for something flashy, immediate and far reaching. When I started in PR, it was easier to build meaningful relationships with journalists
ANN ARBOR - Every year, the federal government authorizes spending of almost $1 trillion for goods and services that range from purchasing pencils to Apache helicopters. Yet with all this opportunity, many businesses shy away from creating a government affairs strategy to obtain government grants and contracts because they believe that the process is cumbersome
ANN ARBOR - Wi-Fi or wireless networks deliver tremendous benefits. They provide the ability to connect to the Internet almost anywhere at anytime. You can connect in your home, office, or the coffee shop without being tethered to a wall jack, and Wi-Fi is built into most laptop PC?s. Wi-Fi is also easy to set
TROY - For the last 30 years of my professional life I have watched Michigan?s economy reach high points and unfortunately a few low points, writes John Bailey, CEO of John Bailey & Associates Public Relations. Despite the current state, I am confident that we can exceed those heights again with more diverse industries. With
NEW YORK - The desired goal of most of the other countries other than United States is to end up with their own local language suffixes, own local language domain names, basically their own Internet, with its own domain registration policies - in a nutshell, a very big and a very complex global mess, indeed.
DETROIT ?The recent enactment of the Class Action Fairness Act has substantially changed the law governing class action lawsuits involving parties from more than one state. Under the Act, most large national class action lawsuits now must be filed in federal court instead of state court. In addition, the Act imposes new requirements for settling
TROY - Vacation - A period of time devoted to pleasure, rest, or relaxation, especially one with pay granted to an employee. Far too often, employees are so wrapped up in their work that they pass up on vacations, only to lose the vacation days at the turn of the year, or roll them over
TROY - A new MTV reality show, PoweR Girls, shows a side of public relations that is glamorous, glitzy and filled with A-list celebrities. The show focuses on four young interns jockeying for a full-time position at New York-based Lizzie Grubman Public Relations agency. Throughout the show, they throw CD release parties, club openings, and
GRAND RAPIDS ? The vigorous debate over incentives has been raging since the first tax exempt bonds were issued by the State of Mississippi in the late 1930?s to attract business to the state. The debate has not stopped and in fact, is heating up again ? in Michigan. Michigan was late in instituting economic