Following is the text of a press release, issued Monday, Sept. 14th, by Consumers Union. The annual “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare” list, by the trade publication Modern Healthcare includes Jim Guest, president and CEO of Consumers Union. Ranked number 11, Guest is the only non-profit advocate among the top 30 individuals on [...]
In a message to staff members yesterday, Consumer Reports announced that it will launch a new program later this month to distribute vital safety information directly to parents of school-age children via a partnership with the National PTA and the National School Boards Association. The program — called the Consumer Reports School Safety Alert Program [...]
This week, a series of videos on the safe and effective use of consumer products began running at Wal-Mart and Costco check-stands and video walls, as part of a public information campaign called Safe Marketplace sponsored and produced by Consumers Union. The initial series of videos – which focus on bicycle helmets, carbon monoxide detectors, [...]
The magazine that famously does not accept advertisements is running them in the USA Today and several consumer-oriented websites to warn consumers about the perils of credit card debt. Last year, the magazine ran a similar public education campaign, warning about money “lost” from unused gift cards. Folio: (Nov. 24, 2008)
In the topsy-turvy world of Consumer Reports, more than three million subscribers have paid for web content. They’re never subjected to advertising from the brand. And the seemingly-teflon-coated nonprofit apparently suffered no long-term, ill effects from their botched car seat tests earlier this year. In fact, “I think the way they handled it increased their credibility,” [...]