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To: Jim Bishop who wrote (16832)	12/13/1999 5:17:00 PM
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Jesse Ventura and Ricky Martin Top PRWeek's List of Celebrities Garnering the Best Publicity in 1999 Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1999-- Bill Clinton and Bill Gates Top List of Individuals Generating the Worst PR First Lady Hillary Clinton, Talk Show Host Kathie Lee Gifford and Shock Rocker Marilyn Manson Also Included on the Ten "Worst" List Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura and Latin pop idol Ricky Martin top the list of ten celebrities receiving "The Best Publicity" this past year, according to the PRWeek's second annual year-end round-up of "The Best And Worst Publicity of 1999," appearing today in the magazine's December 13th issue. Ventura and Martin are followed by Texas Governor and Republican Presidential contender George W. Bush, Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, writer/actor Roberto Benigni, Democratic and Republican presidential contenders Bill Bradley and John McCain, along with entertainers Britney Spears, Cher and Pamela Anderson Lee. In addition to making the ten "Best" list, George W. Bush was also eighth on the magazine's list of people receiving the worst publicity. President Bill Clinton tops the "Worst Publicity" list for the second year in a row. Following him are Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, First Lady Hillary Clinton, talk show host Kathie Lee Gifford, New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, presidential paramour Monica Lewinsky, Vice President Al Gore, Bush, singer Marilyn Manson and political gadfly Pat Buchanan. A total of nine top-ten lists for best and worst publicity were selected by a PRWeek panel from nominations by readers responding to a PRWeek/Impulse Research Poll. Participants were asked for their best and worst picks in the categories of "individual publicity," "company/group publicity," "publicity stunts," and crisis management. They were also asked to name products they felt generated the best PR. "Despite the contentiousness of pre-2000 campaign politics, politicians generated far better PR in 1999 than they did last year," said PRWeek Editor Adam Leyland. He noted that the only politician making last year's Best Publicity list was Senator John Glenn, because of positive press resulting from his space shuttle voyage. Leyland continued: "As for other trends, Hillary Clinton is no longer reaping PR benefits from her husband's travails. She has slipped off the "Best" list this year and is among those generating the "Worst" publicity - in part because of her involvement in the political fray as a New York senatorial candidate." The following lists also appear in the PRWeek round-up: Best Publicity Stunt: 1. Blair Witch web site 2. Ron Harris' Angels' Eggs Online 3. Beanie Babies' retirement 4. Brandi Chastain's revealing her Nike bra at the U.S. Women's Soccer tournament 5. CarOrder.com proposes to pay Golden Gate Bridge Tolls in exchange for a bridge ad banner 6. Brooklyn Museum "Sensation" show 7. Gates Foundation philanthropy 8. Metabolife web site 9. Beyond.com CEO Mark Breier appearing on CNBC in boxer shorts 10. Pamela Anderson Lee's implant removal Worst Publicity Stunt 1. BASE-jumping death of Jan Davis at Yosemite 2. Hillary Clinton's Yankee Cap 3. Marketing "Eyes Wide Shut" as a sexy movie 4. Jesse Ventura refereeing a wrestling match 5. Pizza Hut's Hillary Clinton commercial 6. Impeachment trial of Bill Clinton 7. Monica Lewinsky's interview with Barbara Walters 8. Garth Brooks as Chris Gaines 9. Grand Rapids, MI police "behavior" cards 10. Celine Dion's semi-retirement Best company/group publicity 1. Cisco 2. Intel 3. U.S. Women's National Soccer Team 4. Apple 5. Hewlett Packard 6. Gap 7. IBM 8. eBay 9. General Electric 10. World Wrestling Federation Worst company/group publicity 1. Microsoft 2. National Rifle Association 3. Coca-Cola 4. Republican Party 5. International Olympic Committee 6. Mattel 7. Yosemite National Park 8. Monsanto 9. American Bankers Association 10. Brown & Williamson Best job by company/group in overcoming difficult situation 1. Microsoft 2. New Piper Aircraft 3. Democratic Party 4. Metabolife 5. General Electric 6. Webvan 7. Sega of America 8. Oxygen.com 9. eBay 10. Republican Party Worst job by company/group in overcoming difficult situation 1. National Rifle Association 2. Coca-Cola 3. Microsoft 4. FBI 5. The Los Angeles Times 6. Bank of America 7. EgyptAir 8. Boeing 9. Carnival Cruise Lines 10. Daimler-Chrysler Best product publicity 1. Pokemon 2. Blair Witch 3. Apple (G4, iBook, iMac) 4. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace 5. Palm V 6. Sega Dreamcast 7. Pashmina shawls 8. Game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" 9. Dr. Atkins Diet 10. MP3 Internet recording software PRWeek, the first and only weekly newsmagazine about public relations, is celebrating its first anniversary. The magazine is based in New York City and is published by The Haymarket Group, the largest privately owned magazine publisher in the U.K.