There is a current of criticism against BP and its PR efforts because it has bought search terms around “oil spill” to direct people to its web site. I’ve tried but I can’t figure out what is wrong or unethical with doing that. It is legitimate to get one’s message out and there is no […]
Posted on June 9th, 2010 by admin
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When it comes to paying money for claims, there is almost no way for a company to win. Someone will always be dissatisfied and feel entitled to more. BP is experiencing this already in the Gulf. Certainly Gulf residents, fisherman and families of workers on the oil platform are entitled to hundreds of millions to […]
Posted on June 8th, 2010 by admin
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Five years ago, who would have predicted that the two dominant online media would be Facebook and Twitter? I wouldn’t and I didn’t. But they are here and have their own advantages. Twitter is an excellent headline news medium, much like the wire service headline feeds of yore. Facebook is a source of relationship and expression […]
Posted on June 7th, 2010 by admin
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This story is among several criticizing the Obama administration and its governing abilities. It spotlights again that there is a profound difference between the communications of campaigning and the powers of governing. Obama is a good speaker — clear, precise and unfortunately, too eager to shift blame to the previous administration. He has appeared to be […]
Posted on June 4th, 2010 by admin
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Warren Buffet is a shrewd investor, but he is also a leader with the right instincts. He understands that it is good internal PR to support your employees when they are targets for criticism and sacrificial lambs. It would have been easy for Buffet to say the CEO of Moody’s deserved to be fired for […]
Posted on June 3rd, 2010 by admin
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This news is interesting. Magazine publishers are charging more for e-book subscriptions rather than less. They are jacking the price in spite of the fact that there are no paper, ink, printing or transport costs with e-books. One would expect an e-book subscription to be half of the printed edition. This kind of blatant rip-off will hurt them […]
Posted on June 2nd, 2010 by admin
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There must be an awful feeling in a CEO who knows that his company might face extinction because of a crisis. That feeling may well be present in the CEO of BP today. The market has given up on the company until it plugs the wild well. Then, it will be wary as billions in […]
Posted on June 1st, 2010 by admin
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