This kind of self-glorifying publicity is tacky and dishonest. Sooner or later, one gets found out, as in this case. When it happens there is little one can say in self-defense. One wonders what the water district and consultant were thinking. Tweet This Post
Posted on September 15th, 2011 by admin
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Among nightmares the White House is suffering with the economy, add this one. The White House tried to make solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra a centerpiece of its green jobs push, but Solyndra went belly up taking $535 million in government loans with it. That is embarrassing enough but there is evidence that the White House pushed the […]
Posted on September 14th, 2011 by admin
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In an earlier post I commented on the board’s “tacky” decision to fire the former CEO of Yahoo by phone. Today, it is time to comment on the “tacky” way that Carol Bartz has handled her firing. She didn’t go quietly and her use of foul language has cost her support she might have had. […]
Posted on September 13th, 2011 by admin
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Yesterday the 9/11 ceremonies were a study in communications and symbols — bagpipes and drummers, reading of the names, ringing of the bell, the memorial itself with its falling waters into a void. It was deeply affecting. Even though I was in Midtown Manhattan on the day of the attacks and experienced none of the […]
Posted on September 12th, 2011 by admin
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This is interesting. A National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled that employees cannot be fired if they use off duty time to gripe about their jobs on Facebook. This poses an interesting PR challenge. Envision dozens of employees bashing a firm where millions can read about it. In other words, internal communications and listening are more […]
Posted on September 9th, 2011 by admin
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What can one say about a board that fires the CEO by phone call? It opens the directors to accusations of insensitivity and ham-handed PR. Yes, there was urgency to relay the decision to the now-departed CEO of Yahoo, but couldn’t someone have arranged a face-to-face meeting in the nearest airport? There is never a […]
Posted on September 8th, 2011 by admin
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Memories and memorials of 9/11 are crowding into the media now in preparation for the 10th anniversary services and dedication of the World Trade Center site. Behind the message of “We won’t forget” is another. That message is stark. ”America is vulnerable.” The country has spent 10 years chasing down and punishing the perpetrators. […]
Posted on September 6th, 2011 by admin
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It is ironic that on the day the US celebrates labor, the challenge for the economy is that there is not enough of it. Economists disagree whether the lack of jobs is cyclical or structural — that is, the temporary result of economic distress or a change in industry such that jobs are lost permanently. […]
Posted on September 5th, 2011 by admin
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As you might know, I’m not shy about sharing my often strong views on the shortcomings of many of the self styled social media gurus. Recently, due to work and family commitments - sometimes referred to as the real world - my consumption and participation in social media has been extremely limited. The upshot was […]
Posted on September 2nd, 2011 by admin
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Groupon is a company with a problem of its own making. When it first tried to file to go public, it used such non-standard accounting that the Securities and Exchange Commission balked. Groupon refiled its financials that showed a much greater loss than previously claimed. At that point, it had the hallmarks of a bubble stock, and journalists […]
Posted on September 2nd, 2011 by admin
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