The news of Steve Jobs death presents a huge challenge to Apple. It now has little time to re-position the company in order to show that Apple can continue and thrive without its visionary founder. It is as much a communications task as it is a job to continue the breakthrough innovation that Jobs created […]
Posted on October 6th, 2011 by admin
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Here is a case where a leak was used for publicity purposes. As the article notes, Amazon has always been careful not to divulge the sales figures for its Kindle e-book. Suddenly, the advance orders for its new tablet, the Kindle Fire, reach the blog world. And, wouldn’t you know it but the numbers indicate […]
Posted on October 5th, 2011 by admin
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Despite this post and my last parody post, I’m NOT trying to be the Weird Al Yankovic of social media (emphasis on trying). But I was thinking about the new subscribe feature on Facebook. And thinking about “I will subscribe” reminded me of “I will survive.” So apologies in advance for all of the various federal […]
Posted on October 4th, 2011 by admin
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This story about the private conglomerate, Koch Industries, is hard-hitting and potentially devastating to the company’s reputation. Note that the Koch brothers used their director of corporate communications as cover. The article spotlights a fact of the internet age. It is almost impossible for even private companies to remain so. There is too much information […]
Posted on October 4th, 2011 by admin
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Here are three more scenarios to help you think through PR and communications challenges. Let me know your opinions about them and if they should be changed.MonitoringBreach of FaithGeneral Counsel Tweet This Post
Posted on October 3rd, 2011 by admin
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A recent upgrade of LinkedIn’s iPhone app made it look simpler and prettier. And while it’s gotten some good reviews, I’ve heard some folks are left wanting more. Regardless of how you’re using LinkedIn from a mobile perspective, there are other ways to get your fix without visiting the site. Outlook IntegrationAs the defacto email […]
Posted on October 2nd, 2011 by admin
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