What could be a worse scenario for a struggling restaurant chain than to lose its principal spokesperson over child pornography charges? That is what happen to Subway, the sandwich shop franchiser. Subway had used Jared for 15 years in every part of its marketing. He was the face of Subway and its home-grown celebrity. It […]
Posted on August 21st, 2015 by admin
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This article is worth reading. It analyzes the editing and entry-building process at Wikipedia. PR practitioners should have an idea of the iterative procedure used to develop then expand an entry, especially if a practitioner wants to influence the progress of the piece. There is a growing concern at Wikipedia over the “intrusions” of PR people in […]
Posted on August 19th, 2015 by admin
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So, The New York Times does an expose on your company after interviewing more than 100 current and former employees. The article is brutal and a take-down of everything you say you stand for. What is your adequate defense? If you are Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, it is a letter to employees saying it […]
Posted on August 18th, 2015 by admin
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Donald Trump is off the campaign trail for a day serving jury duty. He has proclaimed himself ready to participate. I’m sure Republicans are hoping he gets a 6-month trial, but, of course, he won’t. Republican candidates are gasping for air after the first debate with Trump bloviating to his advantage. He is a demagogue but it is […]
Posted on August 17th, 2015 by admin
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Hillary Clinton has been running as a woman of the people, a friend of common citizens standing up against nabobs of Wall Street. While this is good spin, it isn’t true according to a zip code analysis of her campaign contributions. It shows that she is raising funds from the 30 wealthiest zip codes in […]
Posted on August 14th, 2015 by admin
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The explosion of a truck bomb in Baghdad’s central market is a form of speech — an ugly taunt at the government and proclamation that no one is safe in Iraq from the Islamic State. There is no reasoning with people who use such message transmission. The only safe outcome is use of force to capture […]
Posted on August 13th, 2015 by admin
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This is dismal news for hourly and salary workers. Not only has the buying power of money declined but there is the prospect of less of it for employees across industries. It points to an internal PR challenge — to keep restive workers happy. One way to handle the situation is through transparent and abundant […]
Posted on August 12th, 2015 by admin
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South Korea said it will restart propaganda broadcasts to North Korea in reprisal for North Korea planting two mines that injured South Korean soldiers on patrol. This tit for tat is part of the ongoing truce between the two countries. The war between the north and south has never been concluded — only stalled with each side […]
Posted on August 10th, 2015 by admin
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The SEC has adopted a rule that forces companies to disclose the ratio of the CEO’s pay to that of the median employee. Get ready for spin. Some companies will pursue pretzel logic to reduce the ratio. Others will state what it is and do little more unless there is shareholder activism. In fairness to […]
Posted on August 6th, 2015 by admin
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There is a truism in organizational behavior. Government tolerates situations that it won’t stand for in corporations. Consider this case. Government did not cause the initial pollution in the lake, but once it nationalized the petroleum companies, it didn’t begin to clean the water. Today, it appears to be tolerating the mess as long as […]
Posted on August 5th, 2015 by admin
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