For years the agricultural behemoth, Cargill, had a good relationship with environmentalists. Now it is “Cargill: The Worst Company in the World.” The falling out has been dramatic and sudden — in a matter of weeks. This happened because the company refused to accept a moratorium on lands in Brazil that are environmentally sensitive, and […]
Posted on July 30th, 2019 by admin
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It is odd PR to deliver a strange threat like this. Britain is the country that will be savaged with a no-deal Brexit, yet the UK is blaming the EU for failing to negotiate a better deal. That’s chutzpah. It’s equivalent to the old joke of the fellow who pleaded with a judge for mercy […]
Posted on July 29th, 2019 by admin
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This is an amusing turnabout on scam telemarketers. The company uses artificial intelligence generated by IBM’s Watson system to string along the fraudulent callers until they give up in frustration. Listening to the voice is eerily realistic. There is little wonder that telemarketers don’t pick up on it. It is not the best way to […]
Posted on July 26th, 2019 by admin
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This article envisions what will happen on the moon in the next 50 years. It is a dream that might have a smack of reality to it. We know with 50 years of hindsight that going to the lunar surface is a hard and dangerous task. Once we get there, the landscape is hostile and unfit […]
Posted on July 22nd, 2019 by admin
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This is smart marketing and PR. Even drivers with automatic toll payment in their cars would like to know what driving a road will cost. In fact, they have more of an incentive than those who stop and pay a toll taker because automatic payments are deducted from one’s account without a receipt. Waze is […]
Posted on July 15th, 2019 by admin
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Criticisms can come from anywhere and become a crisis. Consider this. A conservative group is protesting a brief scene in Pixar’s Toy Story 4 because they say it shows lesbians. There is little indication in the movie that this is so, but they have read into the scene and say it isn’t for young children. […]
Posted on July 12th, 2019 by admin
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No matter what a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court does, he is caught in second guessing of decisions, particularly if he is a swing vote. It would normally be a tough PR position but for the fact that justices are insulated from the opinion of the public. Chief Justice Roberts has taken controversial stances […]
Posted on July 8th, 2019 by admin
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Joe Biden now says he wasn’t ready for the attack on him by fellow Democratic candidate for President, Senator Kamala Harris, in the recent debate. The question is why not. Biden has a long legislative record, and he knows he must defend it during the lead-up to and in the primaries. He has been taking […]
Posted on July 5th, 2019 by admin
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Walmart is learning that taking on Amazon is expensive. It is set to lose a billion dollars this year as it grows its online business. This has apparently ignited tensions inside the company as executives jockey for power. Walmart might be forgetting that Amazon itself lost billions as it built market share. There was a […]
Posted on July 3rd, 2019 by admin
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Samsung’s chief of mobile phones has publicly taken the blame for the failures of its fold-out phone. He says he released it too early. This belated PR move is proper but hardly enough. There are many waiting with pre-orders for the instrument who now don’t know when they will get it, if ever. Samsung itself […]
Posted on July 2nd, 2019 by admin
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