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PR's core competence is positioning and packaging to give clients the edge out there. No surprise, the ambitious folks at Mediabistro.com have been targeting ownership of covering PR news. Most recently, Mediabistro's PR NEWSER claims that it's the first to report that Todd Burke, Vice President of Corporate Communications at JetBlue, is gone. What's notable is that PR NEWSER noted this in its headline. MORE
Mickie Kennedy founded eReleases PR back in 1998 when he saw how hard it was for independent startups and businesses to achieve really quality PR. Marketing Public Speaking PRFor more, download some of Mickie’s free ebooks and whitepapers. HARO: A Speaker’s Secret Weapon, by Mickie Kennedy First of all, congratulations on being one of those people who don’t […]. MORE
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"Five PR agencies filed suit against the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics on Tuesday morning, seeking a temporary restraining order blocking the body from enacting regulations that would reclassify public affairs professionals as lobbyists." " - Frank Washkuch, PR Week, March 8, 2026. If PR players in New York are classified as lobbyists what follows will be grim. The PR game would be changed significantly. MORE
Tell the world about it – which can be the tricky part unless you know how to harness the power of PR! The post [Podcast] Harness the Power of PR with Marsha Friedman appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Tell the world about it – which can be the tricky part unless you know how to harness the power of PR! Marsha Friedman is the CEO of EMSI Public Relations, one of the most highly respected PR firms in the U.S. MORE
Employment-law issues keep getting more interesting in COVID-19 times. The latest, reports BusinessInsider , is if L'Oreal USA is opening itself to legal trouble down the line by currently requesting access to medical information from employees wanting to continue working from home. MORE
BP, after a late start getting out of the “damage control gate&# , developed a fairly effective central message: “We are a responsible party. Our obligation is to deal with the spill, clean it up and make sure the impacts of that spill are compensated. And we are going to do that.&# – BP America CEO Lamar McKay May 11, 2010. However, a number of comments that followed were decidedly off-message. MORE
Skip to content Follow: RSS Twitter Home About Contact Us Current Programs Inner Circle Newsletter Products 20 Presentation Skills That Kill: Audio CDSeminar Social Media and Public Relations: Audio Task Oriented Teams: Audio CDSeminar What We Do Podcast: PR for the Nuclear Industry After Japan by Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon on March 22, 2011 What would you do if you were a PR flack for the nuclear industry? MORE
As part of his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, special counselor Robert Mueller has issued two public relations subpoenas. They are to the Podesta Group and Mercury. The issue is their involvement in Paul Manafort's support of a Ukraine pro-Russia party. Here are details from Kevin McCauley, a journalist at the public relations newsletter Odwyerpr.com. MORE
He is replaced by the head of Porsche PR Hans-Gerd Bode. During crisis the head of public relations can have bullet-proof job security, at least temporarily. Or be among the first to go in the mandated ritual of the Clean Sweep. Head of Communications, Investor Relations, and External Relations Stephn Gruhsem is reported to have resigned. Here are the details from Motrolix. Branding careers Current Affairs MORE
Tim and Roger take a look and see how the Marlins and Ozzie in particular, handled this PR situation. Tim and Roger take a look and see how the Marlins and Ozzie in particular, handled this PR situation. Ozzie Guillen, manager of the Miami Marlins, stuck his foot in his mouth this week by saying he ‘loved Fidel Castro’ and caused a rumble in the Cuban Community in Florida. MORE
Skip to content Follow: RSS Twitter Home About Contact Us Current Programs Inner Circle Newsletter Products 20 Presentation Skills That Kill: Audio CDSeminar Social Media and Public Relations: Audio Task Oriented Teams: Audio CDSeminar What We Do Podcast: PR Skills for the Next Generation by Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon on November 22, 2010 You’re a PR person. But what about the changing world of PR? MORE
No surprise, PR Week is honoring 40-under-40 in communications. So, it's about time that PR Week establish a new category of recognition: 60-over-60. How we the over-60 have been able to remain at the top of our game should be explained in an article in PR Week. This reflects how hard it used to be to make one's professional mark in the field until after age 40. But that was then. MORE
Quote: “I just want to make PR a lot more approachable and people to know that it’s not a luxury.” Courtney Love Gavin Public relations and publicity differ in that PR is controlled internally, whereas publicity is not controlled and is contributed by external parties. MORE
AUGUST 2020 MUST LISTEN PODCASTS Here are this month’s must-listen podcasts: PR Strategies to Book More Business With Courtney Love Gavin Taking Productive Action Now With Brian Fanzo Adding Comedy to Live and Virtual With Judy Carter Trusting Yourself and Taking Risks With Jason O. MORE
Skip to content Follow: RSS Twitter Home About Contact Us Current Programs Inner Circle Newsletter Products 20 Presentation Skills That Kill: Audio CDSeminar Social Media and Public Relations: Audio Task Oriented Teams: Audio CDSeminar What We Do Podcast: Top PR Disasters of 2010 by Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon on December 12, 2010 What were the biggest PR disasters of 2010? MORE
The media spotlight on alleged sexual harassment has widened the territory covered to include professional services. No surprise, the high-stakes career world of law has surfaced on the radar. Whether it's teaching law or practicing it, lots of money, status, and shot at celebrity are involved. Big Names as#MeToos in Law. Big names like Elizabeth Warren and Amal Clooney are now the clickbait. MORE
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And, you bet, if prospects are shopping for something a bit off-center, now they know exactly what PR firm to go to. Public relations/marcom firms have to do their own public relations, of course. That demands their best strategic thinking, along with execution. After all, just like their clients, they need exposure in the media. Their brand has to be tilted just right. And there must be a clear differentiation for why prospects would choose them over the competition. MORE
In PR Week , editor-in-chief Steve Barrett releases some early numbers from PR agencies. For example, some firms such as Omnicom report Q4 figures as down in organic revenues for PR but significantly up in their advertising units. Others such as Ketchum report increases in PR organic revenues. Barrett notes not enough PR agencies have come in with the numbers yet. But there might not be enough of those kinds of assignments for a particular PR firm to survive. MORE
BP CEO Bob Dudley, who took over for Tony Hayward , spoke earlier today at the Confederation of British Industry. The following lines have gotten the most attention so far: Over 87 days as the oil kept flowing into the ocean, it frequently felt as if we were the only story on the news, 24/7. I have seen figures that in some months fully 30% of the 24-hour news coverage was devoted to the incident.&# MORE
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The latest to resort to cutting jobs is Rogers and Cowan PMK, reports PR Week. Because its clients are in trouble so are the public relations agencies which serve them. Those totaled 10% of staff. The firm held off on reductions in staff until it had felt it had understood the emerging marketplace. Then, it couldn't wait any longer. The parts of its business that had been hurting the most included entertainment. MORE
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Also, in parachuted public relations firm RunSwitch PR. The family of Nick Sandmann could become financially quite comfortable. As the controversy surrounding their son's interaction with Native American Nathan Phillips escalated, in parachutes respected libel lawyer L. Lin Wood. Among the clients he won big money for had been Burke Ramsey against CBS. What goes on in the court of public opinion is as important or even more important than the machinations in the court of law. MORE
Marie Kuhnla was vacationing on the Turks and Coicos Islands. No, she wasn't traveling solo. She wasn't traveling in a primitive go-native manner. She and her traveling companions were bunking at Club Med. And, since she is a public defender with the Suffolk County Legal Aid Society in New York state, she was aware of the world as a dangerous place. Therefore, it's assumed she was vigilant. MORE
At 10:08 P.M. London time, the attack in London became public. Those on London Bridge and in nearby bars targeted by the bad guys were desperate to leave the sites. However, in the immediate areas of the attack, Uber didn't shut down its surge pricing until 10:50 P.M. That surge pricing was X2.1. In other areas of London it did that around 11:40 P.M. Here is the media report. Obviously, this is another public relations black eye for the distressed ride-sharing company. MORE
The Puritans imported it into America. That was shame. Back then and until fairly recently shame served as a powerful tool of social control. Men were shamed into being extreme successes. Women into maintaining great bodies. And neighbors into mowing their laws. Bit by bit the brilliant tactics of the public relations industry, the ability of lawyers to get miscreants off the hook, and free thinkers who don't give a damn about the public good have killed off shame. MORE
Seven weeks later, there are three givens: 1) much damage is being done to the wildlife and ecosystem, 2) no one is quite sure when, or how, this tragedy will end, and 3) everything BP is trying to do from a public relations and communications angle just isn’t working. Nine steps to take now: 1. Stop Talking – I always advocate communicating over silence, as do the most crisis communication professionals. MORE
Skip to content Follow: RSS Twitter Home About Contact Us Current Programs Inner Circle Newsletter Products 20 Presentation Skills That Kill: Audio CDSeminar Social Media and Public Relations: Audio Task Oriented Teams: Audio CDSeminar What We Do Podcast: Comparing PR Disasters by Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon on August 26, 2010 Recent worldwide public relations reactions by Goldman Sachs and British Petroleum are examined by Tim ‘Gonzo’ Gordon and Roger Pike. MORE
Members of the media gleefully reported on its PR woes. What company has been having the worst week? No question, it's Uber. They range from former employee Susan Fowler's allegation of sexual harassment to being sued for alleged poaching of IP from Google. Both, if proven true, can tarnish this brand already disliked by too many. But that, to leverage the cliché, is just the tip of the iceberg. As The Economist reports in the current issue, its core challenge is a business one. MORE
Among PR folks, there is the old warning about featuring an actual employee in recruiting material. The takeaway from the AXIOS Harris poll is for the in-house communications team and the outside PR agencies to not put all their eggs in positioning and packaging the CEO leadership. Soon enough, the man or woman could be part of a high-profile media story about a drug ring in the geographic region - or even inside the company. MORE
"Cision has inked a deal to acquire PR Newswire for $841 M from UBM With the deal, Cision adds a legacy news dissemination service to its tech-based offerings, which include the low-cost PR web. The sale will have to clear US regulators and UBM shareholders." " Greg Hazley, Odwyerpr.com, December 15, 2015. Here is the article. This consolidation is happening at a time when a growing number of organizations are re-thinking the press release. MORE
Apple (AAPL) just enacted the greatest PR Gimmick ever. And when it comes right down to it, having a devoted fan base is the best PR of all. As a media trainer, I am often critical of Apple because they violate almost every rule of good media relations. They don’t return phone calls from the media, they are notoriously secretive, they dissemble on the health of their former CEO, and they come across as arrogant in most of their dealing with the media. MORE
pr blunderMitt Romney Sticks Foot in Mouth, on Foreign Soil. <iframe <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”[link] frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Mitt Romney has not learned the subtleties of using the Bully Pulpit. The first thing Romney did on his world tour was to insult the British. MORE
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LegalShield has decided to search for a public relations agency to assist with its communications. That's what Jon Gingerich reports on Odwyer.com. Known at one time as Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc., Legal Shield provides legal service plans that are pre-paid through almost 7,000 independent provider lawyers. Their territory includes both the U.S. and Canada. MORE
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The assumption might be that during a crisis such as COVID-19, around the world PR agencies would be scaling financially. According to a global survey by PRovoke/ICCO , PR firms indicated: Almost 77% expect loss of earnings. After all, such a comprehensive upheaval requires so much messaging. Just look what's arriving in the email and by text. That's not, to put it crudely, on the money. MORE
Crawford, President and Founder of Crawford PR recently called into Inside Communications Radio with host Mike Bako to discuss the state of the tech industry and his enlightening article on Bulldog Reporter Daily Dog entitled “Bad PR for Telecom’s Crawford discusses SaskTel’s major blunder with a customer and how it impacts them in the [.]. Audio Media Training public relations Crawford PR Crisis Communications Jim Crawford mike bako SaskTel MORE
Tim and Roger take a look and see how the Marlins and Ozzie in particular, handled this PR situation. Tim and Roger take a look and see how the Marlins and Ozzie in particular, handled this PR situation. Ozzie Guillen, manager of the Miami Marlins, stuck his foot in his mouth this week by saying he ‘loved Fidel Castro’ and caused a rumble in the Cuban Community in Florida. MORE
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JULY 23, 2020
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MARCH 30, 2020
The assumption might be that during a crisis such as COVID-19, around the world PR agencies would be scaling financially. According to a global survey by PRovoke/ICCO , PR firms indicated: Almost 77% expect loss of earnings. After all, such a comprehensive upheaval requires so much messaging. Just look what's arriving in the email and by text. That's not, to put it crudely, on the money.
TJ Walker Interactive
JUNE 6, 2011
Videos of the keynote speech made to NYU graduate students in a media PR class. Communications Public Speaking Skills public relations Media NYU pr
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MARCH 8, 2016
"Five PR agencies filed suit against the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics on Tuesday morning, seeking a temporary restraining order blocking the body from enacting regulations that would reclassify public affairs professionals as lobbyists." " - Frank Washkuch, PR Week, March 8, 2026. If PR players in New York are classified as lobbyists what follows will be grim. The PR game would be changed significantly.
Speaker Launcher
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
Tell the world about it – which can be the tricky part unless you know how to harness the power of PR! The post [Podcast] Harness the Power of PR with Marsha Friedman appeared first on Jane Atkinson. Tell the world about it – which can be the tricky part unless you know how to harness the power of PR! Marsha Friedman is the CEO of EMSI Public Relations, one of the most highly respected PR firms in the U.S.
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NOVEMBER 22, 2010
Skip to content Follow: RSS Twitter Home About Contact Us Current Programs Inner Circle Newsletter Products 20 Presentation Skills That Kill: Audio CDSeminar Social Media and Public Relations: Audio Task Oriented Teams: Audio CDSeminar What We Do Podcast: PR Skills for the Next Generation by Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon on November 22, 2010 You’re a PR person. But what about the changing world of PR?
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 2, 2018
LegalShield has decided to search for a public relations agency to assist with its communications. That's what Jon Gingerich reports on Odwyer.com. Known at one time as Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc., Legal Shield provides legal service plans that are pre-paid through almost 7,000 independent provider lawyers. Their territory includes both the U.S. and Canada.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
AUGUST 1, 2016
No surprise, PR Week is honoring 40-under-40 in communications. So, it's about time that PR Week establish a new category of recognition: 60-over-60. How we the over-60 have been able to remain at the top of our game should be explained in an article in PR Week. This reflects how hard it used to be to make one's professional mark in the field until after age 40. But that was then.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 1, 2015
He is replaced by the head of Porsche PR Hans-Gerd Bode. During crisis the head of public relations can have bullet-proof job security, at least temporarily. Or be among the first to go in the mandated ritual of the Clean Sweep. Head of Communications, Investor Relations, and External Relations Stephn Gruhsem is reported to have resigned. Here are the details from Motrolix. Branding careers Current Affairs
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JULY 30, 2012
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JUNE 18, 2015
Mickie Kennedy founded eReleases PR back in 1998 when he saw how hard it was for independent startups and businesses to achieve really quality PR. Marketing Public Speaking PRFor more, download some of Mickie’s free ebooks and whitepapers. HARO: A Speaker’s Secret Weapon, by Mickie Kennedy First of all, congratulations on being one of those people who don’t […].
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 6, 2019
Among PR folks, there is the old warning about featuring an actual employee in recruiting material. The takeaway from the AXIOS Harris poll is for the in-house communications team and the outside PR agencies to not put all their eggs in positioning and packaging the CEO leadership. Soon enough, the man or woman could be part of a high-profile media story about a drug ring in the geographic region - or even inside the company.
Speaker Launcher
AUGUST 4, 2020
AUGUST 2020 MUST LISTEN PODCASTS Here are this month’s must-listen podcasts: PR Strategies to Book More Business With Courtney Love Gavin Taking Productive Action Now With Brian Fanzo Adding Comedy to Live and Virtual With Judy Carter Trusting Yourself and Taking Risks With Jason O.
TJ Walker Interactive
JULY 26, 2012
pr blunderMitt Romney Sticks Foot in Mouth, on Foreign Soil. <iframe <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”[link] frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Mitt Romney has not learned the subtleties of using the Bully Pulpit. The first thing Romney did on his world tour was to insult the British.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JANUARY 25, 2019
Also, in parachuted public relations firm RunSwitch PR. The family of Nick Sandmann could become financially quite comfortable. As the controversy surrounding their son's interaction with Native American Nathan Phillips escalated, in parachutes respected libel lawyer L. Lin Wood. Among the clients he won big money for had been Burke Ramsey against CBS. What goes on in the court of public opinion is as important or even more important than the machinations in the court of law.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Marie Kuhnla was vacationing on the Turks and Coicos Islands. No, she wasn't traveling solo. She wasn't traveling in a primitive go-native manner. She and her traveling companions were bunking at Club Med. And, since she is a public defender with the Suffolk County Legal Aid Society in New York state, she was aware of the world as a dangerous place. Therefore, it's assumed she was vigilant.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
DECEMBER 15, 2015
"Cision has inked a deal to acquire PR Newswire for $841 M from UBM With the deal, Cision adds a legacy news dissemination service to its tech-based offerings, which include the low-cost PR web. The sale will have to clear US regulators and UBM shareholders." " Greg Hazley, Odwyerpr.com, December 15, 2015. Here is the article. This consolidation is happening at a time when a growing number of organizations are re-thinking the press release.
Matt Eventoff
JUNE 8, 2010
Seven weeks later, there are three givens: 1) much damage is being done to the wildlife and ecosystem, 2) no one is quite sure when, or how, this tragedy will end, and 3) everything BP is trying to do from a public relations and communications angle just isn’t working. Nine steps to take now: 1. Stop Talking – I always advocate communicating over silence, as do the most crisis communication professionals.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
AUGUST 4, 2020
Employment-law issues keep getting more interesting in COVID-19 times. The latest, reports BusinessInsider , is if L'Oreal USA is opening itself to legal trouble down the line by currently requesting access to medical information from employees wanting to continue working from home.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
APRIL 9, 2019
The Puritans imported it into America. That was shame. Back then and until fairly recently shame served as a powerful tool of social control. Men were shamed into being extreme successes. Women into maintaining great bodies. And neighbors into mowing their laws. Bit by bit the brilliant tactics of the public relations industry, the ability of lawyers to get miscreants off the hook, and free thinkers who don't give a damn about the public good have killed off shame.
Communication Steroids
APRIL 10, 2012
Tim and Roger take a look and see how the Marlins and Ozzie in particular, handled this PR situation. Tim and Roger take a look and see how the Marlins and Ozzie in particular, handled this PR situation. Ozzie Guillen, manager of the Miami Marlins, stuck his foot in his mouth this week by saying he ‘loved Fidel Castro’ and caused a rumble in the Cuban Community in Florida.
TJ Walker Interactive
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
Apple (AAPL) just enacted the greatest PR Gimmick ever. And when it comes right down to it, having a devoted fan base is the best PR of all. As a media trainer, I am often critical of Apple because they violate almost every rule of good media relations. They don’t return phone calls from the media, they are notoriously secretive, they dissemble on the health of their former CEO, and they come across as arrogant in most of their dealing with the media.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MAY 31, 2020
The latest to resort to cutting jobs is Rogers and Cowan PMK, reports PR Week. Because its clients are in trouble so are the public relations agencies which serve them. Those totaled 10% of staff. The firm held off on reductions in staff until it had felt it had understood the emerging marketplace. Then, it couldn't wait any longer. The parts of its business that had been hurting the most included entertainment.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 20, 2016
In PR Week , editor-in-chief Steve Barrett releases some early numbers from PR agencies. For example, some firms such as Omnicom report Q4 figures as down in organic revenues for PR but significantly up in their advertising units. Others such as Ketchum report increases in PR organic revenues. Barrett notes not enough PR agencies have come in with the numbers yet. But there might not be enough of those kinds of assignments for a particular PR firm to survive.
Communication Steroids
MARCH 22, 2011
Skip to content Follow: RSS Twitter Home About Contact Us Current Programs Inner Circle Newsletter Products 20 Presentation Skills That Kill: Audio CDSeminar Social Media and Public Relations: Audio Task Oriented Teams: Audio CDSeminar What We Do Podcast: PR for the Nuclear Industry After Japan by Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon on March 22, 2011 What would you do if you were a PR flack for the nuclear industry?
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
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Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MARCH 4, 2017
Members of the media gleefully reported on its PR woes. What company has been having the worst week? No question, it's Uber. They range from former employee Susan Fowler's allegation of sexual harassment to being sued for alleged poaching of IP from Google. Both, if proven true, can tarnish this brand already disliked by too many. But that, to leverage the cliché, is just the tip of the iceberg. As The Economist reports in the current issue, its core challenge is a business one.
Communication Steroids
APRIL 10, 2012
Tim and Roger take a look and see how the Marlins and Ozzie in particular, handled this PR situation. Tim and Roger take a look and see how the Marlins and Ozzie in particular, handled this PR situation. Ozzie Guillen, manager of the Miami Marlins, stuck his foot in his mouth this week by saying he ‘loved Fidel Castro’ and caused a rumble in the Cuban Community in Florida.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
DECEMBER 16, 2014
And, you bet, if prospects are shopping for something a bit off-center, now they know exactly what PR firm to go to. Public relations/marcom firms have to do their own public relations, of course. That demands their best strategic thinking, along with execution. After all, just like their clients, they need exposure in the media. Their brand has to be tilted just right. And there must be a clear differentiation for why prospects would choose them over the competition.
Communication Steroids
AUGUST 26, 2010
Skip to content Follow: RSS Twitter Home About Contact Us Current Programs Inner Circle Newsletter Products 20 Presentation Skills That Kill: Audio CDSeminar Social Media and Public Relations: Audio Task Oriented Teams: Audio CDSeminar What We Do Podcast: Comparing PR Disasters by Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon on August 26, 2010 Recent worldwide public relations reactions by Goldman Sachs and British Petroleum are examined by Tim ‘Gonzo’ Gordon and Roger Pike.
Communication Steroids
DECEMBER 12, 2010
Skip to content Follow: RSS Twitter Home About Contact Us Current Programs Inner Circle Newsletter Products 20 Presentation Skills That Kill: Audio CDSeminar Social Media and Public Relations: Audio Task Oriented Teams: Audio CDSeminar What We Do Podcast: Top PR Disasters of 2010 by Tim 'Gonzo' Gordon on December 12, 2010 What were the biggest PR disasters of 2010?
Matt Eventoff
OCTOBER 25, 2010
BP CEO Bob Dudley, who took over for Tony Hayward , spoke earlier today at the Confederation of British Industry. The following lines have gotten the most attention so far: Over 87 days as the oil kept flowing into the ocean, it frequently felt as if we were the only story on the news, 24/7. I have seen figures that in some months fully 30% of the 24-hour news coverage was devoted to the incident.&#
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
OCTOBER 23, 2017
The media spotlight on alleged sexual harassment has widened the territory covered to include professional services. No surprise, the high-stakes career world of law has surfaced on the radar. Whether it's teaching law or practicing it, lots of money, status, and shot at celebrity are involved. Big Names as#MeToos in Law. Big names like Elizabeth Warren and Amal Clooney are now the clickbait.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
AUGUST 28, 2017
As part of his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, special counselor Robert Mueller has issued two public relations subpoenas. They are to the Podesta Group and Mercury. The issue is their involvement in Paul Manafort's support of a Ukraine pro-Russia party. Here are details from Kevin McCauley, a journalist at the public relations newsletter Odwyerpr.com.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
NOVEMBER 28, 2010
PR's core competence is positioning and packaging to give clients the edge out there. No surprise, the ambitious folks at Mediabistro.com have been targeting ownership of covering PR news. Most recently, Mediabistro's PR NEWSER claims that it's the first to report that Todd Burke, Vice President of Corporate Communications at JetBlue, is gone. What's notable is that PR NEWSER noted this in its headline.
Matt Eventoff
JUNE 2, 2010
BP, after a late start getting out of the “damage control gate&# , developed a fairly effective central message: “We are a responsible party. Our obligation is to deal with the spill, clean it up and make sure the impacts of that spill are compensated. And we are going to do that.&# – BP America CEO Lamar McKay May 11, 2010. However, a number of comments that followed were decidedly off-message.
TJ Walker Interactive
FEBRUARY 16, 2012
Crawford, President and Founder of Crawford PR recently called into Inside Communications Radio with host Mike Bako to discuss the state of the tech industry and his enlightening article on Bulldog Reporter Daily Dog entitled “Bad PR for Telecom’s Crawford discusses SaskTel’s major blunder with a customer and how it impacts them in the [.]. Audio Media Training public relations Crawford PR Crisis Communications Jim Crawford mike bako SaskTel
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
JUNE 4, 2017
At 10:08 P.M. London time, the attack in London became public. Those on London Bridge and in nearby bars targeted by the bad guys were desperate to leave the sites. However, in the immediate areas of the attack, Uber didn't shut down its surge pricing until 10:50 P.M. That surge pricing was X2.1. In other areas of London it did that around 11:40 P.M. Here is the media report. Obviously, this is another public relations black eye for the distressed ride-sharing company.
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