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Across the Internets

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:34:25 -0700

Strumpette, A PR Party Pooper
Lifehacker, Awakening Your Inner TreeHugger
Copyblogger, Gramatically Stupid
Blog Maverick, GooTube Sans Viacom
The Long Tail, C-I-Doh!

On Telling the Truth

admin — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:33:02 -0800

Ever wonder what happens when a bunch of PR flacks get together to discuss whether or not they have a duty to tell the truth?

Wonder no more. Turns out, that a majority felt that said duty does not apply to themt; and, that their duty to the client trumps all.

A slippery slope? Or, just plain slippery?

Hat-tip: Martin Stabe

JetBlue, Unplugged

admin — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:13:25 -0800

JetBlue Ceo David Neeleman offers his latest mea culpa by way of the tube ... as in, the YouTube. In and of itself - the clip, which was posted yesterday, offers some valuable lessons for corporate honchos - not just in crisis management communications but also in the value of putting forward a real, sincere (not so neatly packaged) face to the consumers.

To read the comments streaming in from the 33,000+ people who have already watched the clip, click here.

For more punditry on the matter, click here, here, here, and here.

Revving Up The Political PR Machine

admin — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:14:54 -0800

Gotta love the intersection of politics and public relations - especially when sprinkled with an ever so subtle hint of desperation. Yesterday, former New York Governor George Pataki lobbed this Hail Mary in an attempt to further his quest for the White House:

Governor Pataki, breaking ranks with President Bush and the front-runners for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, says he opposes the president's plan to send more than 20,000 additional American troops to Iraq.

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Clues for $1.99

admin — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:52:17 -0800

Two things I found amusing about Edelman's newly released "Corporate Guide to the Global Blogosphere" report:

1. That the report is only available in pdf and some other hard to link, non-web-searchable version. Honestly, I wanted to shoot myself reading it.

2. This quote: "We are convinced that by engaging the blogosphere in a transparent manner, companies can have their viewpoints heard."

I don't know ... visions of Walmarting Across America come to mind?!?!?!?!