Monday May 20, 2024

Links for 2012-03-05 [del.icio.us]

A Modern Definition of Public Relations The NY Times has been covering PRSA’s quest to create a modern definition of public relations. Good all around. But the final definition reminds me of the one I studied when I took my APR (back in the day). Not sure we made a ton of progress? Proving Social […]

Intemperance

This is a useful reminder to intemperate bloviators.  As Rush Limbaugh is learning, harsh words backfire.  He is now working to keep advertisers for his show after his blast at the Georgetown law student.  Perhaps there should be more lessons of this kind from the clergy rather than the clergy leading the way in damning […]

Housing and PR

Young adults are becoming renters and not homeowners.  The story is here in data.  They can’t afford to own a home with debts from education, an uncertain economy and single status.  This almost certainly changes the way PR practitioners speak to them.  Certainly anyone in a housing-related business has had to change messages already.  But, […]

Politics And Perception

Now that Mitt Romney is “restored as a front runner” and it is on to the next election cycle, it is time for a question.  Was he ever behind?  Politics is the craft of perception, and the media saw Romney in a death-struggle in Michigan.  The polls seemed to show that, so news stories heightened […]

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