There is little a PR practitioner can do when a leader is lost in hubris and insists that he knows better. Take, for example, this case. In trying to show his command of events, Gov. Scott Walker boasted that if he could beat the unions in his state, he was also qualified to be President […]
Posted on February 27th, 2015 by admin
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The silly season for Presidential campaigning has begun and journalists are playing “gotcha” with candidates. Consider this case. The question was irrelevant to any campaign, and the candidate, Gov. Scott Walker, parried it a bit clumsily. This gave the reporters an opportunity to write an article disparaging Walker. Whether or not one approves of such […]
Posted on February 26th, 2015 by admin
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What kind of communications program do you need to keep from fading away when everything is against you? This is the difficult position that the governor of New Jersey is in. Chris Christie wants to run for President, is running for President, but he has an enormous budget deficit to close at the state level, […]
Posted on February 25th, 2015 by admin
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In PR, we constantly remind clients to stick to and get back to key messages when they are presenting. It seems the Democratic party is just realizing this. Their after-election report on the state of the party bemoans the fact that voters can’t figure out who they are because of a “lack of a “cohesive narrative,” according to […]
Posted on February 23rd, 2015 by admin
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Sometimes, even though you think you have done everything right, something goes terribly wrong. Consider this case. A total of 179 patients at a Los Angeles medical center have been exposed to deadly bacteria because an endoscope wasn’t properly sterilized. The hospital insists that if followed manufacturer’s guidelines. Still, patients were infected. There isn’t much […]
Posted on February 20th, 2015 by admin
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When is a sanction not a sanction? When the penalized party ignores it and keeps doing what others want to stop. Think, for example, of sanctions on Russia over its involvement in the Ukraine. Countries keep tightening the screws but Putin is moving ahead to supply troops and armaments to the rebels. At some point, the […]
Posted on February 19th, 2015 by admin
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Reporters are burning out while reviewing brutal footage from the battlefields of Syria and the actions of ISIS. Some say it has become a mental health challenge in the newsroom. One wonders about this. There was a period in the news business when the more graphic a picture was the better. Think of Weegee in […]
Posted on February 18th, 2015 by admin
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A federal judge has apparently stopped President Obama’s plans for immigration reform. It is too early to know if his order will be lifted or not. One point is for sure — communicating to millions of immigrants who can take advantage of the plans will be immensely more difficult. First of all, many do not […]
Posted on February 17th, 2015 by admin
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Elon Musk has been the PR spokesperson for Tesla since its beginning. The electric auto has been expensive to build and the company is a money-loser, So what is Musk doing. He’s doubling down on his investment by spending $763 million to double production. Shareholders have been patient, but for how much longer? Musk so […]
Posted on February 13th, 2015 by admin
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Political campaigns have mastered the craft of cutting losses by spinning off people and organizations that threaten the success of candidates. Consider this example. Jeb Bush has not yet formally declared he is going to run for President, and he already is letting people go who could embarrass him. It’s a smart thing to do. […]
Posted on February 12th, 2015 by admin
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