One of the most robust electronics markets has stalled in its growth. Manufacturers from Apple to lesser known Chinese brands were selling smart phones by the tens of millions with huge jumps each quarter in shipments. Now that has stopped. The market is flat. Everyone who wanted a smart phone has one. Growth has turned […]
Posted on April 29th, 2016 by admin
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When a primary care physician is already overloaded with responsibilities, asking him/her to do more is poor management and poor PR. Poor PR because it is tasking them to take on yet another burden in dealing with an endless stream of patients. Yet that is a proposal for ending abuse of opioids. Activists want doctors […]
Posted on April 26th, 2016 by admin
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The auto industry is under stress because of Volkswagen’s cheating. Manufacturers are trying to steer clear of the controversy but regulators are on the hunt. We now know that Mitsubishi diddled its test results as well and investigators are looking into Peugeot. So far, American manufacturers have avoided official action but that doesn’t mean they are off […]
Posted on April 25th, 2016 by admin
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Blood testing company, Theranos, is under investigation by the Federal Government for making false claims for its products. This is proving to be a PR disaster for Walgreens, the drug store chain that was using and promoting Theranos devices. The question is when Walgreens will formally break with Theranos to stop being tarred by association. Observers […]
Posted on April 22nd, 2016 by admin
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Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill. She was supposed to replace Alexander Hamilton on the front of the $10 bill, but Hamilton fans objected — strenuously. Using the power of PR, they got the decision changed. It makes sense. Hamilton was the founder of the fiscal process that […]
Posted on April 21st, 2016 by admin
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You need a fast response when something like this happens to your company. Alaska Air knew it had a ticking time bomb if it did not repudiate the scam free ticket offering at once. As the company noted, it watches social media constantly and was able to pick up the phishing expedition quickly. Imagine if […]
Posted on April 19th, 2016 by admin
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It was a relief to spend a week in London and Scotland away from endless campaigning in the US. Over there. however, the question of Britain leaving the EU consumes the airwaves. Brexit, as it is called, has spawned thousand of interviews and numerous talk shows. Add to that the press attention to the Panama […]
Posted on April 18th, 2016 by admin
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A company under pressure has enough of a hard time. A company whose employees are mouthing off in social media about its impending demise has a PR crisis. That is the situation facing Nest, the smart thermostat business. An engineer or someone posing as one, has written a scathing commentary on the future of the […]
Posted on April 7th, 2016 by admin
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Navy Seals are grappling with their image of quiet professionalism in the wake of waves of publicity by present and former members. It seems anyone and anything with the label Seal can be exploited for profit. This is upsetting to many members of the Seal community who pride themselves on getting a job done without […]
Posted on April 5th, 2016 by admin
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Power corrupts when it is not checked. Absolute power is dangerous to the public as well as the state. That is why this person’s pursuit of total control is harmful to China. He has stopped listening to the people and pursued a one-way relationship with the media fawning over his decisions and too frightened to […]
Posted on April 4th, 2016 by admin
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