It is good for PR practitioners to remember that PR and marketing do not guarantee survival. All these technologies had PR and marketing plans. They didn’t live. There are numerous reasons for their failure. They did not adapt to the marketplace no matter how good they were. It is a sobering thought. In my career, […]
Posted on December 23rd, 2017 by admin
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In spite of best efforts of authorities, people continue to text and drive. Or, they are reading their e-mail with their heads down. Or, they are yammering on the phone while steering through traffic. Nothing transportation agencies and law enforcement have done has stopped people from using cell phones while in control of a vehicle. […]
Posted on December 19th, 2017 by admin
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Robert Mueller has been a relentless investigator of Russian meddling in US elections and held in high respect. Now, with one act, the perception has turned to that of a man out of control. This stems from the seizure of thousands of transition team e-mails from the GSA. Such correspondence is not considered part of […]
Posted on December 18th, 2017 by admin
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Omarosa Manigault Newman is leaving the Trump administration. Was she fired or did she choose to go voluntarily? The first reports were she was escorted from the building and left shouting in anger. Her version is the opposite. The answer is who knows? This administration is riddled with falsehood and lies. One can’t believe what […]
Posted on December 15th, 2017 by admin
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Some Silicon Valley heavyweights are now admitting that its denizens were starry-eyed optimists when it came to creating and introducing new technology. They saw only the good side of humanity and failed to think about those who would do evil. They were rudely surprised by Russians meddling in US elections, by neo-Nazi declarations, by pornographers, […]
Posted on December 14th, 2017 by admin
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Google has a PR nightmare without end. It is its war against scammers who continually find new ways to rank high in search engine results. When the company closes one door with its algorithm, the shysters find another and pile in until Google gets wise and shuts it. They are then off to other tricks […]
Posted on December 13th, 2017 by admin
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A budding but incompetent terrorist set off a pipe bomb in a New York subway this morning. Authorities handled the incident well and over-communicated, as they should have, the particulars of the event to ease public concern. Only three people were hurt, apparently none seriously except the perpetrator who was burned and is in the […]
Posted on December 12th, 2017 by admin
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The internet has made one type of fake PR easier to do. That is putting names onto phony comments to the FCC. The Federal Communications Commission has been deluged with opinions for and against net neutrality. It turns out many of them were made up with names stolen from databases. Unfortunately, one of the taken […]
Posted on December 7th, 2017 by admin
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President Trump’s apparent decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital isn’t going down well with Israel’s neighbors. They are frothing at the mouth even though Jerusalem has been the de facto capital of the country for decades. Trump is about to cross a line that will turn Palestinians against him since they claim Jerusalem as […]
Posted on December 6th, 2017 by admin
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There is, perhaps, no greater crisis in the life of a company than its CEO dying by his own hand. Suicide leaves many unanswered questions about the executive, the executive’s family life and of course, the company. Even if the CEO leaves a note, it might not stop the fear that the company is in […]
Posted on December 5th, 2017 by admin
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