We’re not sure how many more interviews we can read or watch leading up to the Super bowl because it’s hard to get anyone to actually answer the questions. However Coach Jim Harbaugh takes the non-response to a new art form.
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The Big Bangs Theory
We acknowledge that at this week’s Inaugural events in Washington predictable attention was paid to the famous designer gowns and hairstyles worn by women at all the events, and particularly at the star-studded balls. Read more
Is “I’m Sorry” Ever Enough?
Seeing Oprah and Lance Armstrong together reminds us that the latest celebrity apology tour is now underway. Despite the overwhelmingly negative response to his actions, the real question is: what’s the long term prognosis for Lance Armstrong’s resurrection?
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The NFL’s Evolving Player-Suicide Crisis
This weekend’s tragic murder suicide by Kansas City Chiefs football player Jovan Belcher underscores several linked issues that are increasingly relevant to the National Football League as a whole:
· As the 4thsuicide among NFL players this year, and the 6th in the past two years, it’s clear the NFL has a growing problem with guns and violence on its hands.
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Survey Says: PR needs PR
One of the old saws about the PR industry is: PR does a poor job of PR for itself as a profession.
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“Debate Prep a drag?”
It’s been several days since the first presidential debate. The polls reflect the “bump”, the candidates continue to duke it out, and the campaigns move on.
We’re not taking sides by saying a majority of Americans believe that Governor Romney was the debate winner.
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LivingSocial Hits a Home Run with Baseball Playoffs
Strike fast and be opportunistic are good mantras for successful PR.
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Online coupon company LivingSocial hit the proverbial home run but coming to the rescue of the Washington DC Metro system just before the Washington Nationals appear in the National League playoffs.
BPI’s Beef
Last week Beef Products, Inc. (BPI), the makers of what the beef industry calls “lean, finely-textured beef,” notoriously known to most of the public as Pink Slime, filed a major anti-defamation lawsuit against ABC News. Read more
On Penwomanship
Four years ago it was Motrin-gate – the argument over whether Johnson & Johnson over-reacted when it pulled a Motrin ad campaign aimed at relieving the back pain suffered by Moms who carry their babies in a sling.
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LEADERS COMMUNICATING INTEGRITY NATURALLY
A recent column in the New York Times caught our eye regarding people who communicate with integrity and authority. It was a powerful interview with James Hackett, President and CEO of global office furniture maker Steelcase. Read more