public relations

One big news story is about Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his lengthy absence while he deals with all his problems. I read the Chicago Sun-Times story, “Despite federal probe, mental illness,Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. expected to be re-elected,” by reporters Natasha Korecki and Art Golab, and I couldn’t believe my eyes. Jesse Jr. has had…

In Bruce Carton’s blog post, “‘Cats Do Not Talk’: Kitty Litter Ad Litigation Expands Into Class Actions,” he describes a lawsuit that seems frivolous, but really shows that making claims can make you look stupid. The case involves Clorox, which had advertisements that showed that cats preferred their kitty litter over Arm & Hammer’s product,

In Tom Selby’s article, “Cost cutting sees Friends Life head of PR leave,” I was surprised to see that Friends Life, a company in the UK that offers financial products, insurance, and other services, decided to get rid of the head of their public relations department. The company is large, so I would assume they need

I read a news story in the Globe and Mail called “Hopley’s lawyer insists he isn’t dangerous,” by Rod Mickleburgh, about a man who abducted a toddler from his home, then returned him four days later. Even though the abductor says that the three-year-old was not harmed during those four days, it’s still a scary

I found a good article called “What Stock Photos Should Law Firm Web Sites Use?” that has helpful tips about using images, such as not using the most popular photos or ones that are cliche and literal, and not “going to the sites that appear on top of the search results.” When you use images,

When you think of a spine surgeon, what image comes to your mind? I was thinking of this when I saw an ad from a medical practice in Florida that’s all about spines. At first, I thought the ad wouldn’t inspire people to go to the clinic, but then I went to their website and

The Wall Street Journal had an article by Rachel Emma Silverman called, “Facebook and Twitter Postings Cost CFO His Job” that is a warning to us all. Gene Morphis lost his good job because of tweets and posts on Facebook that got him in trouble. One post on Facebook, which you can still see on

It’s incredible that despite the fact that people have so many ways to get inside information, journalists can’t get much access to the government when they want to do interviews with government employees. I thought the government promised us that they were going be more transparent, but it doesn’t look that way, at least according