Almost three years ago, I wrote a blog post called The New Chicago Tribune Sucks and guess what? They still do.I still have great relationships with many fine reporters and editors at the Tribune, so I don’t want to criticize them, but wow, I just can’t believe how slow and off the mark the Tribune is…
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The lawyers say “keep a lid on it.” The public relations people say “transparency” is what wins in today’s online media world. I’m not sure this classic conflict will ever be fully resolved. However, I will say there is one corporate publicity stunt that should have called on all the lawyers first. B2B Magazine has
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When I think about added value, I think about how professional service businesses sell their services. After all, anyone can go online to complete their tax returns. Why spend the money with H&R Block or hire a CPA that costs more that $100/hour at the low end? There’s an implied added value to the buyers
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Today’s Chicago Sun-Times has a wonderful story titled “Churches Using Humorous Signs to Spread Gospel.” It talks about how some pastors are putting signs outside their church with messages like, “Under same management for 2000 years,” and “Stop, drop and roll doesn’t work in hell.” Over the years, I’ve had to communicate crisis communication messages that have
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CBS News recently reported that a restaurant in Indiana decided to pull billboards with a cult reference to “Kool-Aid” that reminded people of the Jonestown Massacre which left 900 dead. While I have no idea of whether this restaurant consulted with their public relations folks or their attorneys, this advertising campaign could have warranted a little more thought.
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Another father who works in another office in my building shared how the night before Christmas his son wanted evidence that Santa really does come down the chimney, drop off presents and eat the cookies and milk left for him. Seemed like a normal discussion, until the boy wanted his dad to set up a camera and leave it recording so the
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Some people think the first page of a Google search has the power of God. They hope and pray their business name appears on the first page and rejoice when it does because thinking thier business is set for life. Reputation management seems to boil down to the top of a web page. When I did
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I’ve been thinking about why a law firm decides to spend money on public relations. If it’s not to further promote their reputation and trusted attorneys, then that money is wasted. If you do a Google search for “lawyer” and “reputation” one of the top paid links is for Lawyerratingz,which has the headline: Lawyers to
This week The Jerusalem Post had a story with the title: The real problem behind Israel’s dismal PR. I found the first paragraph amusing: Israel’s public image today is dismal. As Elie Wiesel once joked, “Jews excel in just about every profession except public relations, but this should not surprise us: When God wanted to
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