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A-Rod poker investigation could damage his reputation
0 Comments | Posted by gselig in How to Handle a PR Crisis
As Yankees star Alex Rodriguez is interviewed by Major League Baseball as part of its investigation of his alleged involvement in illegal poker games, he faces more than a distraction, he faces damage to his reputation. The A-Rod poker fiasco could hurt him with baseball fans. Even if he has not engaged in any wrongdoing, [...]
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PR help for justice system? Florida lawmaker files bill to prevent jurors from getting paid for interviews
1 Comment | Posted by gselig in How to Handle a PR Crisis, How to Write a Press Release, PR techniques
Shortly after the verdict in the Casey Anthony case and reports that at least one juror engaged the services on a PR firm to shop his story for money, I wrote a blog. I said said the jury system was facing a PR crisis and I called on lawmakers to enact a law that make [...]
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Casey Anthony jurors trying to sell their stories makes judicial system look bad, crisis management PR expert says; advocates new law to restore image of jury system
4 Comments | Posted by gselig in How to Get Media Attention, How to Handle a PR Crisis
There are quite a few players in the Casey Anthony saga in need of image rehab. And you can add the jury system to that list. Yesterday it came out that a PR firm was openly selling the story of one of the jurors. “Our client — a married, college-educated, 33-year-old white male with two young [...]
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I have a bone to pick with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and Weinergate
0 Comments | Posted by gselig in How to Handle a PR Crisis
So I read with interest what Rachel Maddow said after Anthony Weiner resigned from Congress. Rachel Maddow repeatedly characterized it as a double standard; that Weiner was forced out by fellow Democrats for sexting and sending photos on Twitter. But Republicans, like David Vitter and others, seem to stay in office. “Democrats have not only [...]
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Anthony Wiener sex scandal: A PR nightmare, but can he recover?
3 Comments | Posted by prnewsadmin in How to Handle a PR Crisis, PR techniques
Anthony Weiner is no technophobe. He’s totally embraced Twitter and other social media. He not only knows how to post messages, but he knows how to send pictures.
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Press release writing nightmare: US Airways, Sabre Travel debacle highlights need for better corporate press release protocols
0 Comments | Posted by prnewsadmin in How to Distribute a Press Release, How to Get Media Attention, How to Handle a PR Crisis, How to Write an Online Press Release, PR techniques
It was supposed to be a press release announcing a business deal. Such a release gets some positive press in business and industry publications. But this one went really wrong.
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PR crisis for Sarah Palin following Arizona shooting
0 Comments | Posted by prnewsadmin in How to Handle a PR Crisis
A CBS poll released today found that 57 percent of those surveyed don’t think that “heated” political rhetoric prompted the shooting in Arizona.
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Crisis management 101: A lesson in reputation management
0 Comments | Posted by Melissa in How to Get Media Attention, How to Handle a PR Crisis
One modern example of bad crisis management was the BP gulf oil disaster. In the days following the accident, BP said they had a crisis management plan to clean up and fix the well. But, as it turned out, they didn’t have any plan to deal with the aftermath of an oil spill. Rep. Ed Markey (D- Mass.) said they indeed had a “plan”, but it included concerns like how to protect walruses, even though there are no walruses in the gulf.
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PR crisis for Brett Favre? Sexting scandal! Naked cell phone pictures purportedly of Favre exposed on websites
1 Comment | Posted by prnewsadmin in How to Handle a PR Crisis
Even if true the scandal itself even though it involves naked photos is not likely to erode Brett Favre’s fan base unless there’s a lot more to his life that we don’t know. This is really about his legacy and whether people remember him more for the scandal or for his legendary playing for the Packers. I do wonder whether he wishes he would’ve retired because then the story would not be nearly as big.
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How to increase Internet traffic through social media
0 Comments | Posted by pflanary in How to Get Media Attention, How to Handle a PR Crisis, How to Promote Websites, How to Write a Press Release
This is a handful of social media sources and tips on using them to make your Internet business more productive. You must get in the social media game or find your business left way behind in the future.