After a 25-year reign on daytime television, Oprah said goodbye in May. Even if she’s off the small screen, Oprah’s influence leaves a lasting impression. As we reminisce about freebies and star-studded specials it’s important to consider the lessons we’ve…
Year: 2011
Public Relations 101: Don’t be a Weiner
Okay, you have just been caught with your pants down – pun intended. When the world finds out about your wrong doing or your company’s wrong doing, you should: A. Deny B. Blame the media C. Say it was someone else The…
GoDaddy’s Elephant in the Room
Buzz is nothing new to internet domain host, GoDaddy. This time, however, the controversy is not over a racy Super Bowl ad, but over videos of the company’s chief executive, Bob Parsons, hunting big game. Last month Parsons posted a…
Babies being served booze
It’s a parent’s nightmare and an instant public relations crisis. This article on USA Today looks into a couple of these restaurant mishaps – babies being served booze! Something most of us never thought would happen is now front page…
@S.O.S.
Two tweets to @AmbassadorRoos were all it took to mobilize aid from U.S. troops to Kameda hospital in Japan. A USA Today article explores the ways help was deployed through social media and more specifically, Twitter, after Japan’s catastrophic earthquake.…
The younger face of Facebook
Social media is the communications tool of the next generation. A CNN article noted Facebook is booting 20,000 underage users per day. The article reports nearly half of all 12-year-olds in the U.S. are using social media websites, even though…