Larry King announced that he is retiring from his prime-time cable TV interview show on CNN, where he has been asking the tough questions to celebrities, world leaders and people in the news for a quarter century. For me, the…
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The Price of Good PR: Paying for your own Championship Party
Does the price of an NBA Championship include the tab for the citywide celebration after the winning buzzer sounds? In Los Angeles, the answer is yes. The Los Angeles Lakers will likely be amending their annual operating budget to include…
The World Cup of Reputation Management
Advertisement for the 2010 World Cup touts that one game changes everything. How right they are. One defender caught napping—or an unfocused goalie (need we mention England’s Robert Green?)—and a game, if not an entire cup, can be lost. Lose…
The Power of a Good Mea Culpa
-by Frank Wolff, Media Relations Director Here’s a PR tip that applies to BP and all businesses big and small: don’t underestimate the power of a good mea culpa. Merriam-Webster defines mea culpa as a formal acknowledgment of personal fault…
Fact is—The Media Likes Facts
I enjoy The Count column in The Wall Street Journal. The column has interesting numbers and stats about sports or the sporting community. On Wednesday, WSJ reported in a big bold red number a fun fact about the new Consul…
Panhandle Tourism Takes a Hit Even Though Beaches are Beautiful
Destin, Fla. The beaches in Destin, Fla., were beautifully clear this past weekend for Memorial Day. Yet many of the visitors stayed away. No oil or tar balls have hit the pristine Florida panhandle. Still, patrons are afraid. The key…