Entertainment & Sports Archive
American Airlines Social Media Policy Should Follow Southwest’s
December 6th, 2011
So the story raging across Twitter, and then through MSM, is that actor Alec Baldwin was kicked off an American Airlines flight today. The reports indicate that Baldwin didn’t comply …
Read MoreTriple Bogey Brand Damage Is Hard to Undo
December 2nd, 2011
We all know about body doubles running rampant in Hollywood. We even know they are used by F-list celebrities who sponsor various products. If we actually watched such sleight of …
Read MoreHow To Apologize Via Twitter, Part… Ah, We Lost Count
November 16th, 2011
The Penn State sexual abuse scandal and tragedy will prove a significant moment in future crisis public relations case studies. For now, nearly all the attention has rightfully focused on …
Read MoreThe Shaggy Defense Won’t Work for Kenyon Martin
October 11th, 2011
Has it really come to this? NBA Commissioner David Stern announced that the first two weeks of the season will be canceled. We, of course, look at this move in …
Read MoreDan Snyder’s Litigation PR Strategy Hits Dead End
September 10th, 2011
Chalk up an amazing victory for great media aesthetic! Dan Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins, has dismissed his lawsuit against Washington City Paper, the alternative weekly news publication in …
Read MoreSo When Did Conflict of Interest Come in Style?
August 18th, 2011
Well, we can’t say we haven’t tried to help Conde Nast! Not once, not twice… but three times now a member of the publishing conglomerate has committed a major PR …
Read MoreYes, You Can Overcook PR
August 15th, 2011
Slate’s Farhad Manjoo recently wrote a scathing takedown of the state of restaurant industry websites. He summed up the common user experience when visiting restaurant sites: awful house music, confusing …
Read MoreChecking in for Hotel Crisis Management
June 30th, 2011
This week tragedy unfolded at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul as terrorists attacked the site, leading to a deadly battle. The hotel is considered to be in a relatively safe …
Read MorePraecere Guest Post in Lendio.com
June 8th, 2011
We were invited again (we’re really good guests!) to write a blog post for Lendio.com – a great company that’s scored some seriously amazing press lately. Read our article on …
Read MoreDon’t Get Trumped by False Media Narratives
May 18th, 2011
In the past we’ve written about the PR tactic of riding the media coattails of major scheduled events. It’s hard enough to drum up publicity from scratch, so when possible, …
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