Environment, CSR & Sustainability Archive

Praecere Recognized for Pro Bono Efforts

November 7th, 2012

It’s an honor for Praecere to be recognized by the Appleseed Network for PR pro bono contributions!  Appleseed recently presented its 2012 Pillars of Justice awards honoring pro bono service …

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Bad Claims Will Always Make for Bad Headlines

June 5th, 2012

“Just because you’re promoting a worthy cause doesn’t justify distorting the truth.”  That’s the first – and probably most damning – sentence in a Washington Post article about how nonprofit …

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The (Apple) Core of Truth v. Lies

March 22nd, 2012

As we stated in our previous blog post on Invisible Children, when advocacy campaigns are based on misrepresentations, exaggerations, and near falsehoods, they undermine their own cause and damage the …

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Here Are Headlines for Future Invisible Children Campaigns

March 15th, 2012

Much has been said about the questionable tactics of Invisible Children, the advocacy group whose video on Joseph Kony’s Lords Resistance Army dominated the news cycle recently.  While some lauded …

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Does Diet Coke Recognize Signs of a CSR Heart Attack?

March 8th, 2012

It’s rare you’ll ever see such a stark misalignment of a brand’s health-focused messaging, and the harsh reality of contrary medical studies.  Diet Coke supports The Heart Truth, a public campaign …

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$7.2 Million Could Buy Awesome Crisis PR

January 17th, 2012

The controversy may be local to Washington, DC, but its PR lessons are certainly universal.  The University of Maryland recently announced construction of a new school president’s house, and adjoining …

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The Fractal Theory of Crisis Management and Public Relations

March 25th, 2011

Besides being fun for hippies to stare at, fractals offer enormous intuitive and guidance value.  Definitely one of the cooler mathematical models, fractals predict patterns in nature.  Fractal theory has …

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Kenneth Cole Steps In It, Big Time

February 3rd, 2011

There isn’t much to say here, other than it’s a chance to watch crisis management unfold in real time.  As we all know, the uprising in Egypt is a push …

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My choice, My message, My PR

January 10th, 2011

Just how much can a re-branding go to improving public perception?  Get your notebook out as we’re going to school… An issue really heating up in Congress is the debate …

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Your Crisis Is My Crisis Too: The Tale of Brands and Microfinance

January 5th, 2011

A big part of PR is brand and association.  When we say “computer companies” you might say Apple or Dell… we say “Wall Street” you say Goldman Sachs…. you get …

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