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Chicago News Station Uses Nazi Symbol in a Story About a Jewish Holiday
A Chicago news station ran a story about Yom Kippur this week and got into hot water when they used a stock image of a Nazi yellow star that Jews were forced to wear during the Holocaust. Yep, you read...
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Buzzfeed Dumps SXSW For Canceling Panels on Violence Against Women in Gaming...
On Monday, SXSW announced they were canceling two panels on violence against women in gaming after receiving threats of violence from gamers. The irony alone is enough to make a person want to scream....
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SXSW Scrambles After Gamergate Misstep; Considers an All-Day Event Dedicating...
As I just reported, SXSW lost Buzzfeed as a sponsor when the festival canceled panels on violence against women because gamer-boys threatened violence against the women panelists. Well, SXW just lost...
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Psych Majors Take to Twitter in Response To Jeb Bush’s Insult
Jeb Bush’s campaign manager may want his candidate to get his head examined … and that could turn out to be a difficult task. It seems a few days ago while at a South Carolina town hall, the Republican...
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Are Your Sales People Damaging Your Brand?
I have to admit, I’ve gone back and forth all day about whether or not to blog about this. But, ultimately, the story I’m about to share is an excellent example of why brands need customer journey...
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Brands Hit and Miss Paying Tribute to Prince – Tips on How To Do It Right
I was at work when the first reports of Prince’s death popped up in my new alerts around 10:30 last Thursday morning. Like millions of people all over the world, I was stunned. My husband and I had...
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CNN and The Hollywood Reporter Face Backlash Over The Future of Media Cover...
The Hollywood Reporter and CNN are seeing significant backlash for their recent cover story presenting the news leaders who are “fighting CNN’s new war.” TakeContinue reading
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Top Tips To Giving a Great Skype Media Interview via Professor Kelly and the BBC
In our agency’s meeting training workshop, we help clients prepare for every interview eventuality. Increasingly, this includes live video interviews via Skype and Facebook.Continue reading
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Retailer Shows Us Why Fonts Matter
As PR pros, we are increasingly tasked with creating content for our clients. This requires more than just good story-telling skills, it also requires aContinue reading
View ArticleBacklash from Peloton Ad Causes Company Shares to Drop by 9% or $924 Million
We’ve all seen the jokes over the years of hapless husbands gifting their wives vacuum cleaners and irons for the holidays and the fights thatContinue reading
View ArticleABC Reporter Forgot His Pants for GMA Interview – New Media Training...
Just a few days ago, I took a new client through media training. We covered everything from how to use “bridges” to stay on message;Continue reading
View ArticleCurrahee Brewing Company Uses White Nationalist Lingo and Imagery, Reminding...
Now, the co-owner of the Georgia-based beer company issued a statement insisting he didn’t know what “Boogaloo” meant when they named their beer after itContinue reading
View ArticleFOUR SEASONS LANDSCAPING COMPANY JUMPS ON OPPORTUNITY TO GENERATE REVENUE AND...
Unless you’re living under a moss-covered rock, you know that Joe Biden has won the U.S. presidency. You’ve likely also seen the bizarre press conferenceContinue reading
View ArticleSHERWIN-WILLIAMS misses an opportunity to grow NEW AND YOUNGER brand fans by...
Ever since social media came into being in the mid 2000’s, I’ve been preaching on this blog that companies need to lighten up and loosenContinue reading
View ArticleTwitter’s Downfall Began Long Before Musk’s Mistakes
Twitter had already become a cesspool of misogyny, hate and d**k pics. It was a mess of bots and bullies long before Musk entered the scene. Continue reading The post Twitter’s Downfall Began Long...
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