May

10

Crisis Management In the Face of Social Media

May 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Twitterpated was a concept introduced to me courtesy of Walt Disney in the animated flick “Bambi” some 15 years ago. In the age of social media the term has taken on a totally separate meaning.
Twitter is increasingly becoming a titan in the PR game with many organizations using the social network to strengthen corporate images. [...]

Apr

29

Five Rules for a Healthy Relationship

April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment

My girlfriend’s birthday was in March, on March 10 to be exact. We are both college students, meaning we are broke, but I wanted to do something special for her. The poor thing had been working seven days a week for three months trying to put herself through beauty school, and I figured she could [...]

Feb

22

Moral Reasoning and Public Relations

February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Morals and public relations go together like cookies and milk–unless you’re lactose intolerant.
Here’s the scenario: Your client is a highly-visible entertainer with many endorsement deals whose audience is adolescent girls. Your client was just taken to jail for allegedly beating up his girlfriend, who is also a popular entertainer.
What is a PR person to do?
Unfortunately, [...]

Sep

11

Government responses to recent hurricanes

September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hurricane Katrina killed more than 1,600 people along the Gulf Coast, destroyed homes and businesses and cost state and federal governments almost $1 billion in emergency response and rebuilding.
It also severely damaged the reputations of President Bush, FEMA and the city of New Orleans.  They were criticized for just about every aspect of their response [...]