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Kitchen Nightmares Turns To PR Nightmare

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Rachel O'Sullivan, Director, Western Region  | 

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I guess if any publicity is good publicity, Amy’s Baking Company in Scottsdale, Ariz., is basking in a self-inflicted spotlight.  Of course, if creating a public relations and earned media disaster by … openly declaring war on just about anyone with a social media account going...

Tagged: gordon ramsay, amys baking company, amy and samy bouzgalo, kitchen nightmares, social media, public relations, disaster, yelp, media relations, pr

NBA Unknown, Now Well Known

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Jim Washington, Senior Communications Analyst  | 

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Good for Jason Collins. Had I posted that a few days ago most folks would have reacted with a big old “who?” I’m a Washington Wizards fan and it took me a minute. As of Monday, of course, when the NBA 7-foot center came out as gay in a profound and well-written essay on the Spor...

Tagged: jason collins, media relations, public relations, pr, nba, gay rights

“I Am Not A Consensus Politician. I’m A Conviction Politician”

Posted on Apr 10, 2013 by Emily Cole, Editor of "The Weiner Takes It All"  | 

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Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared April 8, 2013, on the author’s personal blog, “The Wiener Takes It All.”  Merritt liked it so much, she got a hold of Emily in England and asked if she would submit it to Vox Voices as a guest post. I’ll be honest; th...

Tagged: margaret thatcher, politicians, opinions, hypocritical

Negative & Anonymous -- Why You Must Have A Good Social Media Policy

Posted on Apr 2, 2013 by Rachel O'Sullivan, Director of Western Operations  | 

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O, social media, why hast thou forsaken me?  I only ask because it seems you’ve turned on me. I like and use Facebook, I tweet, and I blog. I read comments on news articles and have been moved to make my own comments from time to time on subjects I find compelling. I consider myself a ...

Tagged: social media, twitter, facebook, online reputation, crisis communication, reputation management

Media Practice Makes Perfect Media

Posted on Mar 27, 2013 by Amanda Jones, Social Media Analyst  | 

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Editor’s Note:  Amanda’s article originally appeared as a guest post on Brad Phillip’s media relations blog, “Mr. Media Training.” It’s the day before the critical media interview or big meeting with your CEO, fellow employees or even worse, a client. You ...

Tagged: media relations, media training, interviewing, preparation