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Kitchen Nightmares Turns To PR Nightmare

May 18, 2013

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 j...

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

May 1, 2013

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 ga...

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

Media Practice Makes Perfect Media

Mar 27, 2013

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 C...

Tagged: media relations, media training, interviewing, preparation

The Awkward Water Bottle Moment and How It Could Have Been Avoided

Feb 14, 2013

Tuesday night’s Republican response to the State of the Union featured a moment that would have caused my teenage daughter to reply “AWK-ward!!!”  And probably gave new meaning to the term “overreach.” If you wat...

Tagged: presentation, media relations, speaking, political address, national address, media training, spokesperson, sotu, republican response

Crisis Management Case Study: Richard III

Feb 6, 2013

(With heavy credit to dear friend and brilliant blogger Eugene Finerman, who mocks history on a daily basis. If you aren’t subscribed to RDA of Irony, do it now.) The news from Britain is fascinating this week: the remains of the Jimmy Hoffa...

Tagged: crisis management, reputation management, strategic communication, crisis planning, media relations, media training