All joking aside, what the IRS auditors did in targeting Tea Party groups was just dumb, dumber and dumbest.
Even worse was their PR “plan” to tell the world via a planted question at an American Bar Association meeting.
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What NOT to Assume About Controversial Quotes
Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries’ comments in an interview about how he doesn’t want plus-sized girls and “losers” shopping in his stores has angered a lot of people, particularly moms.
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A story on low morale among federal workers on NPR’s Morning Editionthis morning contained one of those memorable quotes of the type that we at CommCore work with our clients to create. Read more
OMG! Private Rants Are Public
One of the more recent viral internet events involves the leaked email rant from a University of Maryland sorority sister. The profane-laced letter quickly went global and is now one of the more popular memes (move over grumpy cat) spawning photos, hilarious videos, and chatter.
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Justin Bieber recently became a social media target – not just someone to follow – after his visit to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. He signed the guest book saying he hoped that the teenage Holocaust victim “would have been a belieber,” causing an uproar once it was posted on the museum’s Facebook site.
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The West Clinic of Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital was among those institutions affected by the Boston Marathon bombing. Not only did they have to deal with the influx of 24 victims including the suspect who died, Tamarlan Tsarnaev, but with some 1,000 media requests. Read more
Can Advertising improve your Presentation Skills?
Advertising offers a number of tips for Presenters. Advertisers know you have to hook an audience, get them to react to your message and do something like click on a link or buy a product.
Read more Cell Phones and Bandwidth at the Boston Marathon
Cell phone traffic was jammed on Monday in Boston. Despite early rumors that Boston police decided to shut down cell phone towers following the blasts, fearing more duffel bag bombs could be remotely activated, wireless carriers said the issue was that the cell phone network was simply overloaded.
Read more “Is This Another One of Your Crazy Drills?”
When the Emergency Room staff at Boston’s Tufts Medical Center heard of explosions at the Boston Marathon, Emergency Management Chief Robert Osgood said staffers turned to him and asked, “Is this another one of your crazy drills?” Read more
Big Mac’s Simple Focus
The story behind McDonald’s new focus on improving service is informative for professional communicators on several fronts:
· McDonald’s executives reduced their analysis of the company’s recent earnings slump with a PowerPoint slide that had three, plain non-jargon words: “Service is Broken.”
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