Apparently, Delta did not at first hear that announcement. This week, news (via YouTube) broke that soldiers returning from Afghanistan and other deployments were charged for bags when checking in on Delta airlines – up to $200 for their fourth bag. Read more
CommCore Blog and News
A Tale of Two Crises
Rep. Anthony Weiner’s social media and telephone sexual innuendo escapades were the major news issue on Monday, and remain in the headlines today. It’s one more example of public officials behaving badly, lying about their behavior and thinking that somehow in the “gotcha” world, no one will find out. Read more
Oprah’s Lessons Live On
Before ending last week after 25 years on the air, Oprah’s talk show made celebrity and newsmaker interviews a staple of afternoon TV fare. Her high-profile show not only provided entertainment and information to millions of viewers; it also offers up a number of stark lessons on preparing for an interview.
What Makes a Leader
May-June produces the annual crop of graduations speeches. I had the pleasure to listen to former President Clinton at the New York University graduation at Yankee Stadium on May 18th. Clinton, as always is interesting and provocative. Read more
Remembering Mark Haines: When Tough and Tenacious is Appreciated
This week, the business and media world lost a witty, insightful and valued professional, the original anchor of CNBC’s popular program Squawk Box, Mark Haines, who passed away at his home in New Jersey. Read more
Leaders behaving badly
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Arnold Schwarzenegger are the latest examples of what Time Magazine calls “men behaving badly.”
Men behaving badly isn’t just confined to the sex accusations. The litany of sins and crimes that we read about also includes insider trading, fraud and more. Read more
Old Lessons Live On In New YouTube Brand Channels
Mashable blogger Todd Wasserman’s recent listing of five successful branded social media video channels just goes to show that the more things change, the more they remain the same.
The technology, media platform, and type of consumer interaction in social media may be relatively new by traditional marketing and advertising industry standards. Read more
The Rage over Raj: How Will the Verdict Play?
From a PR and corporate communications perspective, the highly-touted insider trading verdict against Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajartnam (http://bit.ly/k1jlzA) already seems to be having a ripple effect far beyond Rajartnam and hedge funds. It Read more
The Fed Chairman and The Press
The recent news conference by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was an interesting communications achievement, though it doesn’t contain too many lessons for other government institutions or the private sector.
As Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Bernanke is in essence the CEO of the institution. Read more
Cisco Flips-Out
You may have seen the recent news that the Flip video camera is being discontinued by Cisco Systems. The camera – unique when it first came out as a high definition video device – was killed by smart phones. Read more