Throughout the Utah coal mine disaster, mine owner Robert “Honest Bob” Murray has appeared at “bizarre” news conferences acting hostile toward questioners and reading statements that completely lack direction. To make matters worse, at every press conference he seems to be on the defense from the get-go, a bad situation to be in when you [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Utah mine disaster: terrible crisis communication
Published by August 8th, 2007 in Crisis Communication, Mass Media and PR Disasters. 0 CommentsChinese quality issues harm national brand
Published by August 3rd, 2007 in Crisis Communication, Government and PR Disasters. 0 CommentsChildren today will never remember a time when Japanese cars were considered vastly inferior to American brands like General Motors, Ford or Chrysler. They won’t remember when all Korean electronics were cheaply marketed with unheard-of brand names. In the last few months, front-page news stories have told us of the pet food scare that was [...]
Hollywood pros to launch own video channel, syndicate via YouTube
Published by August 1st, 2007 in Social Media and Television. 0 CommentsIt has never made much sense to me that the entertainment industry has always tried to set up alternatives to the most popular channels for online audio and video distribution rather than partnering with sites that are already well-known and well-used. Several networks have set up their own video sharing sites while vigorously patrolling YouTube [...]
