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J.P. Morgan Chase’s Gift to the Opposition
J.P Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimond: From the catbird seat to the hot seat. J.P. Morgan Chase has revealed losses of at least $2 billion resulting from hedge trading at its London office, conducted by...
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Microsoft’s New Tablet: Scratching the “Surface”
Microsoft has finally turned rumor into fact by launching its branded tablet, the Microsoft Surface. The software giant is taking several calculated risks as personal computing is changing, with Apple...
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V for Victory and Viral
July 19 marks the anniversary of World War II’s “V for Victory” campaign. A New York Times article of the day describes it as a “nerve war” against the Nazis in occupied Europe. Launched by the BBC,...
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Three New Examples of Bad PR–Summer 2012
Photo credit: AP Penn State: The school’s PR crisis has not abated with the conviction of former coach Jerry Sandusky on multiple counts of child sexual abuse. In an independent investigation, former...
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The Copy-and-Paste Canon: A Brief Examination of Plagiarism
Below is the text of a paper I wrote on plagiarism in the first term of my master’s program at the University of Denver. In the Internet age, it is easier than ever to commit this act. Plagiarism can...
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Mass Killers and Communication, Part 3
According to news reports, James Holmes, suspect in the Colorado mass shooting of July 20, mailed a notebook to a psychiatrist detailing his planned massacre. Holmes follows a pattern of mass killers...
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The Atomic Press Release
August 6 marks the anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Official announcement came through a press release issued by President Harry Truman: Sixteen hours ago an American...
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Big Wheel (of Retailing) Keep On Turning
Best Buy, caught under the wheel of retailing. This week in the marketing course I am teaching at Everest University, Intro to Marketing, MAR 1011, we are studying the wheel of retailing. This concept...
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Lance Armstrong: The Last Hero
Timothy A. Clary/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The United States Anti-Doping Agency has released its case file supporting its conclusions that Lance Armstrong engaged in doping throughout his...
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Black Friday Blackout
Shoppers mass to enter Macy’s flagship at Herald Square for Black Friday. Black Friday 2012 is now history. The end of the day is easier to identify than the beginning as early store openings have...
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Three Examples of Bad PR–Q4, 2012
In the final hours of 2012 (Pacific time), I present three examples of bad PR from the fourth quarter of the year. BBC–The British Broadcasting Corporation, one of the world’s most respected media...
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The Dope on Lance
Oprah Winfrey has conducted a two-part television interview with Lance Armstrong, in which the world-famous athlete admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career including his...
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Johnson & Johnson: Tarnishing the PR Gold Standard
The New York Times recently ran a piece on the smears and ostracism used to keep doctors from reporting faulty products, focusing on Johnson & Johnson and the lawsuits over its hip implant, the...
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The J.C. Penney Closeout
J.C. Penney has ousted CEO Ron Johnson and reinstated his predecessor, Myron “Mike” Ullman. “Disaster” and “debacle” are keywords tied to the retailer’s name (more about public relations in a moment.)...
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Three Examples of Bad PR: Q1, Q2 2013
The Internal Revenue Service: It would seem nearly impossible for the IRS to degrade its already abysmal standing with the public, but the agency has accomplished this with a scandal over targeting...
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Guest Post: Who Should Decide Your College Major?
Welcome Celine James to “The Funky Adjunct” blog. She has written a thoughtful article, “Who Should Decide Your College Major?” Celine discusses government support in the United States and around the...
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V for Victory and Viral
July 19 marks the anniversary of World War II’s “V for Victory” campaign. A New York Times article of the day describes it as a “nerve war” against the Nazis in occupied Europe. Launched by the BBC,...
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Anthony Weiner: The Medium is the Mess–Update
On July 23, 2013, Anthony Weiner, mayoral candidate in New York City, admitted that he continued sexting after his resignation from Congress in 2011 over the issue. Below is the post I wrote in 2011...
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The Atomic Press Release
August 6 marks the anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Official announcement came through a press release issued by President Harry Truman: Sixteen hours ago an American...
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Microsoft and the Product Life Cycle
Microsoft CEO Ballmer to retire as company faces major changes in technology. Per Lamb, Hair and McDaniel, the product life cycle (PLC) is “a biological metaphor that traces the stages of a product’s...
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