Category Archives: Current Affairs

Are Penn State and other Schools like Teflon when it Comes to Crises?

Posted on November 15, 2011 by rgeller

In the Jewish religion, there is a saying we keep in mind to help us stay strong during tough times: "this too  shall pass." A story in the New York Times sports section yesterday – Some Lessons in Damage Control … Continue reading →

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Abercrombie & Fitch Lob Grenade at Jersey Shore Cast

Posted on August 19, 2011 by rgeller

Ah, the delicate and complicated dance between journalism and PR. We tempt them with our pitches. We run campaigns, events and sometimes stunts to get their attention and coverage. Many journalists say they are beyond our influence and ignore our … Continue reading →

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Standard & Poor Steals Headlines with “Ratings Hatchet”

Posted on August 9, 2011 by rgeller

They must really think there is no such thing as bad PR. No sooner did we get past the debt ceiling limit fight in Washington – a battle that left us all exhausted, but relieved that it was finally over … Continue reading →

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Indian Point PR Campaign may pit Cuomo vs. Giuliani

Posted on August 4, 2011 by rgeller

For a PR person who loves to follow politics and lives in Northern Westchester County, NY, it just doesn't get any better. The NY Times reported today that Indian Point nuclear plant owner Entergy is in talks with former NYC … Continue reading →

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NY Times Public Editor Puts PR Through its Paces

Posted on July 21, 2011 by rgeller

I enjoy Arthur Brisbane’s Public Editor column in the NY Times, a feature that does a post mortem each week on the paper’s editorial decisions and reporting. It is a forum that lets him and the readers vent a bit … Continue reading →

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Walking to Raise Money, and PR

Posted on June 22, 2011 by rgeller

An op ed piece in the New York Times raised an interesting question about the connection between walking and raising money for charitable causes.  Why not take the same effort that is exerted at these events, and apply it to … Continue reading →

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Weiner and Sheen: Possibly the Best Pitchmen for PR

Posted on June 7, 2011 by rgeller

For the very definition of unscripted, unplugged and a little if not a lot nutty public figures, you have first Charlie Sheen and then Anthony Weiner, possibly the best advertisements for PR in recent memory. They both took us on … Continue reading →

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Time Says Reputation is Dead on Wall Street (and Dying across Corporate America)

Posted on April 29, 2011 by rgeller

Most people agree that it is important for a company to have a good reputation. There is a value that can be ascribed to reputation that is very real – both intangible, i.e., related to the perceptions of a company, … Continue reading →

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Damn, We are Good (and Stressed!!) – The Demands of the PR Profession

Posted on April 21, 2011 by rgeller

There’s been much buzz and many tweets about an article today in Ragan’s PR Daily.  It references a study by CareerCast that says that PR is the second most stressful field – ranking after commercial airline pilot (the most stressful), … Continue reading →

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Black and Bloomberg (Video Killed the Education Czar)

Posted on April 11, 2011 by rgeller

Bloomberg's embattled pick for schools chief, Cathleen Black, was removed from the position last week. In the end, it seems the empress had no clothes – or at least not everything needed to convince others (and herself) that she could … Continue reading →

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