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Reddit Users to Target Supporters of SOPA in Congress After Successful Boycott of GoDaddy - Forbes

Reddit Users to Target Supporters of SOPA in Congress After Successful Boycott of GoDaddy - Forbes | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
Image by Teuobk via Flickr When GoDaddy.com revealed that it was a supporter of the internet censorship legislation bills SOPA/PIPA, Reddit users and a few big names in the internet business including Wikipedia decided to boycott the web-hosting...
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Florida PR Professional Taylor Chapman Ruins Life With Racist Video Rant at Dunkin Donuts

Florida PR Professional Taylor Chapman Ruins Life With Racist Video Rant at Dunkin Donuts | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it

Andy Warhol famously said that one day, everyone would be famous for fifteen minutes, but 27 year-old Florida PR professional Taylor Chapman managed the feat in just over eight minutes.

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Unofficial Nutella fan site shut down by brand could turn into 'nightmare'

Unofficial Nutella fan site shut down by brand could turn into 'nightmare' | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
Ferrero’s issue of a cease and desist notice to unofficial ‘World Nutella Day’ owner branded ‘illogical’ and ‘damaging to sales’, experts say.
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3 Ways to Use Google to Be Better at PR

3 Ways to Use Google to Be Better at PR | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
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Bakers Burn Their Brand to a Crisp in Epic Facebook Meltdown

Bakers Burn Their Brand to a Crisp in Epic Facebook Meltdown | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
UPDATE: The bakery is now claiming its social-media accounts were hacked, and that it did not post the incendiary messages. This claim is not being wholeheartedly accepted by commenters on the Facebook page.
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Nice Companies Finish First

Nice Companies Finish First | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it

If your company isn’t “nice” from the top down, not only will your profits suffer, but you will actually spend more money on marketing than you have to.

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'Sexism' Public-Shaming Via Twitter Leads To Two People Getting Fired (Including The Shamer) - Forbes

'Sexism' Public-Shaming Via Twitter Leads To Two People Getting Fired (Including The Shamer) - Forbes | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
One tweet. Thousands of comments. Two people fired. Welcome to the digital age.
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The PR nightmare for SendGrid and PlayHaven have just begun.

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Carnival Triumph: A case study in crisis management

Carnival Triumph: A case study in crisis management | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it

The lessons companies can take from Carnival Cruise Lines’ handling of its Triumph public relations debacle are mounting faster than human waste aboard a disabled ship adrift in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Mini posts cans of spam in apology for email blunder | MotorTorque

Mini posts cans of spam in apology for email blunder | MotorTorque | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
Staff at Mini have written a personal apology and sent it to those affected by an email blunder, alongside a batch of chocolate roses, a can of Spam and
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Subway apologizes for inch shortage on footlong sandwiches

Subway apologizes for inch shortage on footlong sandwiches | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
On Jan. 25 Yahoo News shares that Subway cooperation has apologized for the inch shortage on some of its sandwiches. Subway is the world's largest fast food fra
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Matthew Hiltzik: PR Guru Helping Tell Te'o's Story | Agency News - Advertising Age

Matthew Hiltzik: PR Guru Helping Tell Te'o's Story | Agency News - Advertising Age | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it

The girlfriend starring in Manti Te'o's stories may have been fictional. But the PR executive now helping to reset the narrative of the Notre Dame linebacker is very real, and it's not his first game.

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Coca-Cola kickstarts Arctic campaign with WWF donation

Coca-Cola kickstarts Arctic campaign with WWF donation | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
LONDON (Reuters) - Coca-Cola will give 3 million euros ($4 million) to conservation group WWF over the next three years to help kickstart a campaign to protect the Arctic from the impacts of global warming,...
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Wal-Mart Tries to Improve Its Battered Image

Wal-Mart Tries to Improve Its Battered Image | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
As Walmart faces an array of troubles, from employee schedules to corruption allegations, an executive outlines several changes
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Dumbest press release of the week | News Cut

Dumbest press release of the week | News Cut | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
We get a lot of press releases e-mailed to us during the course of a week, 99.9 percent of which end up in the trash.
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Old vs. New PR, and What Offers Better ROI

Old vs. New PR, and What Offers Better ROI | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
Need to know how many people read your press release online? Wondering how many Twitter followers you gained after an Internet-based publicity stunt?
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Abercrombie & Fitch's Semi-Apology Didn't Go Over Too Well

Abercrombie & Fitch's Semi-Apology Didn't Go Over Too Well | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries issued what we'd describe as a semi-apology on Thursday for once saying that he doesn't want "fat" or "not so cool" kids wearing his company's clothes.
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JCPenney is both the dumbest and smartest company ever

JCPenney is both the dumbest and smartest company ever | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
Poised Publicity's curator insight, May 21, 12:11 PM

Can their rebranding efforts necessarily be called "dumb"? At first, I called it desperate, but now I see that their new strategy to regain lost customers is desperate. Dumb, smart or desperate, either way JCP is on a roller coaster!

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Abercrombie & Fitch don’t like fat people. Marketing genius or PR suicide?

Abercrombie & Fitch don’t like fat people. Marketing genius or PR suicide? | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries has come in for criticism this week following the publication of a story that lifts the lid on why the store doesn't
Poised Publicity's curator insight, May 13, 10:20 AM

It's a marketing genuis by promoting the brands exclusivity and PR suicide by discriminating against all others. Which matters most?

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Target wrestles 'Manatee Gray' issue after Twitter scolding

Target wrestles 'Manatee Gray' issue after Twitter scolding | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
Target said it never meant to offend plus-sized women -- but apologized anyway -- for describing the color of a plus-sized kimono dress as "Manatee Gray."
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16 ways to use Pinterest for PR

16 ways to use Pinterest for PR | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
It's not just social media's newest darling. It could be the public relations industry's, too.
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This 'world's most expensive food' trend – I can't stomach it

This 'world's most expensive food' trend – I can't stomach it | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
The £1,000 coq au vin. The £125,000 lunch. These unappetising stunts are PR at its most cynical and manipulative
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Six Tips for Managing an Out-of-Control Social Media Crisis | Spin Sucks

Six Tips for Managing an Out-of-Control Social Media Crisis | Spin Sucks | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
This past weekend, Applebee's learned a very valuable lesson when critics took to the social networks to complain about their firing a waitress. Learn more here
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AIG 'Thank You America' Ad Campaign Backfires

AIG 'Thank You America' Ad Campaign Backfires | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
aig's recent advertising campaign, "thank you america," could have been a perfect hit -- if it wasn't for a major communication faux-pas.
Janine Lloyd's curator insight, January 30, 2:35 AM

Companies need to fix the disconnect between marketing communications and C-suite decision making otherwise this kind of crises takes place. The brand management team were unaware of legal and high level decisions being taken, which turned their positive advert into a communication faux-pas!

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New American Airlines Logo Triggers Ire and a Sense of Deja Vu

New American Airlines Logo Triggers Ire and a Sense of Deja Vu | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
Paint job shows that brands that scrap a classic look do so at their peril
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Before and after comparison images would have been beneficial for this article. 

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Will Scandal Damage Te'os Marketability on Madison Ave?

Will Scandal Damage Te'os Marketability on Madison Ave? | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
notre dame linebacker manti t'eo could lose millions in salary and endorsements dollars due to one of the strangest sports scandals in years.
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Coke TV Ads Confront Obesity and Soda’s Role

Coke TV Ads Confront Obesity and Soda’s Role | PR, Public Relations & Public Opinion | Scoop.it
One ad promotes steps Coke has taken, like prominently showing calorie counts and increasing the number of its brands sold in smaller cans, to help consumers make healthier choices.
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