Today’s PR Verdict

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The PRV Report Card: This Week’s Winners and Losers

PR Winner: “A” (PR Perfect) to Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, who was asked to testify on Capital Hill following a recent report that excoriated Apple as a tax dodger, parking profits offshore and not owning up to its domestic tax obligations. Tim Cook was just humble and conciliatory enough while pressing the larger point that the [...]

The PR Verdict This Week

The PRV Report Card: This Week’s Winners and Losers

PR Winner: “A” (PR Perfect) to Tim Cook, … [Continue Reading]

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The IRS Scandal: A Nixonian Approach?

The Obama administration continues to do … [Continue Reading]

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Will Yahoo Un-Coolify Tumblr?

“We promise not to screw it up,” Yahoo … [Continue Reading]

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Pelosi Makes Old News, New News

Not everyone likes Nancy Pelosi, the … [Continue Reading]

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Prince Jackson: To Be A Celeb, Or Not To Be A Celeb?

How easy is it to turn the PR spotlight on … [Continue Reading]

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The PRV Report Card: Winners & Losers

PR Winner: “A” (PR Perfect) for the … [Continue Reading]

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Angelina Jolie’s Brave Announcement

The New York Times editorial started off … [Continue Reading]

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PR Winners

THE PR VERDICT: "A" (PR Perfect) to NBA star Jason Collins.

Jason Collins Makes a PR Slam Dunk

In the world of PR, it’s not just what you say, but what media outlet you say it to. A perfect example? Basketball star Jason Collins coming out in a cover story in Sports Illustrated. By all accounts, this was a major announcement: Collins is the first male major league athlete to reveal he’s gay. [...]

THE PR VERDICT: "B" for Barbara Bush and her off script comment.

Barbara Bush’s PR Gift to Hilary?

Three generations of Bush women were interviewed last week on the Today Show to coincide with the launch of the Bush Presidential Library. When host Matt Lauer asked if Jeb Bush, son of George H.W., younger brother of George W., should run for president in 2016, one might almost think it was a rhetorical question. One might [...]

PR Losers

THE PR VERDICT: “F” (Full Fiasco) for the proponents of austerity, who continue to lose  a losing battle.

Austere Today, Gone Tomorrow?

What now for the proponents of austerity? Up until last month it seemed they had won the policy and PR debate. With disciples across Europe and the US, and with Angela Merkel as its high priestess, fiscal restraint was positioned as a dose of much needed tough medicine. The mantra was clear; no pain, no [...]

THE PR VERDICT: “C” (Distinctly OK) for Amanda Knox, who hasn’t quite moved the PR dial of public opinion.

PR Jury Still Out on Foxy Knoxy

Has America made up its mind yet about Amanda Knox? The college student from Seattle, who was convicted in Italy of murdering her housemate Meredith Kercher during a sex escapade gone awry, has just published her memoir. Random House paid upwards of $4 million for Waiting To Be Heard, and advance reviews indicate that despite [...]