As a publicist there’s only so much we can do. Anyone who advises a client who has blatantly said or done something that cannot be excused by entering rehab or civic duty — is something that they have to live with. I am a firm believer in truth and not in cover up. And I have no problem in advising clients to be remorseful if that is how they feel if they acted poorly. And telling them that they are accountable for their actions. [...]
How’s your resume? Your resume is a tool that will help keep you sharp, well-defined and on target. It’s your road map…it tells you where you’ve been and points others to your next direction. It is the single most important thing you can do for yourself. [...]
If I’m living in a glass is half full world, then I would say that I believe most companies try their best to be fair to their employees. But, at the end of the day, every employee knows that the HR department is there to protect the company and not the employee. There’s just no way around that fact. It’s written into the DNA of business. [...]
I’m seeing a whole new arena now open up for us PR folks thanks to twitter with fake PR accounts. This is an interesting idea for citizen protests and something us PR pros need to think about and figure out how we would handle it if it happened to our client. [...]
I’ll going to let you in on a little secret. Secrets are a dangerous tool in your public relations tool chest any way that you look at them. When your client is keeping a secret from you – that’s deadly and when you use them in your strategy – that’s never a good thing. So my advice to all you budding publicists and those more advanced is to never go that route ever if you have the choice. For secrets, always have a way of rearing their ugly head. [...]
This sign, “How Does She Know” became a puzzle to me and drove me crazy trying to figure it out. How does she know. How does she know what? I had to find out what this was about…they couldn’t leave me hanging right? [...]
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