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Chinwag Live: PR Unspun - 24th April 2007
White Papers The growth of the internet and collaborative media is affecting PR, brands and business globally. The fourth Chinwag Live event on 24th April looked at how the PR industry is adapting now that social media is heading for mainstream adoption, with...
[May 19, 2007, 1:00]
A Year Ago: Windows refund is a 'PR stunt' - Microsoft
News Microsoft has dismissed the Windows refund campaign as a ‘PR stunt' which has, unsurprisingly, upset a few people in the industry. We consider this a bit of a PR stunt by some Unix guys," says corporate spokesman Adam Sohn.
[January 22, 2000, 6:07]
Comment: Microsoft needs better PR
News Especially noteworthy are comments by Microsoft spokesman Greg Shaw, who attributes Microsoft's PR problems around the DoJ case to an ill-trained and inexperienced press corps, including "a lot of reporters for whom this is their first big...
[March 19, 1999, 14:46]
To A PR...
Blog That PR was trying to pitch a networking company with some sort of green baloney. Dear X - Please please PLEASE do NOT send large attachments in email without checking first. Especially of bloody airports.
[January 24, 2008, 16:00]
SecurEnvoy: Creating Maximum PR Impact With Minimal Budget
White Papers The PR goal was to maintain sales momentum on a global basis and compete with well-established, internationally known security brands - all with a limited marketing budget. SecurEnvoy offers secure remote access, email and Microsoft Windows...
[April 16, 2009, 1:22]
A grave approach to PR
Blog Passed on from the Gamespot guys, who got it in return to a request to the internal PR of a very well-known online search company: I've forwarded your response to the chap who deals with that part of our PR.
[August 1, 2008, 18:14]
Bad PR mojo
Blog That can usually be blamed on the PR's client being cheeky in its claims, or something to that effect. As opposed to this unctuous missive, from a PR I've never met before: The PR] I'm a hack. I get lots of press releases.
[July 22, 2008, 14:12]
Munich Linux migration delayed by 'PR stunt'
News Software patent campaigner Florian Mueller revealed this week that the City of Munich's decision to stall its Linux migration, was the result of a PR stunt by anti-patent campaigners. A lot of speculation in the open source community laid the blame...
[March 29, 2006, 11:05]
The Perils of PR - An Ongoing Saga
Blog It would be grossly unfair to name the PR agency which just sent out an email press release to 90 recipients - and CC'd us all, instead of BCCing. It would then be really quite staggeringly unfeeling of me to immediately do a Reply To All...
[June 26, 2007, 18:36]
Microsoft's PR - losing the plot?
Blog Comment It looks to me like dealing with Microsoft PR is no longer a "cooperation" situation, it is much more like they are "using" the press and the embargo process to increase the buzz, and are honestly just hoping/waiting for someone to break the embargo.
[July 14, 2009, 11:11]
Jajah, eBay and the telepathic PR
Blog With the echoes of this year's eBay-centric PayPal/Google Checkout debacle still ringing in my ears, I decided to give eBay's PR agency a call to see if Jajah's allegations were true. (Be sure to read this post down to the bottom, because you all...
[October 5, 2007, 13:26]
Social PR Research Report - Part One
White Papers The main objective was to determine which PR firms are best attuned to social media and are developing the most beneficial social programs for their clients. It was also designed to determine the answer to, "Is social media even what PR agency...
[March 18, 2009, 20:16]
Microsoft's PR - losing the plot?
Blog Comment The Seinfeld and Mojave ads told me that Microsoft PR hadn't a clue. Yet the agency doing the PR was sued for the early release. They had to have approved those ads for idiots. They really don't get it.
[July 14, 2009, 8:05]
Intel PR takes it on the chin
Blog The picture of the man on his Intel PR website was of a smooth man, whereas I had beholden an hairy man. Use the one from the PR website", said an Intel representative. He's shaved it off", said the Intel PR.
[February 27, 2007, 20:44]
Jajah, eBay and the telepathic PR
Blog Comment "While eBay have done some testing on integrating Skype buttons on eBay, even Skype buttons are not allowed within the listing page itself. The Skype buttons only appear near the “Ask the Seller A Question” link which is outside of the individual...
[October 5, 2007, 15:02]
Windows refund is a 'PR stunt' - Microsoft
News We consider this a bit of a PR stunt by some Unix guys," says corporate spokesman Adam Sohn. Organisers at www.thenoodle.com, a Web services site, have created a "Windows Refund Center" meant to appeal to users of Linux, NetWare, OS/2, BSD, BeOS...
[January 22, 1999, 9:51]
Bad PR mojo
Blog Comment My Mojo is already rattled in the same direction senor Meyer: From Friday's mailbag :- Dear Adrian, Would you have time to set up a general briefing with my client's spokespeople who will largely sit in the sales and product marketing side of the...
[July 22, 2008, 14:52]
Mikerosoft.ca magnifies Microsoft's PR nightmare
Talkback Mike Rowe Is No MikeRoweSofty T-Shirt at: http://www.zazzle.com/products/gallery/browse_results.asp? general%5Fcategory%5Fid=103053432258371047
[January 30, 2004, 20:23]
Mikerosoft.ca magnifies Microsoft's PR nightmare
Talkback And all the rest are here on Gilligan's Isle
[January 21, 2004, 22:17]
Mikerosoft.ca magnifies Microsoft's PR nightmare
Talkback Decriminalize The Supreme Court
[January 21, 2004, 22:11]
