Why communicating with your stakeholders doesn’t constitute spin
One of the first major projects on which I worked when I transferred from high tech communications to the corporate communications group at an agency beautifully illustrates why you may need to spend more (time and/or money, depending on your situation) during an economic downturn such as the one we’re experiencing these days than you do when times are good.
While I don’t think I’m still legally bound by the confidentiality agreement I signed more than a decade ago, you’ll have to forgive me for not naming names here, because I do still feel ethically bound not to refer to the client by name. Read more »
Traditional media takes it to the streets
Better than talk radio, the street radio BBC4 is doing on some of the most controversial issues of our times is phenomenal. Read more »
Reputation management: the strange case of Sean Avery
Let me begin by saying I’m not a hockey fan and that I neither watch spectator sports nor do I greatly value athleticism (sorry, it’s the truth). When men have talked to me about how they were ‘almost there’ with their six-packs, I used to think they were on their way to a party with a few (not enough!) beers. When I found out they were referring to their bodies, I was flabbergasted.
I remember reading a Liam Lacey review of the Tina Turner biopic in which he praised Angela Bassett’s performance but then said her biceps were distracting. I thought this was a ridiculous and inappropriate comment till I saw the movie and realized he was right – the one untrue note was the difference between Bassett’s superb physical conditioning and the prevailing norm of the 60s and 70s – which wasn’t the bodybuilder standard. Watch a few movies from the 70s with scenes from strip clubs and you’ll see what I mean – jiggle didn’t always used to be anathema when evaluating female anatomy. Read more »
The power of listening: Vancity steps up to the plate
Just got off the phone with Bill Corbett, Vancity’s Business Banking Director, Operations and Cash Management, who had commented on my last post and reached out to me, asking me to contact him to discuss any further suggestions or insights I had about my recent business banking experience and what Vancity could do differently in future.
Although the blogosphere zeitgeist is Opinions ‘R’ Us (I sometimes think my next blog should be called ‘No Thought Left Unexpressed’), I will confess that I felt rather guilty when he told me that several folks at Vancity had seen my post over the weekend and that there had been some internal debate about it. I never meant to make you work on your days off, people, nor was I hoping to see (or hear) of any heads rolling. I’m merely a fan of The Tudors, I don’t actually think I’m Henry VIII. Read more »
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