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Goldman Sachs About to Ditch its Golden Flack… for a bad PR strategy?
Monday, December 7th, 2009No one seems to be dancing to Goldman's tune these days. No matter how hard they crank the 'ole gramophone. But they are trying a new approach, actually publishing dance steps to Goldman's Bonus Hustle… a 14-page presentation on why they make so much damned money.
First though… who's getting the blame for Goldman's missteps? According [...]
BS of the Month Award: Why I’m Not Fit For GoldmanFlacks
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Calling the Goldman Sachs $500 million small business initiative "philanthropy" or "lending" is like saying that frosted Pop Tarts are made with "real fruit filling."
Thankfully most media types called it for what it was: BS, BS, and more BS. But it got me thinking about my career in PR… I know two people who work [...]
Flashback: P.R. Pros on the Financial Meltdown… Impotent and Wrong
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009Flashback!
We are now just a week or so past the one-year anniversary of the financial bailout. And as I was sorting through some old files over the weekend, I came across an issue of O’Dwyer’s from October 1, 2008… the week of the TARP vote, which was held on Oct 3, 2008.
In that issue, there [...]
Hair on Fire: Banks Fight Consumer Protections (Again)
Sunday, October 11th, 2009Way back in the mists of time… somewhere around the end of the 20th Century… America’s banks were up in arms about pending consumer protection regulations. The issue was ATM safety. And how they handled the issue should be of interest to consumers, legislators, p.r. pros, and banking industry execs alike.
A headline in EFT Report, [...]