Category Archives: Public Relations
Of Muppets and Goldman Sachs’ Reputation
In delivering a blistering media attack on Goldman Sachs yesterday, has Greg Smith also made himself unemployable by damaging his own reputation? After all, he could have simply resigned without resorting to a public excoriation of his erstwhile employer … Continue reading
Fastest way to repair your reputation may be to destroy it first
What happens when someone’s is denounced publicly? Well, their reputation is damaged in many circles, but not in all of them. Indeed, some people will actually be moved to feel sorry for the subject and thus, in their eyes, the … Continue reading
Funny pictures help divert attention from a bad online reputation
A great way to quickly flood out and divert attention away from negative posts about a person is to post some truly funny pictures. The good news is that you don’t have to be a natural comedian to succeed with … Continue reading
Our advice to Charlie Sheen on how to improve his reputation
First, go to jail. He must be seen as paying a real price for his most recent bad behavior. Second, offer to give all the money he makes in the next season of his show to charity – maybe spread … Continue reading
Worried about your firm’s reputation? Build a branded web of partners.
It’s hard not agree with an article in last week’s Wall Street Journal (http://bit.ly/9LRDGL) that a company’s reputation is built and affected by its operations and staff dealings in virtually all areas and at all levels. It’s further easy to … Continue reading
ORM tip of the week: The bare truth about managing super bad online reputations
If you were to run out into a busy street and remove all your clothing, you’d get attention fast. But it could wreck your reputation, especially online where it would likely soon go viral as people would get out their … Continue reading
Could your online reputation be what’s preventing you from finding a new job?
So, you’re looking for a job. You’ve written and rewritten your resume till it seems quite great. You’re diligently sending it off to companies for jobs you’re sure you appear qualified to do. The problem is, you’re getting very little … Continue reading
Crowd sourcing ORM
It’s considerably easier and more effective to get by with a little help from your friends, as the Beatles put it, and this seems almost syllogistic online. To wit, where the potential number of ‘friends’ is almost limitless, one could … Continue reading →