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PR Crisis for Manufacturers

Galen Weston, Executive Chairman Loblaw, was plunged into a public relations crisis recently when a Bangladesh factory manufacturing clothing for the JOE Fresh brand collapsed killing over 620 people. The Globe and Mail interviewed me about the tragedy and asked … Continue reading

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Reporter Ruffles Quentin Tarantino

Even though well-known movie director Quentin Tarantino has done thousands of interviews, he still lets himself get emotional and downright feisty with reporters. During a recent interview to promote Django, a smug and pretentious interviewer tried to get under Tarantino’s … Continue reading

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Mayor Rob Ford Conflict of Interest

CTV interviewed me recently about Mayor Rob Ford’s most recent crisis. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is embroiled in yet another media crisis, and this time it could cost him his job. Mayor Ford, who stumbles into controversy quite regularly, is … Continue reading

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MP Chloe Smith Chokes

When British MP Chloe Smith sat down to be interviewed by Jeremy Paxman on the BBC, the TV interview went from bad to worse in an instant. Smith stumbled right out of the gate on a simple question. As soon … Continue reading

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Media Training TIPS for Rupert Murdoch

I’ve been in Europe this week, Amsterdam, Paris, and London, and while here was called upon by the BBC to offer a few MEDIA TIPS to Rupert Murdoch before he goes before the House of Commons, investigating phone hacking and … Continue reading

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The TRUTH Will Set You Free, But Timing Is Everything

The truth will set you free, but only if you fess up as soon as, or better still, before it goes mainstream. If you do something stupid or embarrassing, and if you expect to be forgiven, the only way it … Continue reading

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Weiner Cover Up Worse than the Crime

  Weiner’s wiener jokes grind on ad nauseam. It’s too easy to make fun of someone who has a name like Weiner, especially when the person with the moniker, Congressman Anthony Weiner, also a New York mayoral hopeful, makes it … Continue reading

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Media Training Model is Broken

I recently conducted a Webinar for the IABC addressing a long list of strategies public relations specialists need in order to represent their clients successfully. I covered many sensitive subjects that too many PR people and spokespersons ignore and consequently … Continue reading

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Asbestos Digs Itself A Deeper Grave

One would assume the producers of Jon Stewart’s Daily Show are not exactly forthcoming when they approach people they want to interview. Consequently, some people might be tempted to forgive Mine Executive Director Bernard Coulombe for getting sucked into doing … Continue reading

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Sales, Public Relations, & News Media

Clayton Shold, founder of Salesopedia.com interviewed me about the dynamic between the sales process, public relations, and news media. It’s an interesting relationship that many people usually gloss over. We talked about the challenging process of being interviewed by a … Continue reading

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