Tag: public relations
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So, a CEO goes to a concert
A quick, seemingly innocent kiss cam led to the unraveling of a CEO’s life. (Granted, this is all his own doing, but that’s a different topic.) There are many ways that you could look at the recent, viral video of the now former CEO of Astronomer being caught on camera at a Coldplay concert with…
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Does Target regret any of this?
When the Trump administration entered office, they put in place several measures to discourage previous DEI initiatives. In no uncertain terms, it was clear that those organizations that continued to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion publicly would now have target on their backs. Perhaps Target took that too literally. Almost immediately, they rolled back all…
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Here lies dear Duo
With a tweet, Duolingo announced the death of its beloved/maligned mascot, Duo. The cause? All the people skipping their lessons. Now, they have announced a website where you can help bring Duo back to live, by also bringing back your dedication to your lessons. The language learning platforms has long been known for their innovative…
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CrossFit’s crisis and what to learn from it
A tragedy happened at the most recent CrossFit Games that rocked the community. One of their strongest competitors died by drowning in an open water event. For month, athletes, spectators, and general fans of the sport awaited the results of the independent third-party investigation launched by the sporting body. The results: we can’t tell you…
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Their token of appreciation
“We’re sorry that our site experienced some technical issues recently, which may have disrupted your shopping experience.” It was an email from a brand I had shopped before, but not recently. In the midst of the Crowdstrike outage, the recognized that their shoppers were affected by their own site issues. As a result, they looked…
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On that “Microsoft outage”
It is unfair really. It came across my inbox, in conversations, and in the news that there was a Microsoft outage. When in reality, Microsoft was affected just like everyone else by the Crowdstrike glitch. They didn’t cause the problem, but it was definitely on their backs to figure out a way around it. When…
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Chanel opening its Lucky Chance Diner in Brooklyn this weekend
Maybe you’ve been sitting in a local diner and thought to yourself, if only this were… fancier.” Well, here is your chance to experience one of the most luxurious brands in the setting of a diner. Chanel is set to open its Lucky Chance Diner in Brooklyn for one weekend only. They will open doors…
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About all of those Southwest Airlines flight cancellations
The United States is still recovering from a recent spate of winter storms, which pummeled the nation with extreme cold, snow, and ice. The biggest blow was the large number of flight cancellations over a busy holiday travel period. As of this writing, there were 2,950 reported flight cancellations. Southwest airlines was responsible for 2,549…
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