Best of Common Sense PR 2007

A totally subjective list of my best posts on this blog this year:

Appalling Behavior

• Strumpette’s Amanda Chapel Calls it Quits
• The Blog Reputation Fallout Continues

Business Advice

• The Power of Blanding – It Takes Hard Work to Bore your Stakeholders
• Nine Ways to Disengage your Employees
• Getting Hired in the PR Business- My Advice
• Make your Information Worth Paying Attention to, or Be a Spammer

Chasing Celebrity

• Conrad Black – Why Do the Character References Only Come after a Trial?
• While Conrad Black Mimes Confidence, Lady Black Calls Reporters Slut, Vermin
• Conrad Black Spins Himself Deeper Into Jail  (most comments)

Etiquette and Leadership

• Army Chief Speaks like a Human Being

Humor

Online Reputation Management for Students – Lie, Cheat, Blackmail!

Key Messages for Santa – Spin for the Holidays

Memes and Debates

• Advice from a Tech Blogger about How to Pitch
• The Key Message Is Dead
• Five Ways that Websites Suck
• The New PR Tools Gain Credibility, Lose their Fad Status
• We’re All in Customer Relations

Politics, Issues and Citizenship

• Taliban Winning the PR War – What Planet Am I On?
• Bush Administration Needed Better PR Advice

Reputation Mismanagement

• JPG Mag Flap Shows the Weakness of Corporate Communications in a World of Unvarnished Discussion
• The Spin War to Protect China’s Brand
• Lululemon Has a Secret that Undermines its Reputation

If there are any favorites of yours that I’ve missed, let me know, and I’ll add them.

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