PR and Marketing News and Ideas – January 15, 2008
January 15, 2008 by Eric Eggertson
Filed under Marketing
Worth reading:
Lysee Webb of Heatherette: Style Scoop looks at how a fairly recent grad worked her way into a job as in-house PR for a hot New York design house (via PR Couture).
What I Wish My New Employee Knew – Todd Defren talks about the culture at Shift Communications, for new and prospective hires. Oh, and working excessive overtime is frowned upon.
DirecTV’s Appalling Customer Service – Andy Lark and his wife blast their long-time satellite TV supplier with a Texas-style slap down.
Non-profits should Avoid Astroturf Too – Jennifer Berk on recent sock puppetry by GiveWell.org’s former executive director. Link via PR Disasters.
Advice to Companies: Register YourName Sucks without Delay – Kami Huyse follows up on my recent post referring to Taubmansucks.com.
If you see any news out there you want to share, send me an e-mail, or mention it in the comments. Ciao!
Tags: taubmansucks, shift communications, directv, givewell, prcouture, heatherette, lysee webb, business, communications, pr disasters
Just so you know, I registered the mycompanysucks URL for my company too, in .com, .net and .org