Category Archives: Government

Savvy librarian rewrites Lance Armstong’s history

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Gerry

A Manly (Sydney) librarian has redefined Lance Armstrong’s place in the annals of cycling history.

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PR disaster follows prehistoric email rant

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Gerry

What kind of political media and reputation adviser would pen and send an email lambasting one professional woman’s views on the lack of female representation in politics? Erm, one called Max Tomlinson would…

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Army PR disaster shows Facebook’s downside as PR tool

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Gerry

Again and again I say that I’m not a fan of Facebook for organisations with contentious public profiles or business activities, and I’m equally leery when those organisations have staff who may not have developed sensitivity or discretion about how … Continue reading →

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Where the PR adviser is the PR disaster

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Gerry

For me, the most ironic and iconic PR disasters are where there’s a PR person’s actions at the centre of the storm. Without wishing to go over the coals of the recent Canberra restaurant fracas, here’s a succinct recap of … Continue reading →

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Tony Abbott – loose lips sink ships

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Gerry

Australian Liberal leader Tony Abbott has opened 2012′s PR Disaster contender list with an on-air gaffe comparing the sinking of the Costa Concordia to boat arrivals in Australia, News Limited reports: “Speaking on Triple M Adelaide’s morning show yesterday morning … Continue reading →

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Australia’s 2011 PR Disasters Awards announced

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Gerry

For the second consecutive year, Qantas has topped the list of the annual PR Disasters Awards conducted by PR watchdog and blogsite PRdisasters.com. And for the first time in the awards’ history, the airline had three embarrassing PR glitches feature … Continue reading →

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Fiji government hires US PR guns to polish its global image

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Gerry

PR expert Gerry McCusker was interviewed by Radio Australia this am – exploring the Fiji Govt’s use of online PR and social media. McCusker told Radio Australia it makes perfect sense: “If an organisation posts regularly online through blogs and … Continue reading →

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Davenport’s “Ape” email only reveals primitive prejudices

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Gerry

Via Ragan, news that a US Tea Party supporter sent an email depicting President Obama as a baby monkey. Clearly the pathetic racist slur says more about the immaturity and hatred that thrives in the sender – Marilyn Davenport, Orange … Continue reading →

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