Jan
11
Liverpool director resigns after f**kface fan email
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An American director of fading English football giant, Liverpool, has offsided scores of fans with an abusive email rant to an activist who had, clearly, irked him. Reported by The Daily Mail…”In emailed responses to “Spirit of Shankly” member Stephen Horner, Tom Hicks Jnr first called him an ‘idiot’ and later wrote ‘Go to hell. I’m sick of you’. He also branded the Kop activist a ‘f*** face’.”
While little Tommy has quickly apologised (after extensive negative online and media disapproval) it’s bizarre that a senior exec could, for even a second, think that such an unguarded email comment wouldn’t create substantial negative commentary. Calls for the family’s resignation continue unabated. Again, before you press send…think, think, think.
Dec
15
Toyota Yaris PR disaster goes global
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Dec
3
Does every family need a Social Media policy?
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Nov
5
iSnack2.0 ‘PR disaster’ discussed in New York Times
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Oct
20
PR disaster for journalism, as YesMen hijack Chamber of Commerce brand
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Oct
2
iSnack 2.0 registered before competition closed
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Oct
1
Kraft iSnack 2.0 not a PR disaster yet.
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Sep
22
PR disaster for whole Renault brand
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