Eavesdropping on Business-Speak, by John Stodder
Posted in Politics on Jan 7th, 2008
“Corporate greed” is a phrase used repeatedly in political campaigns, including this year’s presidential campaign. Warring on “corporate greed” is the major theme of former Sen. John Edwards’ campaign, but his concern about it is usually given an “amen” by his fellow Democrats and even some Republicans.
There’s a consensus that there is such a […]
This is a business, not political, blog. Advertising and public relations are, however, an important part of business. The biggest traveling carnival of PR and advertising rambles around the country every four years–calling itself a presidential election–and it’s hard for an old PR man not to talk about it. So let’s talk.
On New Year’s Eve, […]
Posted in Politics, Technology, privacy on Nov 22nd, 2007
A huge fiasco in England — Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs office (HMRC) mishandled and then lost two CDs containing private tax data on 25 million UK families. Alastair Revell, who blogs for IT Director, says this:
Apparently, the CDs were sent by internal mail without being registered or recorded in any way. It was […]
Posted in Dolan Media, Law, Politics, Technology on Nov 21st, 2007
Well, it happened. Rachel Paulose, the controversial young U.S. Attorney for Minneapolis, has left the frozen north and will return to Washington DC. Minnesota Lawyer Blog’s Mark Cohen has been getting a lot of eyes on his insightful farewell-to-Paulose post:
I believe that Paulose made the right choice in opting to end her often […]
Posted in Dolan Media, Housing, Law, Marketing, Politics, Professional Services on Nov 16th, 2007
Long Island Business News’ publisher John Kominicki uses the announcement of FTC fines against telemarketers that defy the Do-Not-Call list to illustrate the maxim No good deed goes unpunished:
To be honest, it’s the not-for-profits that bother me the most. My wife and I give to many causes, but we like to do it locally and […]
Posted in Books, Law, Marketing, Media, Politics on Nov 15th, 2007
Judith Regan, one of the most successful publishers and editors in the book business, saw her career come to an ignominious end late last year after a controversy erupted about her plan to publish a peculiar memoir by O.J. Simpson, If I Did It, as well as an erotically-charged novelization of Mickey Mantle’s life. […]
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