By BLOOM on June 29, 2010
During Sunday night’s BET Awards, Michael Jackson was finally given the tribute fit for a king that he deserved—one year after his death, by the only performer who could do him justice. Now, you may be asking “what about Usher? Or JT?” No disrespect…but only one artist could truly pull this off, and that guy [...]
Posted in Hot Topics | Tagged 2010 BET Awards, Chris Brown, Crisis Communications, Crisis Management, Marketing, Michael Jackson, News Stories, PR, Tony Balasandiran
By BLOOM on June 21, 2010
Yesterday, we celebrated our Fathers—the men they are, the people they’ve made us, and the countless great things they do for their families. And, one of the greatest things fathers do for their families is provide us life lessons. As any child will tell you, when we’re given these lessons in life and then told [...]
Posted in Holidays | Tagged Brand Integrity, Brand Loyalty, Business, Crisis Communications, Crisis Management, Father's Day, PR, Rashada Whitehead
By BLOOM on April 26, 2010
Last week, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law the nation’s toughest immigration legislation. The controversial law, which requires police to determine whether or not a person is in the U.S. legally, also requires immigrants to carry their documentation with them at all times, and requires police to interrogate people if there is reason to [...]
Posted in Hot Topics | Tagged Arizona, Crisis Communications, Crisis Management, Diversity, Gov. Jan Brewer, Illegal Immigration, Immigration Law, Multiculturalism, News Stories, Racial Profiling
By BLOOM on April 21, 2010
This week, the biggest buzz on the Internet has been surrounding the lost (and found) iPhone prototype, running the new OS 4.0 software—a.k.a. the holy grail of handheld devices: the next generation iPhone. Not only was Apple’s prized possession lost and found, but it ended up in the hands of Gizmodo, who of course, broke the story. Apple [...]
Posted in Breaking News, Hot Topics | Tagged Brand Integrity, Crisis Communications, Crisis Management, New Media, News Stories
By BLOOM on April 5, 2010
As we’ve just wrapped up 2010′s 1st Quarter, we thought we’d take a moment to recap the biggest news stories, thus far. From natural disasters, to sports. From politics, to religion. From damaged brand integrity (both person and product), to crisis communications & management. In our profession, we’re often asked the question, “what constitutes news?” [...]
Posted in Hot Topics | Tagged Brand Integrity, Brand Loyalty, Crisis Communications, Crisis Management, New Media, News Stories, PR, Tony Balasandiran
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