It’s been three weeks since that PR stunt in which Starbucks nationwide closed at the same time for some “retraining.” Today, as an extension of the ubiquitous green-signed company’s makeover efforts, founder and chief inspiration officer Howard Schulz declared that Starbucks would “return to its roots.” According to today’s New York Times: “The initiatives are […]
Boy, am I glad I didn’t take Vonage’s “insider” offer to buy its stock at the IPO price of between $16-$18 a share! The stock closed at $3 on Friday. Thank you very much, Verizon. As a Vonage customer, I’m generally pleased by the service — except of course when the phone dies and I
We all know how much money an exclusive image of an A-lister out-of-context, or preferably out-of-control, can command from consumer-facing media. But the market value of the companies that intermediate between the shooters and the media came further into focus yesterday with news of the sale of Wire Image to GettyImages for…$200 million. The news
I was with a lawyer friend last night when the subject turned to litigation PR, a most robust and lucrative PR industry practice specialty. We both agreed that lawyers and PR people are frequently at odds over what, when, how and even if, trial information should flow into the public domain. We also debated the
