Poor Lois Feldman – The Speaker, Not the Bathroom Party Time Lady
By now you’ve probably heard the story about Lois Feldman. If not, here’s a quick recap: Lois was arrested for doing her Humpty Hump (of Digital Underground fame) Burger King bathroom impression in the stall of a public bathroom at a college football game recently. That’s pretty embarrasing, especially in [...]
Blogs are Crap – More Fallout from the WVU eMBA Scandal
Rarely do I literally stop everything I’m doing to read an article. Or post a comment. Or write a blog. I hit the trifecta today. Just when I thought I had said all I could say about the WVU eMBA scandal from an online reputation management perspective, I was sent [...]
Federal Government Blogs & the Myth of Control
Blog discussions with marketing friends of mine like Skip Lineberg often end up with us trading war stories about potential clients. They’re intrigued with blogging, but don’t want to allow comments and “lose control.” There are many reasons not to start a blog (having a time constraint comes immediately to [...]
Marketing a State – Online Reputation Management for West Virginia
Fans of the old Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoon will remember when they told you to tune in next week. They would always end “Don’t miss tomorrow’s exciting episode…[Bullwinkle's Ride or Goodbye, Dollink].” Always two titles. The alternative title for this post would be “Growing Young Professional Class in WV…Now How [...]
Finally an Example of being Proactive in Online Reputation Management Courtesy of Obama
I spend a lot of time talking with folks about online reputation management and how crucial it is in today’s world. Sometimes that’s to the press, sometimes at conferences, sometimes to my dog JJ after my wife goes to “sleep” to avoid listening to me anymore. (Honey, I know you’re [...]
Governor Manchin Emails State RE: Daughter's WVU MBA Scandal
Alright, Now I’m convinced the higher ups at WVU and in West Virginia State government are reading my blog and attending our Next Generation Marketing conferences. I’m not going to go through the whole spiel again, but be aware that this article is written in a non-biased fashion meant to [...]
Extreme Online Reputation Management: WVU, Mylan, & Governor's Office Edition
In getting ready for the Next Generation Marketing series across West Virginia this spring, I began thinking about my presentation on Engagement and Dialogue. In it, I will go over the premise and some recommendations for online reputation management. The last time I spoke about that publicly was at the [...]
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