Why isn’t he listening? https://themediatrainers.com/ There have been many complaints, more than a few of them legitimate, over corporate hubris concerning junkets, salaries and bonuses. And, yes, this blog certainly has been part of that chorus. And, while the loudest and most shrill voices have been from the halls of Congress, New York’s senior senator […]

www.themediatrainers.com Emotions always trump statistics. So, when companies that are taking billions of dollars from Washington during a deep recession continue to appear to be living too high on the hog, the negative perceptions are damaging. Some might make a case that these trips—often called junkets—help transfuse cash into supporting businesses (e.g., hotels, taxis, tour […]

https://themediatrainers.com/ The devastating quote in the headline to this story is from an employee recently laid off with many others at the Blakely, GA, plant of Peanut Corporation of America. He also said roaches regularly landed in the processing, blending in with dry roasted peanuts. (Click on the video below.) You’ll rarely, if ever, outrun […]

Turner CEO Phil Kent www.themediatrainers.com In its most recent weekly online edition (January 29, 2009), Georgia-based publication Business to Business posted a “conversation” with Turner CEO Phil Kent and how he’s responded to several crisis situations. One of the examples screams to me that it was preventable and that CNN leaves itself open for more […]

www.themediatrainers.com When dealing with the news media, you usually can expect the unexpected. These situations can come in many forms, many ways. One way is the reporter/interviewer injecting himself into the conversation and putting you on the spot. What can you do when you feel like you’re being personally attacked? Case in point, CNBC’s Joe […]

https://themediatrainers.com/ The Tennessee Valley Authority’s wreckless handling of crisis communications following its Christmas-time sludge spill in the eastern end of the state continues to haunt the utility and call its leadership into question. This is the latest of many apparent sins and comes at an unfortunate time for the management as democrats, tuned in to […]