I believe too much effort has been devoted to turning firms into all-purpose social agencies and that too much PR effort has been devoted to selling this rather fraudulent propositon.
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Opinion research / Trust and reputations on 28 February 2010. 6 comments.
Here’s a manifesto in favour of decent top-down adult leadership rather than the febrile fashions of the crowd. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check on 10 February 2010. No comments.
Being socially aware didn’t make Big Pharma innovate. Here’s a risky piece reminding us that profit matters more than seeming nice and safe, whatever the Davos savants pretend or their mantras might say. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Crisis management / Media issues on 26 January 2010. 2 comments.
Manchester United and Manchester City have advised their players against using social media accounts. It would seem the players have accepted the advice. The WSJ has taken a similar stance on SM. There are serious issues here to explore. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Crisis management on 21 January 2010. 5 comments.
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check on 6 January 2010. 9 comments.
Amnesty International has accused Shell Nigeria of human rights abuses, spreading pollution and other crimes against corporate responsibility (CSR). It provoked Paul Holmes, editor and publisher of The Holmes Report, to argue that companies will and should be held to the same standards globally. That’s a naïve response. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check on 26 October 2009. 10 comments.
This post is a reaction to Paul Holmes’s post Transparency is a principle, not a tool for manipulating the public. His headline was much more one-sided than his text, which was well-argued. So what comes next is a critique of the Big Idea of his headline, not his considered view. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Trust and reputations on 18 October 2009. 6 comments.
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Trust and reputations on 15 October 2009. 4 comments.
Disclosure: I’ve never flown Ryanair. So I might be speaking out the bottom of my non-reclining seat. However, I love most of Ryanair’s PR. Here’re ten reasons why (and the cavil). More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / PR issues on 14 October 2009. One comment.
I’ve got that post-holiday feeling (seven days by Lake Lugano, thanks). You’ll know it. Suddenly I think I understand lots of stuff … So here’s what I think is going wrong in a good deal of PR thought. More »
Posted by Paul Seaman under CSR reality check / Crisis management on 23 September 2009. 6 comments.
Heather Yaxley’s very sensible comment yesterday in response to my piece on France Telecom’s (FT) suicides, provides an opportunity to say why in my heart of hearts I long to criticise FT’s approach. More »
