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P.T. Barnum: “There’s No Such Thing as Bad Publicity”

Doctor Spin

He regularly used innovative and creative advertising techniques to capture the public’s attention. This was done by embracing controversy, using storytelling to his advantage, and sometimes, pushing ethical boundaries. His reputation often preceded him, drawing in crowds based on his name alone. The power of a brand.

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Exposing PR’s weaknesses

PR Conversations

Criticism by Gawker (among others) led to a ‘pseudo’ apology (as defined by Lazare 2004 ). Dan Bryant ( in a Guardian post ) noted other creative industries don’t even get asked their position on climate change. Also then as an occupation, we never seem to get a step closer to an ethical future for PR.