Ethical Voices

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This week the communications ethics issues spanned a wide variety of topics from non-competes, to stupid PR people, to ethics developments with AI and the 16 th Anniversary of one of the dumbest guerilla marketing stunts of all time. Are non-competes ethical? This was the big news last week, but I am just getting to it now.

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

31, 2021, I sold PR 20/20 to Blue Cypress , a family of companies owned and led by Amith Nagarajan that is dedicated to building purpose-driven businesses. Note: Marketing AI Institute, which I split off as a separate company in January 2019, is not part of this acquisition. ). The Next Phase of Growth. Growing smarter.

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 3, 2019

From going to prison after being convicted for violating the FCPA (the US foreign anti-bribery law) to founding Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC, and educating multinationals on current issues and challenges with respect to compliance, ethics and anti-bribery, Richard Bistrong has come a long way. When I was asked to speak outside of the U.S.,

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PR 20/20

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

31, 2021, I sold PR 20/20 to Blue Cypress , a family of companies owned and led by Amith Nagarajan that is dedicated to building purpose-driven businesses. Note: Marketing AI Institute, which I split off as a separate company in January 2019, is not part of this acquisition. ). The Next Phase of Growth. Growing smarter.

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Ethical Voices

JANUARY 22, 2024

He discusses a number of important ethics issues, including: What to do when your client asks you to besmirch the competition How to effectively and ethically build trust What to do when employees, clients and partners break your trust Why don’t you tell us a little bit more about yourself and your career?

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 17, 2015

First, I went to work for (the now defunct) Vocus, the media database company, and one of a dozen or so companies that aggregate media contact information. They hated the company in a visceral way that defies the calm and impartiality that’s characteristic of journalism. WHY WOULD ANYONE WRITE A PITCH IN ALL CAPS?!

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PR 20/20

OCTOBER 27, 2020

HubSpot began life as a marketing app in 2006, and has grown into a marketing, sales and service platform company that, as of writing, has 86,000+ customers in more than 120 countries. The approach has served the company well. Its market cap is $14.3 billion, as of Oct. Source: HubSpot Investor Presentation Q2 2020.

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