Comments on: Let’s Put Relations Back into PR

By: I Don’t Know! » The Buzz Bin

I Don’t Know! » The Buzz Bin — Mon, 19 May 2008 10:30:15 +0000

[...] isn’t it? A business about relationships that’s so concerned about saving face it can’t say, “I don’t know.” Hard to make a relationship work when you get [...]

By: Communicators Anonymous: Changing the world: One day at a time

Communicators Anonymous: Changing the world: One day at a time — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:47:44 +0000

[...] past year, I questioned me: What do I represent? The definition of our industry has been debated numerous times. Occasionally, I confuse this professional identity crisis with my [...]

By: Now Is Gone Â» Vapor Gurus

Now Is Gone Â» Vapor Gurus — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:41:09 +0000

[...] P.S.S. I do not see myself as a guru, and noted this in a recent post on the Buzz Bin. [...]

By: Rodger Johnson

Rodger Johnson — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:29:38 +0000

While I don’t have years of experience in PR — much has been writing for newspapers — you touch on a very interesting point. My professional mentor, accredited in public relations with a stellar career behind him — he has taught me that a successful public relations professional will be the one who focuses on the relational aspect of their job.

A bit of a rhetorical question comes to mind, however. You mention giving relationships value. That’s a vague and sometimes misunderstood (may not fully comprehended) term. So, how do you create value in a relationship?

On an interpersonal level, I believe it’s done by appreciating, accepting and approving of people.

This is good blog fodder…look for a more thorough thought piece over at my blog, http://www.yourprguy.com

By: Jen White

Jen White — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:25:26 +0000

Geoff –

Great post. For too long, PR has come to mean “spin, spin, spin,”–try and take a bad situation and make it look good. This came about because some companies (and/or their PR firms) were successful in doing so, and the public has rightly become hardened to any attempts to gloss things over, or take the corporate line at face value.

Corporations are going to have to get comfortable–quickly–with the idea that they need to admit when they’ve done something wrong.

Whether the lawyers will allow that sort of authentic admission is another thing entirely. PR practitioners who understand the landscape has changed do face a challenge in that regard. For the sake of a business that I really enjoy, I hope it can be done.

Best,
Jen

By: Grounded In Reality » Blog Archive » Dell Learns to Listen

Grounded In Reality » Blog Archive » Dell Learns to Listen — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:25:20 +0000

[...] Geoff Livingston at The Buzz Bin: Relationships and RELATIONS are about being human â€” not God. Together as humans we experience [...]

By: scott

scott — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:26:40 +0000

Good stuff, Geoff.

By: Geoff Livingston

Geoff Livingston — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:19:10 +0000

Lewis: As always, thank you for your kind words. I look forward to meeting you in NY soon.

Rich: An ABC versus APR comparison would be very useful. I look forward to the post.

John: Congratulations, and thank you for this insight.

By: Spin Thicket Comments

Spin Thicket Comments — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:25:57 +0000

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By: JohnP@Dell

JohnP@Dell — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:18:15 +0000

Geoff — Great post and a brief comment: A key part of “Dell’s incredible lesson” is that we’ve learned to address any form of dissatisfaction head-on, knowing we cannot drown out the negative with only the positive.