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Cursed Be AI for Giving Em-Dashes Bad PR

07.29.2026 – Are you one of those who automatically think AI wrote something if you see an em-dash? Well, you need to stop this knee-jerk reaction. Now. Let me demonstrate why. I’m sitting in front of my iMac at this very moment — and

Delta Dealt My Granddaughter and Me a “Soar(less)” Deal

07.22.2026 – When I saw a newspaper headline about Taco Bell customers purportedly getting “explosive diarrhea” from eating at this chain, I thought it would make for an excellent blog post about how it’s really bad PR for your restaurant to be mentioned in

10 Mind-Boggling Demands On Your Attention

07.15.2026 – “A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” Nobel laureate Herbert Simon uttered that prophetic line in 1971. That should be tattooed on every communicator’s forearm.

Does Your Business Elevator Pitch Have You Going Up… or Down?

07.08.2026 – Usually we think of elevator speeches as having to do with a job interview. I previously wrote about job interview elevator speeches way back in this April 2021 blog post. But you also need an elevator speech, or pitch, for your business.

What Kind Of PR Do Your Neighbors Have?

07.01.2026 – Do you love your neighbor? We’re supposed to. After all, it’s one of the two great commandments. But what if your neighbor has bad PR (whether it’s intentional or not)?

The UPS Store Delivers Pathetic Passport Photos

06.24.2026 – Passaporto! Passaporto! There’s your Italian lesson for the day. And that’s what I’ll be hearing when I visit Italy for the first time (hopefully soon).

Texas Tech’s Utter and Total PR Disaster

06.18.2026 – Do you want to see PR at its worst? Then watch this video produced by Texas Tech University officials, making the case that quarterback transfer Brendan Sorsby deserves to play football this upcoming season, despite admitting to placing approximately $90,000 in bets

Getting a Charge Out of this Device Repair Co’s Name

06.10.2026 – What should I write about this week? I debated between Neanderthal PR, my interview with a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel sports journalist, or Southwest Airlines banning humanoid and animal-like robots from flying. The world just provides an incessant array of fascinating topics to choose