Royal Family, Romney, Austrian Daredevil - The Best & Worst PR of 2012

Oh 2012, what a year you’ve been for public relations. Prince Harry is caught with his pants down and Kate Middleton with her top off. The Royal Family bristles over the media attention and tosses lawsuits about like darts at a downtown London pub. Players from the NFL’s New Orleans Saints are caught getting paid by coaches for knocking opposing players out of games after bounties have been put on those players’ heads. And who could forget the NFL’s decision...

What do clothes communicate?

As he so often does, my middle child Tyler gave me some food for thought regarding social mores regarding appropriate dress for business. We had a friendly debate about why it is important to show respect for people you are meeting in a business setting. Our discussion included differing views on Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg's decision to wear his traditional hoodie when he was doing an IPO road show to investors. I believe that shows disrespect to your audience and is...