Comments on: The Ethics of Advocacy http://koifishcommunications.com/blog/branding/the-ethics-of-advocacy-0069/ The World's Second Best PR Blog Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:05:21 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Dean Rodgers http://koifishcommunications.com/blog/branding/the-ethics-of-advocacy-0069/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Dean Rodgers Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:34:57 +0000 http://2c81c23c-88ed-44d0-aee7-ce9cd9234e97#comment-31 Thanks much. Thanks much.

]]> By: Dean Rodgers http://koifishcommunications.com/blog/branding/the-ethics-of-advocacy-0069/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Dean Rodgers Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:34:34 +0000 http://2c81c23c-88ed-44d0-aee7-ce9cd9234e97#comment-30 Very cool. Very cool.

]]> By: Dean Rodgers http://koifishcommunications.com/blog/branding/the-ethics-of-advocacy-0069/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Dean Rodgers Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:33:58 +0000 http://2c81c23c-88ed-44d0-aee7-ce9cd9234e97#comment-29 Nice site! There is definitely some stomach-turning stuff on there. Thanks so much for the response. Nice site! There is definitely some stomach-turning stuff on there. Thanks so much for the response.

]]> By: TC/StopNestleWaters.org http://koifishcommunications.com/blog/branding/the-ethics-of-advocacy-0069/comment-page-1/#comment-14 TC/StopNestleWaters.org Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:50:59 +0000 http://2c81c23c-88ed-44d0-aee7-ce9cd9234e97#comment-14 Thanks for providing a forum for getting the word out. The Internet isn't always pretty, but it does offer opportunities to level the playing field, sometimes even with organizations with far more resources. Thanks for providing a forum for getting the word out. The Internet isn’t always pretty, but it does offer opportunities to level the playing field, sometimes even with organizations with far more resources.

]]> By: StopNestleWaters.org http://koifishcommunications.com/blog/branding/the-ethics-of-advocacy-0069/comment-page-1/#comment-15 StopNestleWaters.org Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:51:43 +0000 http://2c81c23c-88ed-44d0-aee7-ce9cd9234e97#comment-15 The bottled water industry's leader (Nestle) makes significant use of PR resources in its attempts to enforce some fairly predatory actions in small rural towns - the source of most of its “spring” water brands. For example, Nestle’s sued the tiny town of Fryeburg, Maine five times in an attempt to force a permit for a truck loading station in a residential area. It's a sad episode, and the PR spin has been nauseating, to say the least. Their actions in the nearby town of McCloud, CA are what prompted me (a marketing guy with 22+ years experience) to start the StopNestleWaters.org blog, hoping to counter the company's considerable PR might (just a little bit) on the Internet. Advertising & marketing practitioners traditionally rank somewhere just above serial killers in public polls of trustworthiness, and we're touching on one of the reasons why... The bottled water industry’s leader (Nestle) makes significant use of PR resources in its attempts to enforce some fairly predatory actions in small rural towns – the source of most of its “spring” water brands.

For example, Nestle’s sued the tiny town of Fryeburg, Maine five times in an attempt to force a permit for a truck loading station in a residential area. It’s a sad episode, and the PR spin has been nauseating, to say the least.

Their actions in the nearby town of McCloud, CA are what prompted me (a marketing guy with 22+ years experience) to start the StopNestleWaters.org blog, hoping to counter the company’s considerable PR might (just a little bit) on the Internet.

Advertising & marketing practitioners traditionally rank somewhere just above serial killers in public polls of trustworthiness, and we’re touching on one of the reasons why…

]]> By: Janet Johnson http://koifishcommunications.com/blog/branding/the-ethics-of-advocacy-0069/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Janet Johnson Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:53:29 +0000 http://2c81c23c-88ed-44d0-aee7-ce9cd9234e97#comment-16 Hi Dean, As always, a thought provoking post. I have given up drinking out of plastic bottles (my light blue Sigg is constantly at my side). And love the fact that places like Backspace have stopped selling any drinks in plastic. But your greater point - the 'advocacy' of products (or services) that no longer stand up to most people's ethics - deserves amplification, too. I'll be crafting a response over on my blog. Thanks for sharing. Hi Dean,

As always, a thought provoking post. I have given up drinking out of plastic bottles (my light blue Sigg is constantly at my side). And love the fact that places like Backspace have stopped selling any drinks in plastic.

But your greater point – the ‘advocacy’ of products (or services) that no longer stand up to most people’s ethics – deserves amplification, too. I’ll be crafting a response over on my blog.

Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Michele http://koifishcommunications.com/blog/branding/the-ethics-of-advocacy-0069/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Michele Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:56:03 +0000 http://2c81c23c-88ed-44d0-aee7-ce9cd9234e97#comment-18 Check out tappening.com. A PR guy from Long Island has started it. Check out tappening.com. A PR guy from Long Island has started it.

]]> By: Jennifer http://koifishcommunications.com/blog/branding/the-ethics-of-advocacy-0069/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Jennifer Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:54:31 +0000 http://2c81c23c-88ed-44d0-aee7-ce9cd9234e97#comment-17 Excellent article about greenwash. You are so right! Excellent article about greenwash. You are so right!

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