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Archive for May, 2008

Oh Tim Hortons, when will you learn?

Posted in Media Relations, PR Crises, PR jobs, social responsibility, tagged , , , on May 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Only a few weeks after the Timbitgate scandal, Tim Hortons has again faced another PR crisis, thanks to its franchisees.
This time, the Toronto Star reported (Page 2 above the fold I might add) that a Tim Hortons customer was scolded by an employee for buying food for a pregnant homeless woman and allowing her to [...]

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The truth about Dove’s real beauty

Posted in News, ethics, honesty, social responsibility, tagged , , , , , on May 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »

This week has been a rather interesting week in the news for large companies, particularly Unilever, who has been accused of retouching the photos of the models used in the Dove ‘real beauty’ campaign. This story to me seems more interesting because of the potential public relations crisis it could be for Unilever and the Dove [...]

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