Monthly Archives: March 2012

Warrior Princess vs oil giant in activist issue campaign

It was a classic activist ambush.  Stage a media stunt to highlight an issue and draft in a celebrity to guarantee international coverage.  The news media play along every time. So it was that TV actress Lucy Lawless – a.k.a.  Xena, … Continue reading

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Gas industry needs to learn about spin control

Issue management is difficult enough.  And it’s not made any easier when PR professionals and issue managers themselves describe it as spin. This was demonstrated late last year when representatives of the oil and gas industry got together in Houston … Continue reading

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