Graphical explanations of the PR industry
May 26th, 2008 |
With apologies to Edward Tufte I offer two graphics that clearly illustrate what’s wrong with the PR industry, the first illustrating a May 10 post on the Newsvetter blog titled It’s Spring: Time for another round of PR ass kicking.
The post is on the dismal trend of self-important bloggers who “out” PR people for poorly crafted/targeted pitches. This is a topic that is near and dear to my heart, and (like so many people) I have written about it often.
I am also fond of old style patent drawings for illustrating modern concepts, and created this graphic for a post I did a while ago titled Pimp slapping clueless PR folk.
My parents were so bothered by the phrase “pimp-slapping,” they asked me to publish a new post quickly to push the offending post down the page.
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Love the drawings, they are classic and a unique useage. And on the topic, I’ve often wondered. If we are in a more fragmented information world, and in fact a world in which companies can tell their own story and bypass the media outlet e.g. GM and their response to New York Times editorial, then by definition A listers are of lesser value comparatively. Right? what am I missing here?
Comment by Albert Maruggi — May 26, 2008 @ 7:01 am