PR Versus the Experts

By any measure, Barry Diller makes a lot of money.

The chairman and chief executive officer of InterActiveCorp. (“IAC”), Diller hauled in $295 million in compensation in 2005, according to The Corporate Library, a corporate governance research firm. The figure put Diller at the top of the list of highest-paid CEOs, which brought plenty of attention from the media – none of it positive. The figure is also misleading. (Read more…)

PR Losers of 2005

Each year brings a unique crop of PR losers, and this year is no different. Sometimes there are even repeat losers, as there are on this year’s list. (Here’s last year’s list: http://www.ereleases.com/pr/pr-losers.html) The purpose of highlighting PR losers is not to heap additional scorn on the already-besmirched. (OK, it’s only partly why I do it.) Instead, my goal is to remember who screwed up and why. If nothing else, we may learn something. (Read more…)