tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707990783508069233.post1380970942428344819..comments2023-12-21T05:28:56.725+00:00Comments on Blerr De Blerr Blerr: Art vs Business?Fraser Denholmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304964112603810274noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707990783508069233.post-11624795354502149982010-02-14T10:44:38.096+00:002010-02-14T10:44:38.096+00:00@ anonymous/weber shandwick comment. If there was ...@ anonymous/weber shandwick comment. If there was some evidence to suggest that Weber Shandwick are attempting to direct Sir Ian towards some compromise all well and good, but the only evidence we have is the consultation itself, which is sadly lacking in integrity and disclosure. It certainly does nothing to enhance the professional reputation of WS. Quite the reverse - if I were a WS client I would seriously consider whether they are upholding best practise. Given the greenwash, the lack of authorship in their social meida, the blatant ignorance and misleading comments offered by stand staff at CSP roadshows, the appalling behaviour of the client in question (Acsef) and other factors, I would come quickly to the conclusion that WS have compromised themselves to the extent that their services would no longer be necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707990783508069233.post-34379741431804114592010-02-13T16:39:39.410+00:002010-02-13T16:39:39.410+00:00I feel sorry for Weber Shandwick, they are extreme...I feel sorry for Weber Shandwick, they are extremely prestigious in both P.R. and P.A., but I feel that Sir Ian Wood is totally ignoring their suggestions and directions, because he feels that he knows best. Bit arrogant?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707990783508069233.post-47281802943319816002010-02-13T12:53:07.532+00:002010-02-13T12:53:07.532+00:00I mean monetary.I mean monetary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707990783508069233.post-68425770710737539562010-02-13T12:48:49.527+00:002010-02-13T12:48:49.527+00:00I do not understand how Sir Ian's £50Million c...I do not understand how Sir Ian's £50Million can be considered anything other than a bribe to see his vision come to life. <br /><br />The dictionary describes a bribe as:<br /><br />"Something, such as money or a favor, offered or given to a person in a position of trust to influence that person's views or conduct."<br /><br />And a gift as:<br /><br />"Something bestowed freely."<br /><br />Sir Ian's £50Million certainly isn't being given freely, it is tied to specific aims of his own and as you report in the article it will be removed if these aims are not agreed with.<br /><br />Additionally what kind of monitory gift requires you to double the amount first and then continue paying for the result in the future? Not one I want that's for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-707990783508069233.post-39618939205518038532010-02-13T10:06:54.090+00:002010-02-13T10:06:54.090+00:00Short and sweet.
Is it getting easier? he he.
I li...Short and sweet.<br />Is it getting easier? he he.<br />I liked Peter Wilsons take on the urban realm blog of the Annie Lennox story and how Tom Smith decided to approach it...<br /><br />Recognising a p.r. disaster forming in front of his eyes, Weber Shandwick’s Neal Robertson coolly said that he had read Lennox’s comments with interest and that “her response would be logged.” Better still, he added, “it is good that people of a high profile are airing their views. The whole consultation was designed to get people involved.” Which would be fine and dandy had he bothered to brief Tom Smith, chairman of ACSEF, before the latter made his own splenetic response to the press. Speaking of Nelson Mandela’s right-hand angel, Tom just couldn’t help himself: “Given that Ms Lennox appears to have made her comments based on a wholly inaccurate description of the project on MySpace, we are hardly surprised by them. Objectors’ claims that it will be a flat concrete square similar to Red Square are misleading, as is their statement that it will be full of shops and car parking.” This, from the leader of a team whose own public statements and overbearing stance on the matter to date would make even old Muscovite apparatchiks blush, seems just a tad oversensitive. But he’s got a point: Sir Ian’s plans aren’t Red Square - they’re far bigger than that and unfortunately our Annie has put the international spotlight on Tom’s master’s megalomaniac notion.lepeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03682872509107707498noreply@blogger.com