by David Oates | Jul 21, 2019 | Blog
Did you catch the latest on actor Chris Pratt? He’s caught some flack recently because there’s a photo going around about him wearing a “Don’t Tread on Me” tee-shirt. Some folks believe that’s a racist statement because some lowlife neo-Nazis have...
by David Oates | Jul 18, 2019 | Blog
I just saw a news announcement that Proctor and Gamble has contributed in excess of $520,000 to the world champion US Women’s Soccer team to cover the pay equity that has been very much in the news of late. That’s outstanding on multiple levels. First off,...
by David Oates | Jul 7, 2019 | Blog
Thanks to Bradley J. Fikes of The San Diego Union-Tribune for reaching out to our own David Oates earlier this week for comment on how USC Trojans should respond to its latest #PR crisis with UCSD – University of California San Diego. To rebuild its battered...
by David Oates | Jul 1, 2019 | Blog
Here in San Diego, there’s a very popular annual county fair that draws about 40,000 visitors a day from early June until the 4th of July. It’s usually a big crowd pleaser. Just recently, a two-year-old died because of exposure to E. coli that turns out was...
by David Oates | Jun 23, 2019 | Blog
Thanks to Scott Robertson for including him in this “May The Best Brand Win” episode.
by David Oates | Jun 15, 2019 | Blog
I saw an incident recently where a pretty well-known chain was accused online by an influential social media person of racism. It was apparently due to some interaction at one of the franchise location. The company wanted to let the franchise owner deal with it and...
