Maintaining A Good Reputation Pillows

"I mind my mother, eat my broccoli and do my homework, but you won't tell the guys, will you?"

Hollywood Sign Developers

Apart from your mother, who else thinks you're doing a good job as Chairman of the company?

Pity vs. Bragging and Public Relations

"Great job of acting! You really appeared excited about Aunt May's 'famous' green bean casserole."

"What's important is that we learn from what we must never admit happened."

"I've spent all night diluting our negative reviews on Yelp." "Really?" "Yeah. You know how you can usually tell when a business owner does that?" "They post 'reviews' that don't have even a hint of negativity." "Amateurs. Check out the negatives I include: 'House of Java Cafe. I hate it because it's so perfect, it makes the rest of my day feel inadequate.'"

'OK, who moved the photocopier?'

Sportswasher's

Others' perceptions (which aren't always true)

'He's a media consultant. He came with the multimedia software package.'

Trump Lashes Out at John Bolton

"Look at me, everyone! I'm amazing!"

"After all the trouble I've been in lately, I decided to hire a PR firm to repair my image."

"Here is the campaign strategy and here are the after-the-fact excuses."

"Whatever the results you get from an election it's important to be able to present them in the best possible light..."

"Don't mess with that guy. He's a real hardwood."

"Unfortunately your Twitter has been hacked. Fortunately it has been hacked by someone much cooler and funnier than you."

'This is really going to tarnish his legacy, Al.'

You can have your privacy back, as soon as I've finished showing it to everyone

I've spent all night diluting our negative reviews on Yelp. Really? Yeah. You know how you can usually tell when a business owner does that? They post "reviews" that don't have even a hint of negativity. Amateurs. Check out the negatives I include: "House of Java Cafe. I hate it because it's so perfect, it makes the rest of my day feel inadequate."

'I apologize for repeatedly asking if everything is okay, but displaying customer concern is part of our mission statement.'

'A role model? Yes, I suppose he was. Everywhere he went, people would say 'That's Bill Fenton... You don't want to be that guy!''

"I used to be known as Mr. Nice Guy, but I bought my way out."

Canadian Zoom

Fake News

The Art of Monopolizing News Media Coverage By Donald Trump.

'I only hear good things from your spin doctors. . .'

Booger-Boy Scandal 4: 'I just need to craft the text well enough to shut everyone up. . . I sincerely wish they'd all shut up and go away.'

'...I'm the only one here who's outrageously high opinion of themselves is actually justified.'

"Recommended by 4 out of 5 congressmen, Senator."

"I was never famous, but then, I never had a publicist."

'My advisors said no more, 'Mr. Nice Guy!' It's time I displayed some anger...some rage!...How's this.'

"We need to think about raising your profile ..."

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