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Copy Apple’s PR Strategy – Not Apple’s Publicity Strategy

By Lyndon Johnson On December 15, 2017 · Add Comment · In $AAPL, Media Relations, Public Relations, Publicity, Toronto, Uncategorized
I read this article by Ed Zitron on the Inc website earlier and tried to comment.  When the comment wouldn’t load for technical reasons [I’m assuming] I thought the comment was worth turning it in to a short blog post. The point Ed makes is that most  companies shouldn’t try to emulate Apple’s publicity strategy.Continue Reading
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Apple needs to do more than sell iPhones

By Lyndon Johnson On July 26, 2016 · Add Comment · In $AAPL, Branding, Communications Strategy, Lean Communications Methodology, Marketing, Public Relations, Strategy, Toronto
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Apple’s communication strategy is risky

By Lyndon Johnson On May 28, 2016 · Add Comment · In $AAPL, Communications Strategy, Marketing, Public Relations, Toronto
Apple – once the master communicator – is playing a dangerous game.  It’s also in danger of looking like just another technology company – falling in to the trap of over-hyping new product announcements and then failing to deliver on the promise.  For a company that was the master of understatement; a company known for the secrecyContinue Reading
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BlackBerry Needs to THINK DIFFERENT

By Lyndon Johnson On May 8, 2016 · Add Comment · In $AAPL, $BBRY, Communications Strategy, Public Relations, Strategy, Toronto
Nobody takes the company seriously anymore. It's a troubled company with more attempts at recovering its lost dominance that most people assume the company has failed. Nobody knows what the company stands for these days.
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Apple needs an iPhone Killer

By Lyndon Johnson On May 1, 2016 · Add Comment · In $AAPL, Communications Strategy, Public Relations, Toronto
Without an iPhone killer Apple runs the risk of damaging the relationship it has with its customers
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Is It Time You ‘Steve’ Your Product Catalog?

By Lyndon Johnson On May 1, 2016 · Add Comment · In $AAPL, Communications Strategy, Public Relations, Strategy, Toronto
Is it time You ‘Steve’ your product catalog? Most companies sell too many products. They tweak feature sets, speed and feeds and accidentally create a new product. Or, they don’t want to miss out on sales opportunities, and so create products to cater for every possible customer possibility. Over time, product catalogs become bloated.  TheyContinue Reading
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