The Bad PR Never Stops
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009It’s not often I get annoyed to the point of blogging, but this takes the cake. I’m going to post a few emails I got in the span of one day, and you can draw your own conclusions. I’ve chosen not to reveal the name of the PR person (though i will say his/her job title is senior account executive), the event or any such details this time round.
First mail, 12:45pm (click to view larger image):
Bad PR First Email
By the way, the event is tomorrow at 10:30am. So I’m given 22 hours notice.
So I can’t make it because I have a major presentation tomorrow, here’s my reply:
My Reply
The next email I get is at 4:12pm, asking me to invite friends/bloggers on their behalf:
Bad PR Second Email
Okay. I’m in class so I don’t reply instantly. Nice to see that they would like to get the message out to “as many people as possible” but they do that at 4pm the day before.
Third mail, 6:18pm, asking if I would like to write about their event even without attending it:
Bad PR Third Email
That’s the kicker. I don’t have a relationship with this person, I’ve never been contacted by this agency before, what makes them think this is an appropriate way to approach me?
One thing for everyone entering the social media scene to keep in mind: not all bloggers are going to be like me and choose not to disclose the identity. There are many others who will plaster your name, agency, client’s name and event and get it all the bad press you need before the event even gets off the ground.
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Tags: agency, bad pitching, bad pr, bad press, client, event, poor practises, relationships, social media
