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PR Failure #47: Cracker Barrel of Monkeys and Brand Missteps
Aaron Blank
September 10, 2025
Cracker Barrel, established in 1969 as a favorite comfort food spot created from charm and antique Americana, attempted to do a rebrand in late August. Suddenly gone was the “Old Timer,” based on the founder’s Uncle Herschel, a friendly if fussy figure (for a logo) ...
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PR Failure #46: You Meant: 😊, They Heard: 😬 — The Emoji Gap in the Workplace
Aaron Blank
August 6, 2025
They’re small, they’re pixelated, and they might cost your brand more than you think. When computer scientist Scott Fahlman first suggested using 🙂 or 🙁 ...
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PR Failure #45: When the Machine Makes a Mistake
Aaron Blank
June 30, 2025
AI is the shiny new(ish) tool and buzz word that we’re all still trying to figure out. We know it can save time, and it ...
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AI Usage in PR Campaigns for Nonprofits
Jacque Gairrett
June 9, 2025
A few years ago, a meaningful brand study came out illustrating that we are in an “age of cynicism.” Fast forward to now with the ...
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PR Failure #44: Moves Musk Must Make to Fix the Glitch
Aaron Blank
June 2, 2025
We’ve written about Elon Musk before — his communications catastrophes are hard to avoid. From Tesla (stock price down nearly 45% since the start of ...
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