Comments on: Your Call Is Important to Us http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/02/your-call-is-important-to-us.html Bringing You Media News, Marketing Views, Celebrity Culture & Political Spin Since February 2005 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:48:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/02/your-call-is-important-to-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-816 Anonymous Fri, 17 Feb 2006 21:31:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=668#comment-816 check out what people are saying in Radio Shack's hometown.<br/><br/>http://pod01.prospero.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?msg=72&nav=messages&webtag=kr-fortworthtm check out what people are saying in Radio Shack’s hometown.

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]]> By: SB http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/02/your-call-is-important-to-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-808 SB Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:45:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=668#comment-808 Well, that's the battle that lawyers and PR people always have, isn't it? Usually though, saying you're wrong -- when you actually are wrong -- doesn't hurt anything more than your ego. Well, that’s the battle that lawyers and PR people always have, isn’t it? Usually though, saying you’re wrong — when you actually are wrong — doesn’t hurt anything more than your ego.

]]> By: Michael http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/02/your-call-is-important-to-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-807 Michael Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:41:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=668#comment-807 But, Scott, that would be too simple and too easy. <br/>I don't mean to cut public figures & officials any slack . . . but with lawsuits and vicious campaign ads, anything resembling pure honesty will get you in trouble.<br/>AGH! The cynic in me is coming out. <br/>Mike But, Scott, that would be too simple and too easy.
I don’t mean to cut public figures & officials any slack . . . but with lawsuits and vicious campaign ads, anything resembling pure honesty will get you in trouble.
AGH! The cynic in me is coming out.
Mike

]]> By: SB http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/02/your-call-is-important-to-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-806 SB Fri, 17 Feb 2006 14:27:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=668#comment-806 That's true, Mike. But "I accept responsibility" falls short of an apology. You can accept responsility without ever admitting you did something wrong. How about just saying: "I did wrong. I'm sorry"? That’s true, Mike. But “I accept responsibility” falls short of an apology. You can accept responsility without ever admitting you did something wrong. How about just saying: “I did wrong. I’m sorry”?

]]> By: Michael http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/02/your-call-is-important-to-us.html/comment-page-1#comment-805 Michael Fri, 17 Feb 2006 13:54:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=668#comment-805 Often, if someone mis-reads the tone of an "I accept the responsibility" comment, it still won't be taken as genuine.<br/>Much of how well an apology is taken depends on who is hearing it, and his/her perception of the person apologizing. If you're already skeptical of the Bush Administration, nothing Cheney will say is good enough. <br/>If you are skeptical of business (including PR folks), even a sincere apology may not sound sincere enough.<br/><br/>Skepticism and mistrust of public officials and figures seems to be awfully high right now -- no matter what they say.<br/>Mike Often, if someone mis-reads the tone of an “I accept the responsibility” comment, it still won’t be taken as genuine.
Much of how well an apology is taken depends on who is hearing it, and his/her perception of the person apologizing. If you’re already skeptical of the Bush Administration, nothing Cheney will say is good enough.
If you are skeptical of business (including PR folks), even a sincere apology may not sound sincere enough.

Skepticism and mistrust of public officials and figures seems to be awfully high right now — no matter what they say.
Mike

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