Not to harp upon the Tiger Woods fiasco, God knows we’ve all heard enough about it since Thanksgiving, but I came across this Newsweek article by Neal Gabler that ties in with one of my previous posts on the pseudo-event. It discusses the rise of the celebrity and the writer contends that ‘celebrity’ is the [...]
Archive for December, 2009
The Power of the Panopticon
Posted in Uncategorized on December 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I generally don’t like to write forced blog posts. Instead I prefer to let my inspiration come naturally, which is why I guess I haven’t posted in a while…no inspiration…ha! But this weekend I had a chance to check out the movie Law Abiding Citizen and it took me back to one of my Visual [...]
Tiger’s Transgressions
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged endorsements, Nike, PR, spokesperson, tiger woods, transgressions on December 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ah yesss…this week saw yet another male celebrity apologizing for ‘transgressions’…and not one transgression mind you but according to some reports, as many as four transgressions! I will reserve my private thoughts on this breach of marital trust by professional golfer Tiger Woods and instead focus on the branding and PR implications of his missteps. [...]
