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	Phil's Blogservations Monday, September 17, 2001 Posted by philgomes 4:22 PM "And You Thought That Terrorism Created Tragedies?" (Cont'd): The response on the posting regarding horrific PR blunder below has been exactly what the United States' response to terrorism promises to be: "Swift and relentless." Here is a sampling: "That's so terrible. It's not even a good pitch. It sounds like she's trying to set up a loan with him." "'Epitome of bad taste?' No kidding, Phil. Thanks, I shared this with my company." "Oh my - This is bad." "The latest in a long line, and sadly not the last, of stupid PR tricks. Today I received 2 phone calls at home: a brokerage calling me up to ask if I want to invest in a fund I requested written info about a few months ago, and a hotel, asking for my next payment for a vacation I have a deposit on for my daughter and me. As a wag once said, there's no accounting for bad taste." "Really bad. On Tuesday afternoon a marketing company (who had send me really cool brochures the week before) called me to check if I liked their stuff and wanted their services. That was awful too especially when he ended the call with 'I really enjoyed talking to you' all in a honey-sweet tone. Just so unreal that day." "Oh, come on. At least tell me who the journalist/publication are!" "That PR pitch was totally tasteless. She probably thought she was being all clever." "Oh, god - that's horrible. If you know her actual name, I hope you wrote and told her she has shamed us all. Hope you're doing ok." "Amazing and appalling! And sadly, probably not the last we'll see of people trying to make a tie-in and make a buck." "I am sickened." "'Theresa' should get her head examined. I'm still shaking mine. " "Hey, Phil. At least this girl was aware that something was happening on September 11. :-)" "That's pretty pathetic." "Wow! I can't believe how narrow minded some people can be." "Not only is it in extremely poor taste, but it a terrible pitch! I couldn't even read the whole thing." (Threats omitted.) "This one is really bad. I've seen a lot of similar stuff where the enormity and importance of what occurred last week just hasn't taken hold." "God, that's awful." HOME | OBSESSIONS | FAQ | HEROES | CAREER | BLOG | CONTACT Note that the views expressed on this site do not necessarily reflect those of Phil's employer, its business partners, its clients, or anyone or anything that doesn't come from Phil.	ABOUT THIS BLOG This blog not only discusses PR and media matters, but Phil's everyday observations about a variety of topics. EMAIL phil[at] philgomes[[dot}]com SYNDICATE Feedburner ARCHIVE YAHOO! IM SKYPE WISH LIST PITCH POLICY MY PHOTOS www.flickr.com Photostream RSS Enter your Email Powered by FeedBlitz COMMENT AND TRACKBACK POLICY Comments and trackbacks are unmoderated, though I will delete the patently offensive ones. Any comments and trackbacks are the opinions of the individual writer of those comments and trackbacks, and not those of Phil Gomes, his employer, its clients, or its business partners. If you have a bone to pick, bug the people who wrote the comment or trackback.