Comments on: Can you handle one more post about Target’s blog policy? http://www.unjournalism.com/2008/01/29/can-you-handle-one-more-post-about-targets-blog-policy/ Thoughts from the front lines of PR in the Web world. Helping people tell their stories. It's not journalism -- it's Unjournalism. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:21:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mike Keliher http://www.unjournalism.com/2008/01/29/can-you-handle-one-more-post-about-targets-blog-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-12184 Mike Keliher Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:58:53 +0000 http://www.unjournalism.com/2008/01/29/can-you-handle-one-more-post-about-targets-blog-policy/#comment-12184 Thanks for all of the comments, folks. Michael, that's particularly insightful, a good look beyond this incident at the larger issue here: People who write blogs are increasingly welcomed into the fold of people who can help spread relevant ideas. Organizations like Target will come around eventually. Thanks for all of the comments, folks. Michael, that’s particularly insightful, a good look beyond this incident at the larger issue here: People who write blogs are increasingly welcomed into the fold of people who can help spread relevant ideas. Organizations like Target will come around eventually.

]]> By: Michael Benidt http://www.unjournalism.com/2008/01/29/can-you-handle-one-more-post-about-targets-blog-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-12170 Michael Benidt Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:43:00 +0000 http://www.unjournalism.com/2008/01/29/can-you-handle-one-more-post-about-targets-blog-policy/#comment-12170 I think Target might want to keep in mind that for every Target there is an association offering press passes to a bloggers. For every Target there is an executive picking up the phone to talk with a blogger. For every Target there are PR departments busy with hundreds of other projects who respond with enthusiasm to a blogger's request. How do I know this? Because we regularly contact companies, executives and PR departments and you'd be surprised how many of them generously give us a lot more than the time of day. Target might want to keep that in mind. Just our experience, but they're the exception, not the rule. I think Target might want to keep in mind that for every Target there is an association offering press passes to a bloggers. For every Target there is an executive picking up the phone to talk with a blogger. For every Target there are PR departments busy with hundreds of other projects who respond with enthusiasm to a blogger’s request. How do I know this? Because we regularly contact companies, executives and PR departments and you’d be surprised how many of them generously give us a lot more than the time of day. Target might want to keep that in mind. Just our experience, but they’re the exception, not the rule.

]]> By: Mike Keliher http://www.unjournalism.com/2008/01/29/can-you-handle-one-more-post-about-targets-blog-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-11901 Mike Keliher Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:48:41 +0000 http://www.unjournalism.com/2008/01/29/can-you-handle-one-more-post-about-targets-blog-policy/#comment-11901 That's a good distinction, yes. That’s a good distinction, yes.

]]> By: Sheryl http://www.unjournalism.com/2008/01/29/can-you-handle-one-more-post-about-targets-blog-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-11888 Sheryl Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:09:54 +0000 http://www.unjournalism.com/2008/01/29/can-you-handle-one-more-post-about-targets-blog-policy/#comment-11888 There's a difference between a "substantial response" and a "respectful response." I think every customer inquiry deserves the latter, don't you? There’s a difference between a “substantial response” and a “respectful response.” I think every customer inquiry deserves the latter, don’t you?

]]> By: Mike Keliher http://www.unjournalism.com/2008/01/29/can-you-handle-one-more-post-about-targets-blog-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-11875 Mike Keliher Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:47:19 +0000 http://www.unjournalism.com/2008/01/29/can-you-handle-one-more-post-about-targets-blog-policy/#comment-11875 I agree, but at the same time, I don't dare pretend this is easy. I'd love to have had Target respond as if the NY Times were calling, but I don't believe EVERY SINGLE inquiry warrants a substantial response. It's a tough line to walk. I agree, but at the same time, I don’t dare pretend this is easy. I’d love to have had Target respond as if the NY Times were calling, but I don’t believe EVERY SINGLE inquiry warrants a substantial response. It’s a tough line to walk.

]]> By: Mihaela V (@prprof_mv) http://www.unjournalism.com/2008/01/29/can-you-handle-one-more-post-about-targets-blog-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-11874 Mihaela V (@prprof_mv) Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:43:16 +0000 http://www.unjournalism.com/2008/01/29/can-you-handle-one-more-post-about-targets-blog-policy/#comment-11874 I love the last paragraph! Sounds like the beginning of a manifesto. Your explanation is plausible, I see how you can draw the conclusion that the PR person refused to cooperate *because* the person calling was a blogger. However, there's still reasonable doubt, we can't know for sure what that person was thinking... I wonder if that person is doing his/her thinking some place else now? Anyway, I guess we owe this person for teaching us a valuable lesson: That she should have answered as if it were the NY Times calling! I love the last paragraph! Sounds like the beginning of a manifesto.

Your explanation is plausible, I see how you can draw the conclusion that the PR person refused to cooperate *because* the person calling was a blogger. However, there’s still reasonable doubt, we can’t know for sure what that person was thinking… I wonder if that person is doing his/her thinking some place else now?

Anyway, I guess we owe this person for teaching us a valuable lesson: That she should have answered as if it were the NY Times calling!

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