There is no such thing as bad publicity

Last week some of us in the office were talking about how celebrities get bad publicity but it doesn't hurt them like the Brittany Spears photos. They say there is no such thing as bad publicity and it looks like that is true. Do you agree?

I do not agree with that at all. Ask any bar/ restaurant how the undercover story on the cleanliness did to their business, or the auto shop. Granted underhanded actions have their own repercussions. Though having those misdoings broadcast to the world does not help their business.

I do think that cetin professions are insulated from the bad hype. Some are even praised for their bad behavior. (Ozzy Osborne, Madonna, Bill Clinton, George W…)

For some professions this might be true but it's not true across the board.

There are many bad publicity nowadays especially if it's all about porn star issues. Money is the root of evil that's why people find ways and means to earn money. They don't care if they ruined others reputation. That's the reality.

Originally Posted by n1i1c2k5 I do think that cetin professions are insulated from the bad hype. Some are even praised for their bad behavior. (Ozzy Osborne, Madonna, Bill Clinton, George W…)

That makes sense.

Even though some stars and celebrities manage to do well in their careers in spite of bad hype, it doesn't seem to be true for a few of them. One I think of is Tom Cruise. No one I know is interested in him these days. A similar thing happened with Kevin Costner several years ago, I think.

There is definitely bad publicity in some cases.

Unless Michael Richards comes back, he experienced it.

There's a Canadian actor whose career ended after some child porn was found on his computer.

Three Words... Pee Wee Herman!

There's always bad publicity anywhere, it just depends on how you react to the issue. Just like the bad publicity of Britney Spears, do you think she's guilty? The same thing in companies, because of competition bad publicity always occur.

Originally Posted by Thomas Last week some of us in the office were talking about how celebrities get bad publicity but it doesn't hurt them like the Brittany Spears photos. They say there is no such thing as bad publicity and it looks like that is true. Do you agree?

Even for celebrities, that is not always true. Look at the loss of advertising revenues that Ann Coulter is suffering as a result of the news of her indiscretions at the National Conservative Political Action Conference last week.