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by Matthew Stibbe on June 17, 2006

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Owen Lystrup June 17, 2006 at 8:21 pm: Thanks for the link Matthew.

People, even journalists, tend to be nicer when you admit mistakes and show you’re trying.

I left a reply to your comment on “Your Passion is Our Problem.” I emphatically agree on the “solutions” over use. Yuck.

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Matthew Stibbe June 17, 2006 at 8:56 pm: You’re absolutely right. I can think of several occasions where a PR firm has compounded a relatively minor problem by a studied refusal to admit they had done anything wrong or any apology. Not admitting mistakes looks arrogant. Doing so looks human.

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