Trevor Cook on public relations, social media and politics

Tag Archives: finance

Why credit card companies want to lose some customers

This is another fascinating dimension of the global financial crisis: :these days, credit-card companies are trying to get rid of customers. They’re shutting down accounts, shrinking credit lines, and, in some cases, actually paying customers to go away. American Express recently offered some of its customers three hundred dollars if they would pay off their [...]

Rudd should consider “moneycare”

Sure. it’s a dopey name but, hey, that means there’s plenty of room for highly paid marketing types to get paid oodles to workshop, focus group test etc.
But seriously, the idea is simple after the state of your health, and your access to health care (Medicare, get it?) another big thing that determines your life [...]

Why you should learn to love the GFC

The GFC (global financial crisis) is a vital part of this great system of capitalism that we all seem to love, love in spite of ourselves or accept because we are simply at a loss to think of a workable alternative. Way back when this was a little downturn, George Bush said: “In a market [...]

Gerard Henderson joins the right-wing chorus blaming ‘do-gooders’ for the crisis

In today’s paper, SMH columnist Gerard Henderson promotes a smear that republicans have been circulating for a few days – that is, the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) must bear a big share of the responsibility for the mess the world is in today:
Put simply, three decades ago the Democrat administration responded to the demands of [...]