Sentences with phrase «bad publicity in»

Mark Zuckerberg today posted his annual New Year's resolution post on Facebook, and this time he's using it to address the elephant in the room — namely, Facebook's bad publicity in 2017.

Adjustable rate mortgages — referred to as ARMs — have received a lot of bad publicity in recent years.

«In its zeal to stanch bad publicity in 2009 and 2010, Toyota misled regulators, misled customers, and even misstated the facts to Congress,» Bharara said while announcing the settlement, which is the largest ever against an auto company.

Defense attorneys on Wednesday speculated that the 84 percent reduction may be the result of bad publicity in The Post and other news outlets.

No such thing as bad publicity in MMA.

The franchise sector has received a lot of bad publicity in recent years.

Sadly, coconut got such bad publicity in the 1970's and 1980's because of the way it was processed (hydrogenated).

And although the West Bank plant has drawn criticism — especially in Europe and Canada — the company has until now mostly dodged bad publicity in the U.S., touting its Palestinian job creation in a promotional video.

Do nt be shocked because Nintendo just changed their worst publicity in mere seconds from EVO on Melee streaming that is something Sony never did with the PS3.

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And it doesn't necessarily have to involve damaging a company's reputation in a material way; in some cases, bad publicity and its inherent potential damage is sufficient to warrant just cause.

Whereas once it seemed like Facebook could ride out any bad publicity on the strength of its inexorable growth as a business and cultural force, it's increasingly operating in an environment where billionaire technology moguls like Michael Bloomberg and Pierre Omidyar are publicly criticizing it and even calling for it to be regulated.

Though rumors and bad publicity have recently plagued the project, it has to date invested in more than 100 local businesses in a variety of sectors.

In June 2012 he ousted Abrams, a decision that attracted a wave of bad publicity when the New York Post reported — falsely, according to Buffett — that Abrams had been fired for spending company money on a Bermuda cruise.

Apparently in an attempt to avoid bad publicity, Mayer conducted a series of clandestine layoffs based on secret evaluations.

But while West would never have reached the heights he has without the talent to back it up, the incident proves that West also knows the value of trash talking, bad publicity and being it in the right place at the right time.

At Tim Hortons, where the company is dealing with the fallout of bad publicity from its reaction to minimum wage increases in the country, comparable sales fell 0.3 percent in the quarter.

And we certainly do not need the bad publicity if you are hurt or killed in our country by some radical.»

It sounded counterintuitive, he said, but the big national chains, ever fearful of bad publicity, include harsh penalties in their franchise agreements for failing health inspections.

Adding to the hit on sales, Whole Foods has been contending with some negative bad publicity, including a warning in June from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about food safety at a Massachusetts plant that makes prepared foods and other products.

This distances them in the eyes of consumers from the «corporate» feel of burger chains — and their legacy of bad publicity — says Sophie Carroll of Planet Retail, another research outfit.

Why Goldman Sachs, which has had its own share of bad publicity over the years and always talks about being in the business of making sound judgments, would actively participate in a deal for a major gun retailer is baffling.

Wharton professor Jonah Berger says negative publicity is like playing Russian roulette, so unless Amy's Baking Company plans to take the «reality show» idea all the way, it's safe to say that this example of bad press definitely blew up in the company's face.

Nothing spreads bad publicity than an angry, unsatisfied customer; and in a bid to avoid bad publicity, i strive to give the best of service.

the main people getting publicity for dying are muslims currently, however, in the 10 - 40 window, Africa, and Asia (not only there but those are the most obvious), thousands of Christians are being burned to death, chopped up as if they were meat, rolled over by steam rollers after their persecuters have hung their families and children, and much worse forms of torture that as an American i can't even begin to relate to, EVERY DAY in the name of Jesus.

The risk, however was seen by the Congregations in terms of the potential for scandal and bad publicity should the abuse be disclosed.

With the bad publicity, the gay community would organize to not watch this show, resulting in poorer ratings than it would likely have seen, had the anti-gay views of the prospective hosts not been highlighted.

It's blunted some of the bad publicity and negativity around the entire concept of golf in the games.

I have a bad feeling that publicity of the news that Usmanov is interested in a transfer take over will, at a volatile time, exacerbate bad feelings about how the club is run.

If you can not make the protests you can go to the just giving crowd funding Chris butler website and donate to the organisers.They are doing a great job and for every pound donated one Gooner is matching it.As for yesterday Wenger playing Gibbs and keeping Ozil's and Giroud on for as long as he did was the same as playing Ramsey as a left winger with a damaged toe at old Trafford as far as bad decisions go and shows the man has to go.When is something going to be done about those spud fans who attack our lot before and after the game.If it had been Millwall the media would be all over it but because they are the media darlings it is not given the publicity it deserves.Spuds fans are the worst in the country.

Also, Leslie Fowler did have a hand picked group of parents who were supposed to taste test food items and such but since Ms. Fowler had some bad publicity about her ties to Aramark published a little over a year ago, no meeting has taken place with parents since then, which is pretty typical of CPS in general.

No doubt Nestlé's Digital Accelaration Team is keeping careful track of all postings about Android KitKat and making postings to try to counter the bad publicity from its hi - tech centre in Switzerland — see this Reuters report.

In court papers filed Tuesday, a lawyer for Louis Ciminelli claimed the firm has lost $ 3.88 billion worth of «work and inventory» in the past 18 months, citing the bad publicity surrounding the federal probe and bribery indictments against Ciminelli, Kevin Schuler and Michael LaipplIn court papers filed Tuesday, a lawyer for Louis Ciminelli claimed the firm has lost $ 3.88 billion worth of «work and inventory» in the past 18 months, citing the bad publicity surrounding the federal probe and bribery indictments against Ciminelli, Kevin Schuler and Michael Laipplin the past 18 months, citing the bad publicity surrounding the federal probe and bribery indictments against Ciminelli, Kevin Schuler and Michael Laipple.

The timing could hardly be worse for the Conservatives — it is too late for the by - election to be held on the same day as the European elections, so the by - election will presumably come fairly soon afterwards, at a time when UKIP will almost certainly be enjoying a big publicity boost from having done well in the European elections...

What's worse, the actual science too often gets lost in the pop culture circus dominated by publicity - hungry hucksters and companies pushing gluten - free products full of chemical thickeners and starchy substitutions.

The Oriental Nicety (née Exxon Valdez), born in 1986 in San Diego, has died after a long struggle with bad publicity

Storms of bad publicity hit the industry in the form of stories about arrogant executives and thousand - dollar pills.

«There are already other reasons why institutions may be reluctant to investigate allegations involving research misconduct (e.g., time, expense, loss of revenue, bad publicity),» wrote Ferric Fang, a microbiologist at the University of Washington, Seattle, in an email to ScienceInsider.

The resulting publicity and furor over what some see as a bad taste move on her part escalate tensions, with the community divided as Mildred continues to harass police chief William Willoughby (Woody Harrelson) and others in his department, including Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell).

Fellow new release I Know Who Killed Me, meanwhile, fell on its sword of bad publicity swirling around star Lindsay Lohan; a late scratch in some rural areas, the movie opened in just over 1,300 theaters, and grossed only $ 3.4 million.

I met him over in Rome doing some publicity and he was a big fan of Breaking Bad and we just sat and talked at a dinner one night, and then six, seven, eight months later he calls up and says, «Hey, I got this role in this thing and you get to work with Christopher Plummer.»

Effective risk management helps to minimise events which might result in financial losses, service disruption, bad publicity, threats to the safety or health of students and other stakeholders, or claims for compensation.

The ensuing media glare made it tougher for the United Federation of Teachers to defend problematic practices, gave the union leadership reason to seek a deal that would staunch the bad publicity, and consequently put district leaders in a stronger bargaining position.

In the last few days, the new set of tougher math and English language standards for grades K - 12 has suffered a spate of bad publicity that could undermine its very purpose — and turn off an already skeptical public.

In 2016, it was accused of trying to avoid bad publicity by delaying the release of documents relating to poor pupil performance and governance at 15 academies after it published a series of old notices all at once on a Friday before a bank holiday weekend.

By 1972, fear of further bad publicity left the usual cast of pace - car suppliers hiding in the wings, so a performance parts builder stepped in.

The bad publicity led to substantial changes in the way that SUVs were engineered for safety and stability.

If Ford seems like it's getting a disproportionate amount of bad publicity for its hybrids and infotainment systems, there's a reason: Ford is pushing harder than any other US automaker to redefine the car and the driving experience, especially in making entertainment and navigation useful and affordable.

The term MyFord Touch will not be used in the future by Ford because MyFord Touch is identified with Sync's ongoing bad publicity over ease of use.

For example: editors that are difficult, fired, laid - off, or retire; title changes or bad book cover design; bad reviews or publicity; poor book sales; changes in the industry or marketplace; etc..

* Top literary agents have the ability to navigate any challenges that come up during the pre-publication, publication, or post-publication process without losing their cool or damaging relationships: i.e. editors that are difficult, fired, laid - off, or decide to retire; bad book cover designers; your book being cut from the publisher's list before it's even published; bad reviews or publicity; poor book sales; changes in the industry or marketplace; etc..