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Goldman Sachs launches new image campaign
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) public relations nightmares, which just now seem to be ebbing, have led to lots of discussion about the headline risk that financial services firms face these days. While it looks like the bank has weathered the storm, it's not surprising that it has launched a new PR
Goldman Sachs' "dumbest moment" distinction
Fortune has put together its annual list of the dumbest moments--"the business world's bonehead plays"--in business for 2009. The No. 1 item features none other than Lloyd Blankfein and Goldman Sachs ( GS ). Which qualifies as yet another PR hit. "Simple common sense still seems to elude the
The role of the public in reform
"It is not just the left-wing forces who are outraged by lavish pay packages," a former banking regulator tells the Financial Times . "I just returned from a speaking trip to the Midwest and it's evident that Middle-American business people are just as angry, particularly when the government ha
How much should Goldman Sachs pay its CEO
With so much attention being paid to CEO pay, it was inevitable that the spotlight would again turn to Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs ( GS ). The board has some tricky decisions at hand. And Breakingviews is happy to weigh in with some advice. It notes that if you apply the 0.6 percen
Lots of PR advice for Goldman Sachs, banks
It's no secret that Goldman Sachs has some PR challenges right now. Which spells potential revenue for the many PR-related firms out there. The New York Times reports, "Sitting before an audience of 300 at the Metropolitan Club of New York on Tuesday, he (CEO Lloyd Blankfein) spoke with barely
Goldman Sachs to the aid of small businesses?
Not too long ago, we suggested that Goldman Sachs ought to buy CIT and jump headlong into the business of small business lending. I really don't see Goldman Sachs yearning to get into inventory finance and the like, but it would really help its PR aims.
Well, the gilded firm has been thinking
Gasparino gets tough with Goldman Sachs
So how is the great Goldman Sachs ( GS ) charm offensive going? Among the latest to weigh in is none other than Charles Gasparino on the Huffington Post . It's fair to say that he smells BS when Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein suggests that the bank really didn't need the TARP infusion and
Citi PR campaign continues
Citigroup ( C ), perhaps a bit more quietly than Goldman Sachs ( GS ), is on something of a PR campaign itself. It's getting CEO Vikram Pandit out into the farther domestic reaches of what's still a large, near-national bank. The company lines up the local media whenever it ventures out and th
Is Goldman Sachs God?
We've noted recently the need for Goldman Sachs ( GS ) to get its PR right as it heads toward the inevitable news storm that will ensue when it pays roughly $25 billion in bonuses. If you want an interview with CEO Lloyd Blankfein, now may be the time. But you may no longer hear Blankfein li
