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Beyond Blackfish: How SeaWorld recovers
There’s no doubt about it, Blackfish wounded SeaWorld. The combination of skillful propaganda, ignorance, and confirmation bias allowed the producers to present an entirely one-sided conversation as if it were a carefully reasoned and fair assessment of SeaWorld’s history and practice. No matter where you stand on the issue or the tactics used, the movie created a massive PR problem for SeaWorld. Ronn Torossian discusses what the company is doing about it. For decades SeaWorld parks around the world have entertained, educated, and encouraged audiences. Read More +
Virgin in America, how will they compete?
Virgin America celebrated its IPO on November 14 with a major financial splash. The company saw its stock soar 30% on its first day as a publicly traded company, according to Businessweek. Some industry watchdogs are saying this is just one more reason to believe this is a great time to be in the airline business. Hey, if you look at the success of other American-owned airline companies, it’s hard to argue with that assessment. But there’s more to Virgin’s success than a warm and Read More +
