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You are very welcome. Please, if there is any way that we can help you again to insure corporate safety in this increasingly accountability-obsessed world, do not hesitate to call on us. With very best wishes, H. T. On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, Paul Borzo wrote: > Most Kind Sir, > > Thank you again, for your assistance, but more importantly, for the wisdom > and insight which you shared. > > Rest assured, our use will be simply to point out to utility directors that > they must strive to keep and raise their customer satisfaction. I believe > our intentions are similar. > > Thanks again for your kind assistance and sharing! > > -Paul > > > ~Paul > > ~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~ <@>~~<@>~~ > > Paul Borzo, Webmaster-Editorial > EMA, Inc. http://www.ema-inc.com > "Linking People & Technology for Business Results" > 1970 Oakcrest Ave., Suite 100 ~~ St. Paul, MN 55113 > 651.639.5600 ~~ (fax) 651.639.5730 > mailto:pborzo@ema-inc.com > > <@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~ <@>~~<@>~~ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: World Economic Forum Information > [mailto:info@world-economic-forum.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 11:10 AM > To: Paul Borzo > Subject: RE: Help! > > > P.P.S. Our computers have restituted themselves at present. I am now able > to direct you to the correct location for these numbers: > http://www.edelman.com/edelman_newsroom/ngo/NGO_1-12-01/press_release.htm > > Paul, I would like to comment, if I may, on this issue. We here at the WEF > feel that it would be highly inappropriate to speak too loudly, as it > were, about this study of NGOs and how NGOs win public trust. > > Many so-called citizens are nervous already about what they perceive as > the corporate stranglehold on the media environment. They see corporations > as *too* adept at manipulating public opinion, as *too* quickly able to > take techniques and abilities that evolved in the public sphere, for the > common good, and turn them into "profit-seeking missiles," as one > anti-glob recently put it. > > The fact that Richard's firm is Edelman PR Worldwide, the world's largest > privately-held public relations firm, and that this study is concerned > with the affective power of NGOs, notably the fact they enjoy much higher > levels of trust than corporations, would suggest to the casual reader that > Edelman and its clients have been dedicating a certain amount of mental > firepower to discovering the keys to NGO strength. > > We wish to keep annoyance out of the public picture as much as possible. > We wish to keep the "missiles" flying, and we wish to give corporate > PR--including Richard's firm--some chance of regaining some of the NGOs' > "domination over government, corporations, and media," as the Edelman > press release puts it. > > For that, we need public trust. And for that, we need tact and > collaboration. Please be careful where you publicize this sort of > information, these sorts of plans. > > With very best wishes, > H. T. > > > On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, World Economic Forum Information wrote: > > > P.S. The numbers that you request are right as you have cited them. > > Unfortunately, our computers are having some difficulties and we are > > unable to access the file with the exact to-the-person decimal extensions. > > > But as I like to say, it's not the numbers that matter, it's their power! > > > > On Thu, 28 Feb 2002, World Economic Forum Information wrote: > > > > > Ah. Yes indeed, you are right: the study exists. And as Richard has > > > pointed out many times, there are always moments of "downturn" in the > > > public's acceptance of non-standard new orders. > > > > > > This stands to reason! It may be relatively easy for the public to > accept, > > > at any given time in the history of a country or system, a new array of > > > titular heads of that country or system, that the public or a large > > > portion of it has asked for. But it is substantially more challenging to > > > pass off on that public an entirely new power structure in which many > old > > > values are negated or rendered quite useless, and in which the wishes of > > > the public are considered via an entirely new, invisible structure that > is > > > not at base accountable to anyone but those few that control it. > > > > > > Of course, the reality of this process can be hidden for a good long > time. > > > For quite a while people can be led to believe that the old values still > > > dominate--that "things make sense." But as difficulties arise, or for > > > whatever reason people are led to think about things, the reality of the > > > new configuration will become manifest to, say, 23% more than before. > > > > > > This is no reason, however, to go from news and views to rhythm and > blues, > > > so to speak. Through the Centre for Global Industries (whose objective > is > > > to ensure that the foremost corporations of the world are deeply and > > > actively involved in accomplishing the Forum's mission), we wish to > advise > > > all our members and partners that things will look up in the long term. > > > > > > Please remember: liberalization is the path to prosperity and security. > > > > In the carrot-and-stick model of obtaining worker allegiance, the stick > of > > > homelessness and starvation was recently shifted to that of terrorism, > > > which is far less effective in a day-to-day, prosperity-driving way. It > > > is, however, far *more* effective in wresting long-range shifts from a > > > public wary of new values. Once these shifts have been accomplished, > > > homelessness and starvation will return to vitality and prosperity will > > > resume its acceleration. > > > > > > Please let me know if you would like further details. > > > > > > With very best wishes, > > > H. T. > > > > > > On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Paul Borzo wrote: > > > > > > > Most very interesting and informative! Thank you for your perspective. > Can > > > > you now specifically direct me to a survey presented by Richard > Edelman at > > > > the WEF that showed the 23-46 percent increase in favorable attitudes > toward > > > > government as well as the 43-40 percent decrease in favorable public > > > > attitudes toward business? I'd like to see his numbers if possible. > Thanks > > > > again so very much!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > ~Paul > > > > > > > > ~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~ <@>~~<@>~~ > > > > > > > > Paul Borzo, Webmaster-Editorial > > > > EMA, Inc. http://www.ema-inc.com > > > > "Linking People & Technology for Business Results" > > > > 1970 Oakcrest Ave., Suite 100 ~~ St. Paul, MN 55113 > > > > 651.639.5600 ~~ (fax) 651.639.5730 > > > > mailto:pborzo@ema-inc.com > > > > > > > > <@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~<@>~~ <@>~~<@>~~ > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: World Economic Forum Information > > > > [mailto:info@world-economic-forum.com] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 8:53 AM > > > > To: Pablozo > > > > Cc: Paul Borzo > > > > Subject: Re: Help! > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > Of course, very many people are still favorable towards government. > > > > Government, after all, began at some point long before the Greeks, was > > > > honed by these latter into something called democracy ("rule of the > > > > people," literally, as opposed to plutocracy, "rule of money," > > > > gerontocracy, "rule of old people," and teratomocracy, "rule of > cancerous > > > > growths"), and has been, at its best, the sole defender of the public > > > > will against the will of mightiest. > > > > > > > > Thanks to modern developments, however, government is no longer very > > > > important. Corporations have the public's will at heart, and although > they > > > > are the mightiest, they are composed of human beings. > > > > > > > > It is heartening to us at the WEF that the tremendous public relations > > > > expenditures on the part of corporations are now bearing fruit. Yes, > > > > people have so come to trust corporations severally and together, that > > > > government now comes in a distant second on the favorability meter. > > > > > > > > This will increase. > > > > > > > > Please let me know if you would like further details. > > > > > > > > With very best wishes, > > > > H. T. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Pablozo wrote: > > > > > > > > > Greetings, > > > > > > > > > > I'm looking for information on your public opinion survey showing > > > > > favorable atitudes towards government (23-to-46 percent). Is this > > > > > information available on your site? Or can you e-mail it to me? I'd > be > > > > > most appreciative for any help you can provide. (Respond ALL will > send > > > > > your response to me at work and at home. Thanks!) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Paul Borzo > > > > > home: borzo@qwest.net > > > > > work: pborzo@ema-inc.com > > > > > EMA, Inc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://amsterdam.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold