Touche Dave, a very nice example of how to put things positively rather
than negatively. :-) one that i suppose I should try to emulate.
did you miss esthers response?
she said: "at a discount, approximately cost."
so they are paying something.... would be instructive to see what they are
paying
just as it would be instructive to see who their contributors are
and the line items in their budget
right now, given my concerns about ICANN I view any contribution to its
budget as an act that is harmful to the Internet.
>Gordon,
>
>There is another view on the engagement of Ogilvy by ICANN. It is very
>common for not for profits to be helped by PR firms for payment that
>covers basically out of pocket expenses. I would assume that is the case
>with ICANN. PR firms offer a lot of services NOT JUST spin doctoring
>things. They often are very good at making sure the public knows what is
>going on via press releases and briefings. Often NFP do not have the staff
>with the time and energy to make sure that happens.
>
>I for one will give both Ogilbvy and ICANN the benefit of the doubt and
>believe that they are in fact doing this to improve the communications to
>the community and not to hide anything.
>
>I further assume that the ICANN Board and President will firmly insure
>that there is no spin control on what comes out and that they tell the
>whole truth and nothing but the truth.
>
>Esther, do you agree.
>
>Dave
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