Public relation for consumer protection agencies is very important, however it is often abused by various government agencies as they try to promote themselves and their worth to the community and consumer without regard for actual truth. For instance let's take a case study.
The Federal Trade Commission went after Hooked on Phonics and nearly shut the business down. Later we found out that the teachers unions were behind this and a senator requested an investigation. That is not very fair and if the consumer protection agency like the Federal Trade Commission promotes this as something they have done to help the consumer then they are breaking their own laws in misrepresentation in advertising.
Another case study might be when the Federal Trade Commission goes after dietary supplements or over-the-counter vitamins because the drug companies do not want the competition. The drug companies obviously have lobbyists and can easily get a small company investigated who is out selling a product.
If the Federal Trade Commission is involved in stuff like this then they too are called into question and they will need a crisis management team to come in and help with their public relations.
If agencies like the Federal Trade Commission are truly going to do their job then they need to do it with integrity otherwise no one will listen to their public relations anymore and that is a very serious issue that needs to be addressed in our civilization. Please consider this in 2006.
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