bad publicity

He denied the Kremlin has been behind any Web-based attacks on its critics, which he said only create bad publicity for the government.

Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result if the public found out that their computer had been misused.

iPhones account for 40 percent of Apple's revenue, so for the company, the bad publicity was a challenge.

The company has endured a rash of bad publicity, including several staff suicides, that has affected morale.

Tracing a gem's provenance is hard. So, to avoid the risk of bad publicity, De Beers decided to market only those it dug up itself.

Many are unwilling, or unable, to pay for downloads, and legal action results in bad publicity.

Despite continuing bad publicity, there's a double helping of good news for UK tourists considering the eurozone this summer.

They include product recalls and bad publicity over some of its customer service operations.

In a global village, that kind of bad publicity anywhere can erode the value of a brand.

Most of its customers are Western retailers worried about the bad publicity an inadvertent purchase of illegal logs might bring.

The bad publicity put tourists off river cruises, fishing trips and visits to the basin's various lakes and wetlands.

Data loss due to theft can lead to a range of issues from bad publicity to legal action.

But bad publicity, coupled with rising costs, has stirred the Bentonville giant to action.

Are there other examples of brands changing names to survive this kind of bad publicity?

Hon Hai's missteps have worsened the bad publicity triggered by the suicide wave.

They may also reflect on the value of their MBA and the bad publicity that currently surrounds the degree.

Every time a female CEO fails, she is bound to receive plenty of bad publicity.

When they started to raise prices, they might create bad publicity, which would hurt their brands.

Of course they'll say that! They don't want the bad publicity.

Concerns are mounting that the Beijing 2008 Olympics could face a perfect storm of bad publicity.

Princess Magaret has always had a problem with bad publicity.

[color=#000000]Baseball is not alone in suffering from bad publicity.

So if we get some good publicity, maybe it will offset some of the bad publicity.

The concert was a good one, but because of bad publicity, very few people came.

Guy Parker, the ASA's chief executive, says most companies comply with rulings because they don't want bad publicity.

Sure, we'll get some bad publicity but this is the only way to handle it.

As this paper pointed out last year, the party could have survived without him and the bad publicity he attracted.

With established brands, on the other hand, the whiff of bad publicity lingers longer.