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'Most-hated' companies clam up—smart or stupid PR?

Most of the companies on a list of the 10 most-hated in the United States don't seem interested in talking about it. Is that the right approach?
By Matt Wilson | Posted: January 30, 2012
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It isn't fun to be hated. This month, 10 companies found themselves on 24/7 Wall Street's list of the most-hated companies in America , and, as you might suspect, they aren't saying much about it. Of the 10 companies on the list, five—American Airlines, Goldman Sachs, Best Buy, Johnson & Johnson, and Sears—simply didn't respond to Ragan.com's requests for comment. Three others—Facebook, AT&T, and Bank of America—declined to comment. (Incidentally, read more...

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