An interesting problem with getting good press

They don’t teach this in school. Nor do they talk about  this at PR events. Yet another example of why this industry is so much damn fun follows. Happy reading.
Phone rings tonight, as I’m getting dressed to go out to dinner. I answer, it’s my mom.
Screaming at the top of her lungs in […]



Kevin Dugan’s at it again

Kevin Dugan’s new "Bad Pitch Blog." Exactly what it sounds like, and brilliant.



It can’t always be about work…

Quiz time…
Which part of my day would most likely NOT be listed here if I worked for someone else, or an agency, or didn’t run my own company? (Hint: I’ve bolded the correct answer.)
8:30: Email client, confirm interview with media outlet
9:30 Media interview with client
10:30: Conference call with client and reporter
11:30: Listen in on client […]



While Crispin Porter didn’t produce this ad,

I really wish they had.
Where will the King turn up next? Via Media Orchard.



And those placements? PR Newswire, Biz Wire, etc…

Oh, don’t even get me STARTED…

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Total Happiness, or total tech geek?

Am I totally happy, or a total tech geek?
Photo shot from about 5,000 feet in the air with my Verizon 8100 v-Cast music enabled camera phone.
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Video shot with the same.
Is it pure happiness that made me pull high (9k feet) and enjoy the view of San Diego, the Pacific […]



Interesting Journal article today…

Kara Swisher writes how CES was a show of sound and fury, signifying
nothing. And I’m blogging mobile on my way to the airport, so apologies
for lack of a link.



Bill Gates + Bill Clinton = Bill Glinton?

Steve "I have to blog every four minutes because I’m a junkie" Rubel is reporting on his blog about rumors that Steve Ballmer is about to step down from Microsoft and be replaced by none other than Bill Clinton.
Words fail me.



CES Wrap

You know there are too many booth babes at a show when I say there are too many booth babes at a show.
This show gets bigger and bigger every year - to the point where you just ask if it’s too much… But it’s kind of like Heroin. This is my 7th CES show - […]



How to do a press conference right

More details later, but VZ Wireless’s press conference at the Hard Rock
at CES is an amazing production.