Just so we’re clear…
When you’re an A list celebrity, you can get away with this. When you’re Shannen Elizabeth? Nah, not so much. Click above to watch.
Fleishman-Hillard Execs found guilty of overbilling
Wow - The LA Times is reporting that the two Fleishman-Hillard execs charged with overbilling the city of Los Angeles were found majorly guilty.
They’re facing serious jail time.
Bill for the work you do, people.
Or, even better, go on flat-rate monthly retainer.
Want to feel old?
This was released 20 years ago next month.
Sigh.
He’ll keep calling me, and calling me… He’ll make me feel guilty…
OK. I’ll go. I’ll go. I’ll go. I’ll go, I’ll… I’ll go.
Some cool food branding news
Some fun new food products, compliments of Hungry-Girl, a great nutrition/diet email newsletter…
egg beaters Ham & Cheese - It’s a lowfat, low cal omelette in a carton. Coming your way in June!
Crayola Color Coolerz - These made-with-Splenda beverages are intended for kids, but they’re so pretty and fun you’ll wanna sip ‘em, too. They’ll land […]
New PR Tool: Google Trends
Cool new tool alert… Google Trends
Let’s you enter a search term and compare amount of searches vs. a baseline.
For instance - I enter "Navy SEAL" and this comes back:
The letters then correspond to this:
Army vets, former Navy SEAL among civilians killed, mutilated in IraqThe Desert Sun - Apr 2 2004
Navy […]
The kind of PR you dream of
I mean, seriously. I’ve had dreams that weren’t as good as the piece that came out in the Chicago Tribune today on AirTroductions. Wow.
<back-patting mode… On.>
The next time you FedEx a Media Kit to a reporter…
Give some props to FedEx. The following is an amazing 46-second video of Fedex planes coming into Memphis one night, and avoiding the Memphis thunderstorms. Fascinating. No, seriously. Very cool stuff. We don’t realize just how big and economy-saving FedEx actually is.
KITT: Bring me a dictionary, buddy!
No offense to her, but when you’re going through a messy divorce, and communicating with your fans, you’ll want to have someone with the ability to write correctly as your web spokesperson. Just a thought.
Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff’s Website. Catch the spelling errors. Photo here in case they correct it. Hint: You THREW a party.
In her […]
When man on the street interviews go horribly wrong
Not 100% safe for work, but not terrible.
What happens when a man (or woman) on the street interview (you know, the "What does the average man think about tax cuts" type interview) goes horribly, horribly wrong.
I have to go bleach my eyes now.
When music montages screw up
I have never laughed so hard in my life. This is so brilliant.
TVGasm was watching Fox and saw a music screw up (played the wrong theme at the wrong time.) Made them wonder what would happen if it was other shows, as well.
This is seriously, seriously brilliant.
See it here:
Clipgasm: Music to my ears edition
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