Sometimes I honestly think that I was dropped as a child. I have no idea where some of the things that come out of my mouth come from. No idea at all.
In a story on email etiquette in today’s Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
"Mom and dad taught us how to behave. They taught us not to go up […]
Winner gets client swag.
Come up wih a better caption than the one I have.
"Hi. Yeah, um… Guess I should be blunt here, um… ok… See, I’m hungry. Feed me. Or I’ll puke on your shoes. Again."
Kevin Spacey never led acting workshops when I went to LaGuardia High School. That’s SO NOT FAIR. Stupid kids. Don’t know how good they got it. Back in my day…
Since I can’t run, I decided to run for office. I ran for a board member at large seat for my running club, the New York Harriers. And would you believe, I got it?
They like me! They really, really like me!
Congratulations to all of the new board members! Let’s accomplish some great things!
Dear US Netcom: You’re never allowed to do PR again.
For Google, I offer this: Dear US Netcom: You suck.
Hey Kim Cooke, Mark Hefley, Jeff Warhol and JJ Kelly: No reporter I know will ever write about you. Ever. Except to talk about what opportunistic weasels you are. Consider getting new jobs. Consider changing your name. […]
So I’m sitting on the tarmac last night in Minneapolis, waiting for my wind-delayed flight to take off. We’re there for 20 minutes, and because the door is closed, no one is allowed to use their Blackberries. For once, everyone listened. Not because we all decided to be good, but because Blackberries were down across […]
To be completely open about this post, I do, as you know, have a prior relationship with Steve Rubel. We worked together for a brief time at Schwartz PR, back in the day, and we met when we were both teenagers, having been fortunate to have had the same amazing life saving doctor when we […]
When good pitches go bad:
Some physicians are avoiding the obligatory apology to patients for fear it could come back to bite them later. However, nine states are considering "I’m sorry" laws, which would prevent physicians’apologies from being used as admission of guilt in malpractice suits. On the other hand, hospitals often times encourage their doctors […]
We all know about going Carbon Neutral, right? That’s when you buy "carbon credits" to offset your "carbon footprint." I.e,, I use x much gas, and travel y much, so I buy z amount of carbon credits, and thereby haven’t hurt the environment by living.
It’s a good idea.
Well, some smart entrepreneurs have taken the concept […]
“Can We Do That?! Outrageous
PR Stunts That Work— And Why
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