Interview with me on That Marketing Show

Got a nice plug this week on That Marketing Show, an Internet Podcast all about gardening and home protection.
I’m joking. It’s about Marketing. Duh.
I may or may not have called most publicists idiots. But I’ve done that on this blog, too. So no worries.
Listen here.



CyberAlert is offering their “Grants” again this year to PR Non-Profits…

Thanks to KS for the info…
I suppose they’re "Grants," even though they’re not "money," per se. Either way, nice thing for them to do.
Subject: PR Grants for Not-for-Profits
CyberAlert, Inc. will again award annual PR Grants to not-for-profit organizations for 2008. In the past four years, CyberAlert has awarded PR grants worth a total of $225,000 [...]



The Leader of the Band is Tired, and His Eyes Are Growin’ Old…

RIP Dan Fogelberg, 1951-2007.
A variety of musical influences shaped my tastes growing up – two musician parents certainly helped, it’s not every five-year-old who gets to see Angela Lansbury in Sweeney Todd from the 6th row… But my dad’s love of Jazz, my mom’s love of Broadway, and my rebellion to run out and buy [...]



Straight No Chaser does “The 12 Days of Christmas”

An oldie, but a goodie around this time of year. Indiana University’s Acapella Group, Straight, No Chaser, does a very funny rendition of "The 12 Days of Christmas.
Thanks to AL’s mom for forwarding it on.



Crappy Day Cure #607

One of the best ways of curing a moderately crappy day (or a moderately crappy few minutes) is to visit "Overheard in New York."
If you haven’t tried it, I can’t recommend it enough.
One of today’s submissions that made me laugh out loud:
Man #1: It seems my first wife put my name down on a job [...]