I had the horrible, dreaded icon-I-hope-I-never-get flashing on my mobile phone when I walked out of the subway this morning. I had a voice mail. You should know a few things about me: Or one thing, specifically: I HATE VOICE MAILS. I believe the concept of voice mail should be eliminated. There should be no voice mail. If someone doesn’t answer the phone, leaving them a one-minute (or more!) rambling message where you string together five different contexts and end it with “OK, so, call me” is beyond pointless. Are we still that backwards? Chances are, we’re calling you from a smart phone that could land a 747 heavy on 5th Avenue, yet we’re recording our voice for you to [...]

VSC is looking for you. They’ve launched some of the most successful startups in the U.S. including one that was bought by Google last week for $750M. More than PR, VSC is a strategic consultant to their clients advising on items ranging from product design to marketing spend. Their firm has been cited in The Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat and MediaPost and has earned over forty PR awards for mobile and gaming clients since 2002. They’re immediately hiring for our SF office. If you live in the Bay Area or want to move there, stop tweeting and start applying. The right candidate will have at least 3-5 years of experience working in consumer technology with a passion for mobile technology, [...]

I had some time to relax this Sunday, so I took my laptop to my balcony, cracked a Diet Pepsi, and took care of some of the mundane tasks we as people on the Internet have to deal with from time to time. I went through my SPAM folder, (the extent to which Gmail’s system keeps improving amazes me) responded to some tag-photo requests, and of course, went through the over 75 Facebook Event Invitations I’ve gotten in the past two weeks. And wow – We’re pretty much clueless as to how to use them. I suppose when Facebook was first starting out, the event invitations made a lot of sense. You’d invite everyone in your dorm to your room [...]

Somehow, I’m now “hiring boy.” Apply if you’re good and got mad-skillz. Apply to kate@gregoryfca.com Job Description One of the nation’s 50 largest public relation firms, located in suburban Philadelphia, Gregory FCA has an immediate opening for an Associate Vice President of Media Relations with significant experience in technology, BtoB, life sciences and/or venture capital. Seven to ten years of PR agency experience required. Oversee a team of six professionals and manage a diverse portfolio of established and emerging companies. Should also have a working knowledge of the strategic and tactical application of social media programs for clients. This candidate will work closely with firm’s senior management and ownership in a leadership role inside the firm, and will be the [...]

Be smart. Apply here ONLY if you have the creds to back it up. Waggener Edstrom Worldwide is hiring a Healthcare Account Director for Boston Office!   Waggener Edstrom Worldwide’s Healthcare Practice is growing! We provide a breadth of communications support to our clients across a range of therapeutic areas. This includes media relations, KOL development, strategic communications counsel, events support, advocacy relations and more. We are looking to add a seasoned Account Director in our Boston office to help provide strategic leadership as we prepare for three significant drug launches. The ideal candidate will have a range of early stage biotech R&D communications experience, combined with regulatory, direct-to-physician and direct-to-patient communications experience. Global product launch experience is highly attractive [...]