Me, Defined in one photo.

Definitely.

Thanks to Sarah Morgan for the photo.



HARO’s Got a Logo!

Thoughts?

Big thanks to Bridget Soden at Wundermarx PR for the spectacular work!!



How NOT to introduce yourself to me

So imagine this… You walk up to me because I’m doing you a favor, and I put out my hand. Instead of shaking it, you violently slap it away, then tell me exactly how I’m supposed to talk to you, what I’m supposed to say, and warn me that if I utter so much as […]



Second Harrah’s Pre-Production Photo

It’s going really, really well. About to head out and go give away some hotel rooms!



Good Karma PR

It’s nice to do a favor for someone - if I can get them press, I will. If I happen to sit on their advisory board when I do it, all the better.
The Scott-e-Vest on RawVegas last week at CES. It’s not CNN… But then… Scott’s not Larry King, either. So it all works out.



Welcome!

So I figured I needed one home, one world, where I could keep a little bit of everything…
So that’s what I’ve done. Welcome to the brand new www.shankman.com. I’ve had this domain name since 1997, and have been offered a ton of cash for it on more than one occasion. But come on - How […]



Brandweek’s Ebenkamp launches an Experiential Blog - The Ex-Files

It conjures up so many thoughts - a blog on divorce, a blog on paranormal activity… A blog on files that used to be files but are no longer files…
Anyway, congratulations to Becky Ebenkamp, West Coast Bureau Chief at Brandweek, for joining the ranks of us and launching The Ex Files, a brand on Experiential […]



And Fizzy Lifting Drink was egging them on

A Coca-Cola employee making a delivery to a local Wal-Mart got into a fight with a Pepsi delivery guy doing the same thing, fighting over shelf
Next on Fox: When Brand Awareness goes Bad… Hee.



Which one isn’t like the others?

It’s amazing how what got me beaten up as a kid in Junior High School on a regular basis is what is responsible for so much of my success as an adult.
Be different. Embrace your difference. What makes you different is what makes you remembered, and being remembered, as opposed to simply recalled, is what […]



Lara Dalch: A Classic Type o’ Gal

Congratulations are due to my friend Lara Dalch for landing her new position as Classic Media’s senior director of brand development and promotions, North America. She will oversee brand partnerships and promotions for the New York-based company’s top properties such as Casper the Friendly Ghost, George of the Jungle, Where’s Waldo and Gumby. Dalch will […]