Was cleaning out my computer last night, and came across this gem, recorded during my 19-hour spur-of-the-moment round-trip to London this past June. I debated whether or not to post it - it’s really mostly ramblings - but the underlying statement is what my underlying statement always is: Doing things a certain way only because […]
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 […]
I read the greatest quote on ADD the other day. “In ADD, there are only two types of time: “Now,” and “not now.”” While this is, 100%, without question, my life, I’ll get into more of that at some point in a future post. I promise.
The reason I bring it up today, is because we […]
Check out the attached. It’s from Zenith.com - Don’t know if Zenith will be back fixed, so I screenshot it below, click on it to open it up bigger.
Questions.
1) Is this cool?
2) If you’re a small PR firm/shop/agency, how do you deal with non-payment?
3) Does this help or hurt the agency who’s doing this?
4) […]
I think I handled myself well. Does anyone know a better way of getting video off TiVo so I can rip it with better quality?
Smart move: Hire Burson-Marsteller to repair your reputation.
Dumb move: Put what you’re going to do in a secret memo, and assume it won’t get leaked. To the Wall Street Journal.
Ouch.
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Long story cut short:
Nixon Peabody wins a "best place to work" award. They decide to write a song about it. Song is horrible. Song gets put on You-tube. Nixon Peabody, instead of laughing it off and actually getting some good attention to themselves (hey, NP has a sense of humor! I’d hire them!) they start […]
Did Fox News today - Got a call as my plane was landing in Chicago. 40 minutes later, I was at Fox’s Chicago studio, being put into makeup. (which I forgot to wipe off, which made my client burst into hysterics when she saw me.)
Piece was on Aquafina having to put verbage on their bottles […]
What was that CBS News Radio 88 slogan many years ago? "Miss a minute, and you miss a lot…"
It’s been quite the week so far. In no particular order, I’m going to randomize a bunch of stuff here and try and get everything caught up. Some PR, some industry, some personal, some other stuff…
First off […]
Like getting your fresh asparagus and expensive cheeses in enviro-friendly bags? Good food, high prices, no pesticides? Then you’ve probably shopped at Whole Foods. In New York, it’s like a Mecca.
For reasons I can’t even begin to fathom, it’s been revealed that John Mackey, Whole Foods CEO has been secretly posting to Yahoo! Message Boards […]
“Can We Do That?! Outrageous
PR Stunts That Work— And Why
Your Company Needs Them”
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