Jast June, I thought it’d be fun to skip out of a meeting and jump. Figured, “hey, one jump, I’ll just head home afterwards and blame traffic.” This happened. And a warning, it’s rated R for some questionable (and painful) language. I wasn’t about to tempt Karma today, I’m just saying. I’ve got a whole summer coming up to jump.

This was sent in as a joke, but sadly, it’s dead on. Publicists: THIS IS WHAT NOT TO DO. Understand? Read this. Commit it to memory. THEN DON’T DO ANYTHING REMOTELY LIKE IT ON MY LIST. Thanks to AL for the great farce. 1. QUERY I am looking for Long Islanders 50 and older who are in debt or have been in debt, to interview for a Newsday article. My client is a 30-year-old bank executive who can talk about how Americans no longer face debt, given today’s booming economy. Please call me. 2. QUERY As the number of people “pimping their rides,” has increased, so have questions about what is covered in car insurance. I have spoken to many [...]

So… Y’all remember how I started that little Facebook group I started that allowed me to connect reporters and sources, right? Well, 1,200 members later, and we’ve blown past email limits for Facebook groups. So with that said… Welcome to Help A Reporter: The Sequel. Help A Reporter, at www.helpareporter.com is live, and already making waves. Check out the NY Times from this morning, Marketing Sherpa from this morning, and the tons of blogs and Tweets about it. When we do it right, I REALLY love this industry. Two quick photos: First one from my arrival at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach a few days ago. I love it when hotels take the time to figure out what your [...]