Archive for November, 2007
So you’re calling bullshit…
Josh has called out the fakers, the frauds and the fools in our industry. Especially those who present themselves as experts when their experience is inch deep and not much wider. Many times recently I’ve been sitting in conferences listening to ‘experts’ talk about various subjects. I’ve always said my definition of expert, especially when [...]
Further proof that PR is broken
I’ve worked with Marshall Kirkpatrick, formerly of TechCrunch and now of Read/Write Web many times and have always found him easy to deal with. A real straight shooter. And as a publicist, you learn that you can’t put words in the mouths (or on the pages) of journalists and bloggers alike. You can serve the [...]
At the edge
Todd Defren’s blog entry on the tactics proposed in a proposal from a “guerrilla marketing” agency (note, there is no such thing as guerrilla marketing, just poorly planned, seat of the pants stunts) has generated a considerable amount of thoughtful discussion on the role of PR in social media and how PR is perceived. As [...]
Hollywood eats its young
It’s about fairness, stupid. If you like what you read, please share:
Working photographer
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 20071113_0159, originally uploaded by david parmet. I’m starting to reach the proverbial tipping point where I’m being invited to events with the unspoken understanding that I’ll take pictures and put them [...]
