Archive for March, 2008
Yet another reason for people to think PR people are scum
From MediaBistro’s PRNewser:
If your clients are involved with the Beijing games, they’ll probably need your counsel now more than ever. After China’s aggressive response to continued protests in Tibet, with surely more to come, the global brands financing the 2008 Summer Games find themselves in an increasingly difficult spot.
I’ll say.
Jesus people. Get it through [...]
PR Two Point Oh
Brian Solis opines thusly:
Somewhere along the way, PR lost it’s way and created a new “sub” standard for what should have been one of the most respected positions within business marketing. Words such as shill, spin, sales, BS, bluff, exaggeration, arrogant, sensationalist, and oblivious, have become synonymous with this once golden profession. While the majority [...]
Maku puppet
via Spin
The stars
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DSC_0154 - Version 2, originally uploaded by david parmet.
Recently I’ve made the wonderful discovery that my kids are actually interested in seeing celestial wonders. Interested enough that I have dusted off my 4.5 inch Newtonian [...]
Catch that train
Jeremy Pepper, in his own inimitable way, calls out PR agencies for paying lip service to the idea of community.
I still laugh at some of the people I have run into at BlogHer over the past years that did not participate, but just walked around. Or when they did participate, did it in such a [...]
