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JetBlue fiasco and a different take on a passenger bill of rights
You have likely heard about the JetBlue plane at JFK where passengers sat on the tarmac for 11 hours. JetBlue has a major, major fiasco on its hands. If you watch news clips, these people were...
View ArticleHow to listen to my political marketing interview
Go to this link: http://internetvoicesradio.com/index.html and scroll down to the “Live Programming” headline. You’ll find instructions there on how to listen live. The show starts at 12:30 MST. If you...
View ArticleKFC, Taco Bell, rats, and the bite of franchising
Have you seen this video of rats crawling all over the floor of a KFC/Taco Bell? It’s disgusting. It’s a huge problem for both of these companies as millions of people attach the mental picture of rats...
View ArticleSex sells part 2. Or does it?
I asked for a few opinons on my Sex Sells. It even sells modesty post, and the people have spoken. In a couple of cases this kind of strategy actually lost business for a company. Others found it spot...
View ArticleGlobal warming: a poor choice of words?
There’s a bit of a problem with the whole idea of global warming. Global isn’t bad and neither is warming. Global, earth, world, planet . . . they’re all nice words. Warming? That reminds me of cocoa,...
View ArticleViacom smacks Google with $1 billion YouTube lawsuit
I can almost hear Dr. Evil snicker as he places his pinky finger near the corner of his mouth and says . . . Viacom is suing Google for $1 billion over an issue with YouTube. Here’s what Vicom has to...
View ArticleDefinition of marketing. Coming soon: definition of viral
I hear the words viral and marketing tossed around a lot in my line of work, and I often wonder how well people understand what it really takes for something to be viral or what it all means. Let’s...
View ArticleA sad, sad, twitterpated world
“When the news cycle is reduced to seconds, rumours become facts even when they’re not true.” – Seth Godin
View ArticleCoke punks own lawyers for marketing campaign
Coke duped (punk’d) its own lawyers when the company had two “brand managers” tell a Coke attorney they wanted to sue Coke Zero because it was infringing on the Coke brand and taste. Turns out, the...
View ArticleThe Court of public opinion
See Also: Rob Blagojevich and The Court of Public Opinion The Foundation for Economic Education has a great article on how the court of public opinion can often prevail over the court of law. It’s a...
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YouTube pimps the presidents. (The almost presidents)
Okay, okay, they’re not all going to be president, but something tells me most of them think they are. Or do they? That’s a question to think about. Does every candidate honestly believe they will be...
View ArticleBe all you can be?
I’ve wondered at times why the Army or any other armed service spends so much money on advertising campaigns for recruits when the results of the media coverage is much more powerful in getting people...
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The real reason Don Imus was fired
“Imus initially was given a two-week suspension for calling the Rutgers women’s basketball team “[something really uncalled for and degrading to all women]” on the air last week, but outrage continued...
View ArticleThe irony of Imus
[Derogitory comment by Don Imus] = 1* [Mention of Imus' comment in news] = 1,076 * Don Imus apologized. The Irony/Hypocrisy of the News Media Somehow it’s okay for the the media to continue using (and...
View ArticleWhy Bush should veto the Iraq bill put forth by the Democrats
It’s not just a bill for pulling troops out of Iraq. What you don’t read in the media is that this bill also includes: - $283 million for the Milk Income Loss Contract program - $100 million for the...
View ArticleThe $4 billion blog post
- Engadget gets an email saying the iPhone will be delayed until October and that Leopard will also be delayed. - Engadget writes about it saying it came from a “trustworthy source.” - Apple’s stock...
View ArticleAre donations killing Africa?
Hmmm. Interesting opinion on aid to Africa. . . . development aid weakens the local markets everywhere and dampens the spirit of entrepreneurship that we so desperately need… Why do we get these...
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How to get a job in PR
Newspapergrl struck a chord with a post about getting fired. It got me thinking about how many jobs I’ve had since I was 13, so I decided to follow the trail of how I came to work in public relations,...
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Why Mitt Romney avoids the question
A post by Connor Boyack gave me the inspiration for the following. Let me be very clear before I write this; I find that I rarely disagree with Connor, and this is merely a different perspective on his...
View ArticleOn creation and competition
I believe the following very strongly. Acting in this manner is a work in progress. “Riches secured on the competitive plane are never satisfactory and permanent; they are yours today, and another’s...
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Why you should read Digg with suspicion
If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that you have to read Digg with a grain of salt. Here’s the perfect example, and it’s getting lots of “Diggs” as we speak. Take five seconds to check your facts...
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Utah Jazz show how to write a news release
How? Exactly like a journalist would write a story. Why? Because they just might run it as is if it’s the way they would have written it. Utah Jazz president Dennis Haslam stepped down from his post...
View ArticleRonald Reagan PR man Michael Deaver dies
In PR news today, legendary image guru Michael Deaver has died. He was one of Ronald Reagan’s top advisers and a master at orchestrating the photo op. I saw a clip in school about him that was supposed...
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O’Reilly questions Mark Cuban . . . er. . . Cuban questions O’Reilly
Read this first. Apparently a producer with the O’Reilly Factor emailed Mark Cuban wanting his comments on a film called Redacted that HDNet Films produced. His response (which he posts online with the...
View ArticlePork and Beans YouTube/Weezer video
These guys are consistent. Like the sun coming up. Weezer’s new “Pork and Beans” video features many familiar YouTube stars from around the world . . . (Don’t believe the hype telling you this is...
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