All of the papers today have the same exact news…
Front page, lead stories on the heartbreaking assasination of Banazir Bhutto.
Special sections on the “Best of 2007,” - the one in the Journal was particularly interesting until I saw the somewhat depressing roundup of scales.
If you need some inspiration to lead you into the New Year, […]
Entries from December 2007
A New Year: Here’s to 2008
December 28, 2007
from NYT: Low-Cost, High Return Marketing for Small Businesses
December 27, 2007
There’s an interesting story in today’s New York Times about blogging for small businesses, “Blogging as a Low-Cost, High-Return Marketing Tool.” I think that the points they make are correct, granted about two years belated.
Through my work with The Stevie Awards, I know that small businesses often leave marketing and PR on the back burner - […]
From WSJ - Kansas PR Man Gets Top of the Fold Coverage
December 19, 2007
I have to say this story by Barry Newman on the front page (above the fold) of today’s Wall Street Journal put a smile on my face this morning. I think Todd Brabender, a publicist working from his basement in Kansas, is my new hero.
According the article, Todd represents “practical yet peculiar” clients. He achieves […]
Vladimir Putin - Time’s Person of the Year
December 19, 2007
With all of the hype surrounding Time’s Person of the Year, it’s interesting to see that they chose Vladimir Putin. For the very interesting article on why they chose him, see this story.
They make it pretty clear that they aren’t “honoring” him:
“TIME’s Person of the Year is not and never has been an honor. It […]
A PR Disaster: New Orleans
December 18, 2007
Today’s New York Times has a front page story about the demise of New Orleans - and a pretty good explanation of what’s going on there, “With Regrets, New Orleans is Left Behind.”
Being from Louisiana originally (Shreveport) with parents who currently live in the Big Easy, I see that the city is experiencing a vast […]