Sometimes I’ll see a press release or a pitch that is so distasteful, so crass, that my jaw drops and I’m rendered speechless.
This is one of those times.
(Link from the Bad Pitch Blog)
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The most distasteful thing I’ve read in a long time
Published by October 29th, 2008 in PR Disasters, PR Practice and Public Relations. 0 CommentsMilitary changes comm policy, bloggers need permission to post
Published by May 3rd, 2007 in Government, PR in the Media, Public Relations, Social Media, Web 2.0, Web/Internet, Weblogs and Writing. 0 CommentsOver the last few years, I’ve really enjoyed reading blogs of soldiers serving overseas- The information comes straight from the source without being filtered through the mainstream media, and as a result I’ve been able to read a number of extremely compelling stories. I empathize with these guys. I see how hard they’re working, and […]
Are you (or your clients) ready to give up control?
Published by April 29th, 2007 in PR Practice, Public Relations, Social Media, Social Networking, Web/Internet and Weblogs. 2 CommentsAs clients begin to learn more about social media, they’re going to want to learn more about how they can implement technologies like blogs, podcasts and social networks in their PR and marketing plans. The biggest stumbling block, of course, is controlling the message. When a company issues a press release, it’s all there in […]
New blogs from Cohn & Wolfe, Tom Foremski
Published by February 17th, 2007 in Public Relations, Technology, Web 2.0, Web/Internet and Weblogs. 0 CommentsI was glad to learn Cohn & Wolfe (my employer) recently launched a new blog called “Boomerang - What goes around, comes around.” So far it covers a pretty broad range of communications-focused content, but it’s all really well done. I added it to my rapidly-expanding RSS reader, and you should too.
C&W is also sponsoring […]
It’s not time to kill the press release yet
Published by January 21st, 2007 in PR Practice, PR in the Media, Public Relations, RSS, Social Networking, Technology, Web 2.0, Web/Internet, Weblogs and Writing. 1 CommentI had to groan a bit when I read Robert Scoble’s recent comments (agreeing with similar comments made by Stowe Boyd) about the need to get rid of the press release as a mechanism for distributing information. Scoble is one of my favorite daily reads, but I think he’s off when he suggests press releases […]
Twenty media relations tips from twenty journalists
Published by January 9th, 2007 in Journalism, PR Practice and Public Relations. 0 CommentsI’ve said it before and I’ve said it again- I love it when journalists talk about what kinds of PR folks they enjoy working with. It’s like drinking at the source of the information river. That being said, the terrific Into PR blog pointed me in the direction of this post over at Valleywag, which […]
Why should Microsoft and Edelman be held at fault in laptop “scandal?”
Published by December 29th, 2006 in Marketing Events, PCs, PR Practice, Public Relations, Technology, Web/Internet and Weblogs. 2 CommentsApparently Microsoft and Edelman recently sent out fully-loaded laptops running Windows Vista to a handful of influential bloggers, and it appears some people think such practices are highly unethical. Initially Microsoft encouraged the bloggers to give the machine away, send it back, or keep it after they finished reviewing it. Now it appears the machines […]
It’s tough to remember all of the memorable PR gaffes and triumphs of 2006, but PR week has done a stellar job wrapping up the year with a number of lists covering the memorable quotes, pop-culture and business shake-ups that got people talking, and what we can look forward to in the future.
As an aside, […]
Are PR folks being paid to “Digg” stories?
Published by December 12th, 2006 in PR in the Media, Public Relations, Social Networking, Web 2.0 and Web/Internet. 2 CommentsJason Calacanis, former General Manager of Netscape and CEO of Weblogs, Inc., claims that a number of top Digg users are being paid by PR firms to promote stories to the top page. He’s even offering a $100 bounty to those who can "out the social news scammers." (For those of you unfamiliar with Digg, […]
Man threatens to take iMac protest walk, Apple offers replacement
Published by August 24th, 2006 in Apple and Public Relations. 0 CommentsI don’t mean to keep posting Apple stories, but I thought this one was rather interesting.
A man in Ireland was so fed up with having to continually repair his G5 iMac, he threatened to take a 156-mile walk to the nearest Apple repair center with his computer strapped to his back. From Ars Technica:
After issues […]
