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Matt Lauer Challenges Santelli in Defense of PR

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Just “Planting Seeds” About RSS

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Trend Surfing and Discovery in Tech PR

It is a common question.  You are doing some planning with the client.  The client would like to know what trends are in play and expected to be hot for next year.  What are some of the topics and technologies … Continue reading

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Dark Prince of PR

The movie Booogie Man, which chronicles, the life and times of Republican adviser and strategist Lee Atwater (Wikipedia definition) was on the Frontline TV show last night.  I had wanted to see the biopic during its short run in the … Continue reading

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SNAFU Silences Flack’s Revenge for Two Weeks

I'm back, after a couple of anxious weeks in which I lost my domain, fought to get it back, briefly considered abandoning the whole thing, and then finally did get it back as evidenced by this post. I won't bore … Continue reading

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Does Your PR Writing Pass the “Sniff Test”?

Sniff, sniff.   What’s that smell?  Could it be the rank odor of press materials turned kitty litter liner? Passing the sniff test means writing PR copy that does not read like it was generated by a PR committee.  Yes, it … Continue reading

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Starbucks Stirs Pot Causing Coffee Conflagration

In the movie Risky Business, Joe Pantoliano’s character, a pimp called Guido, said: "Let me give you a little advice so you know. In times of economic uncertainty, never ever f**k with another man’s livelihood…" (thanks, IMDB). Well, there must … Continue reading

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Movin’ on Up

I have tried to avoid some of the annoying tics I see on some other blogs such as name dropping and obsessing over the blog and its relative perch in the scheme of things.  Just the same, I think it … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Machine

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Goodbye, Tim and George

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