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07.23
I'm on a horse to 'It's Never Too Late' Ville
The moment you read that headline, I would be willing to bet your check that your mind did not instantly transport to Kentucky and envision the running at Churchill Downs.
No, no. You were throwing up a high-def, IMAX screen picture of Isaiah Mustafa draped in a 400-thread count towel.
07.16
Ad Age's First Ever Small Agency Conference
Yesterday was a great day for "independent" (formerly known as "small") agencies in "The Big Easy" as Ad Age hosted it's first ever Small Agency Conference. Agencies from all over the U.S. descended upon New Orleans for a jammed-packed 24 hours full of amazing sessions, speakers, food and friends.
07.01
For Miss America 2011, I got my Huckleberry
In the world of PR, human-interest stories are great for filler or sweeps.
Often, they don't get the love the deserve because that kind of interest doesn't involve a crack head stealing a TV and jumping from a window, or a car crash during rush hour because someone in an AMC Pacer swerved to avoid a runaway cow in the middle of the freeway. (Yes, only in Texas.)
06.22
Why does North Texas business hear 'Taps'?
Because major brands in our fare burgh are dying, dying, dead by 2011.
06.09
My advice to BP: I know what you can do with that $50 million.
Barack Obama just sent the dunderheads at BP a bill for $69 million, which may cover a few miles of the oil, along with some Happy Meals.
12.01
The fight goes on… and on… and on.
I’m sure you have the seen the blistering warfare between wireless provider giants AT&T and Verizon Wireless… that is, unless you have been living under a rock.
11.23
Coming to a theater near you: PR
Evidently, no one is shielded from this economy. It seems the bigwigs in Tinseltown are rubbing pennies together deciding how to market their latest batch of hits and misses.
11.09
“The internet is under new management. Yours.”
In the 50s, advertising was impressive and convincing. Everyone drank the Kool-Aid.
Today, advertising has transformed. People don’t just believe what is put in front of them anymore. We are a cynical, distrusting people. It makes those of us in the integrated marketing communications field work harder and better.
04.24
PR Really Does “Ad” Up
Will Rogers once penned, “Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don’t have for something they don’t need.”
Now I may not need a G.I. Joe with a Kung-fu action grip for my little man, but if he sees enough advertisements, off to the store I go.
12.09
Did Pepsi Commit Suicide?
Pepsi Max’s new lonely calorie campaign has been raising some controversy over the subject matter being used to sell the new Pepsi Max. Pepsi’s new campaign revolves around “One Very Very Very Lonely Calorie” and depicts a lone, blue calorie in various suicide acts within various suicide attempts.
