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SourceWatch must think TV journalists are S-T-U-P-I-D!
2006-12-02 21:17:03 I shake my head everytime I read about the Center for Media & Democracy's "fake TV news" efforts." Yeah, I know this is an old topic, but one that I don't quite get. I understand CMD's concern that the public... More About: Watch , Journal , Source , Lists , List
In PR, you can't always say what you want
2006-12-02 21:17:03 Through blogging and involvement in various discussion boards, I've come to the point where I expect to be able to comment on a news article or a board topic, if I so desire. Damn it! It's my right! Well, it's... More About: What , Hat , Want , Always
Other great points & one more question
2006-12-02 21:17:03 I've had two or three posts whirling around in my head of late, but been a bit too tired at night to type them out. (Must be the time change.) So, I've been in a questioning mood. Thanks to Ed,... More About: Question , Other , Great , More , Quest
Newspapers should embrace the 'net, not fight it
2006-12-02 21:17:03 (UPDATED Nov. 15, approx. 9 a.m.: See end of post for a snippet of Jeff Jarvis' take on Scheer's idea and my $0.02.) Peter Scheer had a thought-provoking and worth-considering article in the "San Francisco Chronicle" Sunday. You can also... More About: News , Newspapers , Fight , Race , Paper
Nov. 11 is Veterans' Day
2006-12-02 21:17:03 I remember growing up and being in high school when you joined the army or other military branch to earn money for college. That was it. There was really no chance you'd see combat. I never served in the military,... More About: Veteran , Veterans , Tera , Veterans Day
Adapting the messenger to your audience
2006-12-02 21:17:03 A few of us members of a Yahoo! PR Group are involved in a great discussion, debating message vs. medium, and whether the medium for delivering an honest message really matters. (Pony Express image courtesy of LegendsOfAmerica.com.) I don't... More About: Audi , Your , Messenger , Esse , Messe
Confidence vs. Arrogance
2006-12-01 10:09:05 Is the difference in whether or not a person is confident or arrogant dependent on our individual view of that person (i.e., if we like him or her), or can those terms be objectively applied?... More About: Confidence , Arrogance
Am I the only PR blogger . . .
2006-12-01 10:09:05 who is politically conservative/Republican?... More About: Blogger , Blog , Only , Logger , Blogg
Other great points
2006-12-01 10:09:05 (UPDATED 11-08-06 approx. 9 a.m. with another great social media-related post, this time from Josh Hallett.) Enjoy! Shaking Out Things in Social Media Consulting, Josh Hallett/Hyku Introducing the Social Media Pitch, Gary Goldhammer/Below the Fold. (RAOTFLMAO-funny, yet, insightful.) Social media... More About: Other , Great , Point , Points
When opportunity knocks, do you have to answer?
2006-12-01 10:09:05 The Internet is neither negative nor positive. It is simply a tool. It and the related technologies offer an abundant of opportunities. A few weeks ago, I read the story about a national sting that netted 125 perverts in... More About: Answer , Port , Opportunity , When , Have
What did you say?
2006-12-01 10:09:05 I caught up on my work reading this weekend, including the Oct. 2 issue of "PR Week." Page 1 had a story about Weight Watchers International unifying its "traditional meetings business" under one agency. The story is fine, but one... More About: What , Hat
Milton Friedman, 94, dead
2006-12-01 10:09:05 Milton Fried man, 94, died Thursday "of heart failure after being taken to hospital near his home in San Francisco," according to the Wall Street Journal. Subscription required. (Image from http://www.ideachannel.com/Friedman.htm.) Or, search for it here. One of my two majors... More About: Dead , Milton , Milton Friedman
Stepping out from behind the curtain
2006-10-20 11:30:10 Awhile ago, I published a post about this time being the dawning of the age of transparency -- or actually, honesty. A great post by John Wagner/OnMessage Thursday reminded me of that, and helped to continue that line of thinking:... More About: Behind , Step , Ping
Other great points
2006-10-18 23:21:04 This OGP post is short, but still worth your time (I hope). So, for your browsing, pleasure, I offer the following: A visual thought on Walmart, Edelman and blogging, Colin McKay/CanuckFlack. Colin seems to have a unique perspective, or at... More About: Other , Great , Point , Points
Edelman, Wal-Mart and what can be learned
2006-10-17 04:57:03 Okay, after less than a week -- an enternity to some -- Richard Edelman finally came out with a statement on the whole Wal-Mart ing Across America fake blog fiasco. What I found most interesting is not what Mr. Edelman posted,... More About: Wal-Mart , Hat , Earn
Do you really know what you write?
2006-08-24 17:39:02 If you assume that, when you write and publish a book, you are an expert. Are you also an expert if you write and publish a blog? -- Mike... More About: Write , What , Hat , Now What , Real
Newspapers just need to step up
2006-08-21 17:36:02 A couple posts this week stoked the old journalistic fires in me, but more on the business side of the newspaper business. One was by Mike Bawden, and the other by Gary Goldhammer. While I love public relations and enjoy... More About: News , Newspapers , Just , Paper , Need
A tough love
2006-08-15 17:24:02 We have a tough job. We, as in those of us in marketing communications. And, specificially those of us who do any type of writing in marketing communications. (Okay, it should go without saying -- but I am to prevent... More About: Love , Tough
Random Thought . . . .
2006-08-10 17:15:02 Should "Postcards from Buster" be "Podcasts from Buster"? I mean, afterall, he videos most of his visits, right? How hard would it be to take the videos and make them into podcasts, then put them on a site for Arthur,... More About: Random , Thought
It started with just one red paperclip
2006-08-07 17:09:03 Kyle MacDonald finally has his house. And, it all started with one red paperclip. And, kudos to Corbin Bernsen, and Bert Roach of Kipling, Saskatchewan. -- Mike... More About: Arte , Just , With , Clip , Start
A fair price
2006-08-07 17:09:03 The subject of a post Mike Manuel had some time ago -- and my comment on it -- has been rolling around in my head fairly regularly since then. (Yeah, I know. I already trackedback, or is it trackbacked? to... More About: Rice , Fair , Price
Is corporate social responsibility profitable?
2006-08-07 17:09:03 A company in business to make a profit will only do something if it somehow contributes to the bottomline. Decrease costs. Increase revenue. Raise profits. Making "green" products; making a monetary or in-kind contribution to a local charity; appealing to... More About: Social , Corporate , Profit , Soci , Prof
Disclose. Disclose. Disclose?
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Transparency, authenticity, disclosure, etc., are common buzz words in social media marketing. To me, those and similar terms are about good ol' honesty and integrity. Yes, integrity in public relations (or whatever realm you put social media marketing in). I see nothing wrong with being paid or having other commercial/financial vested interest ... More About: Disclose
Social Media Breakfast-Toledo #2: Do you know who’s talking about you
0000-00-00 00:00:00 I don't know, maybe it's the cynical former journalist in me, but I bet there were a lot of tire-kickers at the inaugural Social Media Breakfast -Toledo April 3. Many people just seeing what was going on, and may not be back. But, it'll be their loss. There were definitely plenty of people ... More About: Talking
It’s all show — not tell
More articles from this author:0000-00-00 00:00:00 Social media marketing is almost the antithesis of traditional, one-way marketing communication. It's not about stating how great you/your company is, and it's features and benefits. Social media marketing is about show -- not tell. For businesses, associations and commercial-minded individuals, you earn "social capital" by effective social media marketing. (See a ... More About: Show 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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