If the media model is broken, is PR far behind?

We all know MSM is in trouble and has been for some time. And because of that, many outlets are experimenting with innovative ways to reinvent themselves. This isn’t new. But it was reinforced recently at MESH11. Emily Bell, formerly of the Guardian and now...

There’s no business like Funny Business

I’m proud to say Jeff Silverman has been a good friend of mine for years and I’ve had the opportunity to work with him in various capacities throughout his many entrepreneurial forays. He’s probably best known as the president of Yuk Yuk’s,...

Have you seen my new time share? It’s Google+

You may have noticed I haven’t written a blog post in over a week.  I guess I should have warned you that I’d be spending time away.  But the truth is I didn’t know till it happened. After a few days in Winnipeg, I decided to use the rest of the week...

:) !!!!! :(

As you can see, I’m writing in code. And it’s not to denote an expletive. In this case, I’m using Emoticonese, the alphabet of punctuation 2.0. My headline can be roughly translated as: ‘Mixed feelings for exclamation points’. I started...

Inside PR 2.61: Summertime…and the reading is easy

This post was originally published on Inside PR 2.61. A few weeks ago on Inside PR 2.58, the summer movie releases gave us the idea to talk about films on PR. And thanks to a suggestion from Jody Koehler, we’re opening the page to PR (and business) books we’re...