Blog Archive
South by Southwest 2014: human spam, power poses and crowdsourced comedy
If you've never been to South by Southwest, the annual social media and interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, it’s tough to describe the combination of laid-back-high-tech energy that makes the Festival standout. Austin, a charming college town, may not the easiest...
Media relations versus new PR
What do you think of when you hear the word PR? Some people say advertising. But most equate PR with media coverage, as in big above the fold articles with eye-catching photos and standout quotes. The industry has many names for that. PR agencies call it media...
Visual storytelling lessons from New Yorker cartoons
Whenever I pick up a copy of the New Yorker, the first thing I do is flip through the magazine from beginning to end to read the cartoons. All of them. Then I go back and reread the most memorable ones again. Why? Because New Yorker cartoons are as close to...
Six things that will be on my mind in 2014
Well, we're starting 2014 with a polar vortex that swooped in on North America and caused frigid below zero temperatures across much of the continent. The polar vortex is one of the things I've learned so far in January. I also learned that a few days ago the...
The difference between creation and re-creation
Tradition is a powerful force (and not just in Broadway musicals). It’s given us many great gifts including holidays, rituals, beliefs... And punctuation. However, tradition can also be a bit clingy. Or we are when it comes to it. You see that a lot this time of year....
Carrying the PR Baton is a blast – and you don’t need to know how to twirl
There are some ideas you just know will fly (or twirl). And when I hear about one of those, I always get excited imagining the possibilities. And then, if it's really a standout idea, I get a twinge of envy, too - as in: I wish I'd thought of that... That's the case...