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Happy Mothers Day
Posted to The Client Side on May 11th, 2008 
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Wishing a Happy Mothers Day to those wonderful Moms who raised us to be who we are. Thanks!
Read entire postHeidi Cee gets an F: Hunter College Probe Slams Coach-Sponsored PR Class
Posted to FlackLife on May 9th, 2008 0 Comment(s)
Big news on the Heidi Cee case: Journalist Andrew Adam Newman, who wrote Long Story Short, a cover story for Adweek, has broken a new development on the case.The Senate of Hunter College (the academic governing body) has issued a Report that Slams the Coach-Sponsored PR Class.The report is published (I think in full) on the Adweek site. But for me, the money shot is this:" In summary, the committee concludes that there were three aspects of MEDP 299.
Read entire postSelf-promotion alert: CBC this morning, a panel next week
Posted to FlackLife on May 9th, 2008 0 Comment(s)
I'm absoultely flying at work right now with a lot to get done and too little time, so VERY quickly:Ontario Morning today (about Timbitgate) went well -- at least host Wei Chen sounded good. Hard to tell when you're in the middle of things. If anyone heard and has kudos or critiques, I'm open. They have a podcast, but I don't know if the item will be added or not at this point.
Read entire postYou have one new message. Message from: AK-47.
Posted to FlackLife on May 8th, 2008 0 Comment(s)
Ever been "pocket-dialled"? I have. People have their phones in their pockets, and accidentally dial you?Usually, when this happens to me, I get a bus ride, a bunch of papers shuffling, or maybe someone coughing or clearing his or her throat.
Read entire postNo TimBit for you! SIX MONTHS!
Posted to FlackLife on May 8th, 2008 0 Comment(s)
I'll be on CBC Radio's "Ontario Morning" with host Wei Chen tomorrow, talking about this mini-opera centering on free Timbits, questionable HR practices, corporate apologies, and public backlashes.If you live in Southern Ontario outside of Ottawa or Toronto, tune in, then laugh at me. If you wanna listen live online, hit this link and choose listen live. I'm on around 7:10 Eastern Time.
Read entire postCustomer service is the new marketing
Posted to Pro PR on May 7th, 2008 0 Comment(s)
Freshbooks lives in the open wilds of social media. The officers and employees blog and use twitter. Customers respond in kind. So far, all has been good.
Read entire postInside PR #110 - Tuesday, April 6, 2008
Posted to Inside PR on May 6th, 2008 0 Comment(s)
Comments? Send us an email at insideprcomments@gmail.com, call us on the comment line on 206-600-4741, visit the Inside PR Blubrry site, or leave us a comment on the Inside PR show blog. This week on Inside PR, Terry Fallis, Dave Jones, Martin Waxman and Julie Rusciolelli discuss 360 Degrees: All Things Connected, Terry’s BIG WIN, [...
Read entire postThird Tuesday on First Monday = record turnout
Posted to FlackLife on May 6th, 2008 0 Comment(s)
The long-awaited return of Third Tuesday to Ottawa was a ringing success, with more than 60 people forsaking the warmth and sunshine of a lovely Ottawa spring day for the basement of the Clock Tower to hear Ryan Anderson, Brendan Hodgson, and Colin McKay talk about the "Shiny New Object" syndrome, and then get the discussion going.Some pictures below, taken by the exceedingly amateur me. Other flotsam and jetsam from the event can be found here.Ciao,Bob.
Read entire postYou have to trust people
Posted to Pro PR on May 6th, 2008 0 Comment(s)
It should be apparent from the series of posts about Michael McDerment ’s and Saul Colt ’s session at Third Tuesday that Freshbooks is a very social media savvy organization. Not only does CEO Michael McDerment blog, but at least five other employees also blog. And there will likely be more. So the obvious question: What will [...
Read entire postGood Enough
Posted to The Client Side on May 6th, 2008 0 Comment(s)
When is something good enough? When do you decide that you are done? When no more effort is required? I believe most people accept the end of their efforts on a given task when they assess that it is “good enough” (by most people I don’t mean you, my loyal readers).
Read entire postCBC column on the tattered torch run and corporate sponsors
Posted to FlackLife on May 5th, 2008 0 Comment(s)
Due to a scheduling snafu at the Business Network, my column got delayed a week, and just ran this morning. You can listen to it here, but here's the script."I'm pretty certain that Baron de Coubertin is doing triple somersaults in the pike position in his grave. The leadup to the 2008 Olympics has been like no other.
Read entire postThe True Story of a Bogus Blog
Posted to FlackLife on May 5th, 2008 0 Comment(s)
People who've been following this blog for a while may remember the case of "Heidi Cee." I wrote about this fictional leader of a sponsored anti-counterfeiting campaign several times this winter.This morning's Adweek has a major feature on the campaign. The feature, written by Andrew Adam Newman, is called The True Story of a Bogus Blog, and it's a tremendously well-reported, solid piece of work (and would be, even if he hadn't interviewed me).
Read entire postJoin us at Third Tuesday Ottawa - on a Monday
Posted to Pro PR on May 3rd, 2008 0 Comment(s)
If you are in Ottawa this Monday, May 5, join us at Third Tuesday Ottawa . This month's topic is The Shiny New Object Syndrome. We've assembled a panel of Colin McKay , Ryan Anderson and Brendan Hodgson to lead a discussion of which social media tools are most useful and which are just code looking [...
Read entire postAgency Link wants to improve the way that companies select public relations firms
Posted to Pro PR on May 2nd, 2008 1 Comment(s) Latest by Simon Young
Competitive pitches for new business. They're the bane of any agency or firm that must participate. And they're also an unavoidable fact of life. Public relations practitioners get up every day looking forward to doing great work for their clients.
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