April 17th, 2008 — Media Relations, SEO, Utah Business
Headline: Group predicts rise in Utah foreclosures
First Paragrah: A new report says Utah’s housing bubble is forecast to burst in a big way, with one in 25 Utah homeowners projected to be in foreclosure in the next two years. (Don’t panic. They’re yelling fire in a crowded theater when there’s no fire).
KSL Readers point to the real facts and expose the dollar-driven media BS.
I do lead generation for real estate agents in Utah, and I can tell you first hand, things have picked up big time in the state the last two months. Utah real estate agents I talk to are saying the same thing. As one comment points out “24 in 25 homes WILL NOT be foreclosed upon.” (Caps added for emphasis).
As the other KSL commenter pointed out, “If you don’t spin it the other way, it won’t create that ad revenue pop that will make KSL more $$.”
April 17th, 2008 — Branding, Customer Service, Marketing, Public Relations
Dear Zappos.com:
I recently visited your website to look at a new pair of dress shoes. I’m a particular fan of Ben Sherman shoes, so I did a search and found this page. To my surprise there was a great marketing photo next to the results showing a gentleman holding a pair of shoes that I particularly liked. (See photo below).
The problem is that during my search of your site, your greatly marketed shoe was nowhere to be found in the results for Ben Sherman Men’s Shoes. Don’t worry though because I was able to quickly use your photo to match the shoe I wanted over at Shoes.com. (Cool photo though).
Russ Page
Anyone else had this happen before?
p.s. Personally, I love Zappos.com. They have THE best customer service/shipping/return policies around.
April 17th, 2008 — Public Relations, Utah Jazz PR
Jazz and Lakers Playoff Schedule
The series schedule:
Sunday, May 4: Jazz at L.A. Lakers, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 7: Jazz at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, May 9: L.A. Lakers at Jazz, 7 p.m.
Sunday, May 11: L.A. Lakers at Jazz, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 14: Jazz at L.A. Lakers, TBA*
Friday, May 16: L.A. Lakers at Jazz, TBA*
Monday, May 19: Jazz at L.A. Lakers, TBA*
* if necessary
SALT LAKE CITY (April 17, 2008) –The Utah Jazz will open the 2008 NBA Playoffs against the Houston Rockets on Saturday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. MT at Toyota Center in Houston. The game will be televised locally on KJZZ-TV and nationally on ESPN. The game will also be broadcast live on radio stations KFAN (1320 AM) and B98.7 FM.
The following is the Jazz schedule for the first round of the playoffs.
Game Date Time (MT) Location TV Radio
1 Sat, April 19 7:30 p.m. Houston KJZZ/ESPN KFAN/B98.7 FM
2 Mon, April 21 7:30 p.m. Houston KJZZ/TNT KFAN/B98.7 FM
3 Thu, April 24 8:30 p.m. Salt Lake City KJZZ/TNT KFAN/B98.7 FM
4 Sat, April 26 8:30 p.m. Salt Lake City KJZZ/ESPN KFAN/B98.7 FM
5* Tue, April 29 TBD Houston TBD KFAN/B98.7 FM
6* Fri, May 2 TBD Salt Lake City TBD KFAN/B98.7 FM
7* Sun, May 4 TBD Houston TBD KFAN/B98.7 FM
*if necessary
April 9th, 2008 — Public Relations
There’s always more than one way of looking at an issue, especially when you’re the PR person who has to make something look “not as bad” as it really is. The guy in the photo is “showing courage” according to the caption even though he’s getting his butt kicked. And San Francisco is apparently “embracing” the torch relay with pride even though security is high and protests are far and wide. (See below).
Type torch protest San Francisco into Google News, and you get 7,838 results at the time of this writing.
Here’s a few for your reading enjoyment.
Security High for Torch’s US Stop
US City Braces for Anti-China Protests During Olympic Torch Relay
April 4th, 2008 — Lame Headline Friday
Saddle up for another edition of Lame Headline Friday.
81% in Poll Say Nation Is on the Wrong Track
Do we really need a poll to reveal that a potential recession is “the Wrong Track?”
Truckers say port of entry costing too much in fuel
“One trucker told us it’s costing him money just to idle, especially at those ports of entry truckers have to stop at.” And it costs the rest of us money “just to idle” in rush hour traffic, in construction zones and at stop lights.
80,000 Jobs Cut in March; Unemployment Rate Rises
“A decrease in jobs leads to a decrease in people working” Gold star for the New York Times.
McCain Rejects Secret Service Protection
Why don’t you put a bulls eye on the guy already.
Hillary Clinton Advocates “Poverty Czar”
“I mean appointing a cabinet level position that will be solely and fully devoted to ending poverty as we know it in America, a position that will focus the attention of our nation on this issue.”
Unless she appoints someone like Milton Friedman (who actually passed away in 2006), a Poverty Czar with a socialized agenda will only make the problem worse.
April 2nd, 2008 — Media Relations, Politics, Public Relations
Obama wants Gore on his team
” I will make a commitment that Al Gore will be at the table and play a central part in us figuring out how we solve this [climate change] problem,” Obama said.
Obama also said he talks with the former vice president on a “regular basis,” and often consults with him on climate change issues.
That’s one heckuva “stick it in your ear Hillary” statement from the Obama team. Al Gore has been the big unknown in the Democratic race the entire time.
April 1st, 2008 — Public Relations, Utah SEO, Utah Web Design
If you haven’t noticed, today is the day where you can’t trust anyone. You can’t trust the news, you can’t trusty anything your friends email you, and you certainly can’t trust Digg (which you rarely can anyway).In honor of April Fool’s Day, I thought I would pass around a few of my favorite classic pranks.
6 - Planetary alignment decreases gravity
“In 1976 the British astronomer Patrick Moore announced on BBC Radio 2 that at 9:47 AM a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event was going to occur that listeners could experience in their very own homes. The planet Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, temporarily causing a gravitational alignment that would counteract and lessen the Earth’s own gravity”
5 - The Sydney Iceberg
“Only when the berg was well into the harbor was its secret revealed. It started to rain, and the firefighting foam and shaving cream that the berg was really made of washed away, uncovering the white plastic sheets beneath.”
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March 27th, 2008 — Utah Flash Design, Utah Web Design
Fifty Studio client Duval Development was featured in the New York times yesterday for its Dakota Mountain Lodge luxury condominiums being built at the Canyons Resort.
