Daily bread
Seth Godin has an interesing post about deceit and bread that reminded me of my wife. When we go to the grocery store, I always teach her about marketing tricks, and she always teaches me about healthy foods, especially breads.
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Definition of public relations
What is the definition of public relations? I have noticed quite often that there’s a difference in perception on PR people and the media view “public relations” and how many business owners view public relations. Defining Public Relations The definition you learn in school goes something like this: “Public relations is the management function designed […]
Driving a Ferrari
I had the fine opportunity to drive a Ferrari F430 just like this on Wednesday last week, and let me just say that you don’t even have to be into cars to enjoy doing this. I promise. Let’s just say that it’s extremely difficult to quit grinning when your sitting behind the wheel of a […]
Forgive me Seth
Please forgive me in advance, but can I expect that your new Small is New Big book will be better than Purple Cow? I think you are very smart, but Purple Cow was so entirely redundant that I quit reading. I don’t mean to be harsh, but I think all the attention that the book […]
Jumping ship and my blog was the catalyst
I’m jumping ship. I’m actually leaving Politis Communications after 3.5 years. Everything happened so fast, but I am excited for what I will be doing in the future. The last week has been fun, stressful and eye-opening, but I have learned a lot about myself. Who will I be working for? I’ll get to that […]
One reason I chose mac instead of a PC
I’ve seen an influx of “5 reasons” or “7 ways” lists recenly on people’s blogs. I’m a guilty party myself. So, I thought I would do a little something different today as I make my first blog post from my new black macbook. As you can see, it’s titled “One reason I chose mac instead […]
Paula Abdul fakes drinking her Coke on American Idol
This American Idol product promotion stuff is a joke, and it’s fake as well. If you ever watch the show you will see Coke cups on the table in front of Paula, Randy and Simon. While watching a clip of the show tonight, I actually noticed Paula pretend to drink her Coke. What a blunder. […]
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Seth Godin has a link to an absolutely true to life video of how screwy the iPod packaging would look if Microsoft got a hold of it. My favorite part about the video is the music. You may recognize it from Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. I used to love this movie. It’s still a classic, […]
Salt Lake City Mayoral race and endorsing “the same constituencies”
The race is on for those hoping to take over for Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, and the two potential mayors are Dave Buhler and Ralph Becker. In a surprise upset, Jenny Wilson didn’t make it, but she takes the cake on the “best statement” in the post-primary election article in the Salt Lake […]
SEO PR?
Are the lines starting to blur between search engine marketers and public relations practitioners? – Utah PR people are talking about keyword-stuffed press releases. – SEO firms are offering online public relations and press release optimization services . . . (SEO.com) – SEO firms are offering copywriting services. – PR firms are pushing “new media,” […]