On the surface, it seemed like a good idea: leverage the highfalutiness of the Hamptons brand to bolster the low brow Kardashian brand, and especially the latter’s TV reality show coming to E! this fall. Yet, unlike the MTV’s Beach House or Jersey Shore, these two brands are as about incongruous as they get. It’s…… Continue reading Trash Hamptons
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Google Exec Bolts Keynote
Landing clients for speaking gigs at industry conferences is often a key deliverable for PR firms. Some events are more prestigious than others. For example, these last couple of days we’re swimming in the breathless doings at TechCrunch Disrupt, taking place in the Big Apple. Yahoo! chief Marissa Mayer took the stage this morning with…… Continue reading Google Exec Bolts Keynote
The Pleasure & Pain Of Branded Social Media
During a recent Bulldog Reporter webinar I moderated on the subject of media relations 2.0, a senior communications professional from the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) noted that when the organization wanted to announce news, it simply posted the story to its Facebook, LinkedIn and Pinterest pages, Twitter and Instagram feeds, and probably one or two…… Continue reading The Pleasure & Pain Of Branded Social Media
In Memory of George Duke
George Duke George Duke passed away this week. George who? George Duke, the keyboard virtuoso who backed-up Frank Zappa, and who subsequently came into his own teaming with Flora Purim, Stanley Clarke and many of the other artists blurring the lines between jazz, funk, R&B, pop and fusion. Today, I still own 20 of his…… Continue reading In Memory of George Duke