How fortuitous to grab breakfast this morning at Balthazar with Qz’s Director of Public Relations Emily Passer, a veteran of F-H and The FT. Emily drew my attention to two recent stories – the first, by Qz reporter Gideon Lichfield who caustically opened with: “Dear PR person who just sent me a robo-pitch:” The second was a…… Continue reading PR & Media Spam
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Pitchin’ Nightmares
The new business pitch went down as one of the most memorable in the annals of new business pitches. The late Geoff Nightingale, a wicked smart, bigger-than-life PR agency creative executive turned up at the final presentation with a cute little dog on a leash and a brown paper bag in hand. He proceeded to…… Continue reading Pitchin’ Nightmares
Russia’s Media Trolls
Nearly six years ago, I penned a post titled “Leaders Who Lie,” mostly about the blatant misinformation campaign propagated by one Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. I followed it up several years later with a similarly themed post titled “PR Rogues Gallery,” which broadened the meme to include Yasser Arafat, Syria’s Assad, Libya’s Qaddafi and Russia, which could…… Continue reading Russia’s Media Trolls