Archive for July, 2009
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
There has been bit of brou-ha-ha in the PR community over the July 5 New York Times "Spinning the Web" article. I have made my opinion known, especially over at Media Bullseye (http://bit.ly/I0CYS). In it, I link to several thoughtful reactions.
To summarize: I thought the Times piece did ...
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
"Summer is always dead."
Wrong. I spent ten years in the news industry, and now 11 in public relations. Every year, people expect summer to be slow. The weather is nice, people go on vacation, etc.
And every summer we are up to our ears in work.
This is not a statement about ...
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Saturday, July 4th, 2009
This is an ongoing series profiling some of the people I believe to be the real heroes of the Pan-Mass Challenge: the sponsors who donate their money to fund cancer research.
I have just $1,400 left to raise as I write this, but I can't get there without help from ...
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Friday, July 3rd, 2009
As I continue to prepare for the Pan-Mass Challenge, a two-day bike ride across Massachusetts, in which all the participants raise money to fight cancer (this link goes to my fundraising page, so thank you if you sponsor!), all sorts of natural obstacles are thrown in my path. today, for ...
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
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Between cycling, fundraising for the Pan-Mass Challenge, and generally being on the social networks, I'm pretty comfortable with numbers. By that I mean setting goals, asking for more, getting as much as possible.
In social media, there is a lot of backlash against "quantity." "Quality" ...
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