Pan-Mass Challenge Heroes 2: Ted McEnroe
Doug Haslam This is the second in 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…
Pan-Mass Challenge Update: Zingin’ in the Rain
We have passed the one-third milestone in fundraising! We still have nearly $2,800 to go, though! Please help fight cancer by sponsoring me in the Pan-Mass Challenge: http://bit.ly/pmcdh. Pan-Mass Challenge…
My Pan-Mass Challenge Heroes 1: Chip Griffin
Preparing for my first Pan-Mass Challenge last year, I liked to say that I’m “just a guy riding a bike.” I considered the people who reached into their wallets and…
Facing ‘Public Relations is Dead’
Maybe it’s not really the elephant in the room, but the "PR is Dead" theme came up at last night’s Boston Media Makers gathering. Being the PR person present, I…
Social Media Top 5: PodCamp Boston, WSJ Social Media Rules are Cool, Martha Analyzes Twitter
Podcamp Boston 4 is Coming, August 8-9: I’m a little disappointed that I have a partial conflict on the 8th (it’s family, so I’m not exactly sad about it), but…
Grasshoppers and Gimmick PR
The other day I received a FedEx from "Grasshopper." It turned out to be a bag of chocolate covered grasshoppers- real bugs, a treat from Thailand. Attached was a tag…
Control Valve Vs. Blunt Instrument
In my Great Personal Social Media Experiment, one of my lessons is learning how the tools I use affect the people with whom I communicate. Onbe of my methods is…
“Responsibility of the Audience” (from Media Bullseye)
For the last year or two, I have been writing periodic articles for Media Bullseye, an online (and print) magazine run by my friends at Custom Scoop. Lately, I have…
(Not) Social Media Top Five: Live in Austin, Texas
Time flies– too much to gather material for my weekly roundup and commentary, but I did want to get this in after my trip to Austin, Texas last week: I…
Pan-Mass Challenge Update; April & First 30-Miler
UPDATE: New link for sponsor page: http://bit.ly/pmcdh It has been a while since I have posted an update on my preparations for the Pan-Mass Challenge, a two-day ride across Massachusetts.…