2007 April Archive

…PR butt. Check out this recent post on PR blog Strumpette. It’s from former GM of Fleishman-Hillard, Doug Dowie. He was convicted of conspiracy and wire fraud for allegedly over-billing about half a million bucks and offers some tips for PR professionals, especially those in senior management.

This past week was National Turn Off Your TV week, sponsored by the Center for Screen-time Awareness. This week encouraged people to turn off the TV and to find other things to do with your time. With the rising rates of child obesity in our country (and increased laziness), this was a great week for…

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I try to read as much as possible. Sometimes it is useless, entertaining information like this, but usually I try to read bloggers/articles that help me learn a little bit more about pr, marketing, technology or all of the above. That being said I have put together a list of five interesting posts and articles…

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Here at BLAST, we like to generate a buzz and this spring we are using our talents to help those in need. Over the next couple months, team BLASTmedia is excited to be part of the 2007 Relay For Life in the fight against cancer. We have joined the Relay for Life of Hamilton County-…

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Nothing’s better than a warm spring evening at the ballpark, especially when you’re lucky enough to live in Indianapolis. Dubbed the “Amateur Sports Capital of the World,” Indianapolis is home to the reigning Super Bowl Champions and is known worldwide for its Motor Speedway. If you’re not from Indianapolis though, you might not know about…

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Headline: For the first time, students at the Turner County High School prom were both black and white. Really?? In past years, white students had raised money for their own unofficial prom and black students did the same in this southern Georgia county according to the Associated Press. Unfortunately, traditions are hard to break as…

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We pitch a lot of different media every day and, increasingly, we are pitching blogs and Web sites. The cycle is usually the same: receive interest from editor, send image/info/sample, follow up and (hopefully) secure coverage to run. Every now and then an editor will ask for a bylined article from our client, but we’re…

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There have been two recent incidents of PR professionals being called out in the blogosphere for their actions. The first was a poorly mail-merged form letter to 37signals from Schwartz Communication which ignited over 51 comments to date. The other, professional blogger and tech maven Steve Rubel of Edelman Twittering about his PC Mag subscription…

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Santorini’s Famous Sunset After the tragic sinking of a cruise ship near Santorini on April 6 from which two passengers are still missing, Reuters is now reporting that the island’s environment is being dangerously threatened by fuel trapped inside the ship. I find this most recent news to be very unsettling. My mom and I…

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Katie: Ole Jimbob is and wuz a great Redneck World Champion Pogo Stick Jumper. Well it wuz a local contest and I wuz the only contestant! lol So, Do I have to jump out of a by plane to time my fall and do I need to by a plane first. lol I think sometimes…

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