It’s great being in a big city where you get a mix of religious activists and anti-religion advocates. A few weeks back, the Chicago Tribune ran a story with the headline: Atheists ads get OK in Chicago which reported on the Indiana Atheists Bus Campaign that was blowing into the Windy City. This group has some…
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Working with both IP and PI attorneys has helped our agency get a complete view of legal marketing. And both now have a news hook to weigh in on, and possibly cash in on the BP oil crisis. Intellectual property lawyers who specialize in green technology and alternative energy have a golden opportunity to help their
Some time ago back in my wild youth, I found myself getting drunk three nights a week. What was the cause? Too much alcohol. A pretty simple cause and effect equation. Good news. I don’t drink anymore (and if you want to know the story of how that happened, drop me a line at [email protected].
Can you remember what a phone book looks like? Could you underline the names of the people who are worth over a million dollars? Not likely, since the wealth of each person is not listed. That’s one of the big jokes with many public relations professionals. Public relations agencies subscribe to media databases (phone books) and randomly send out generic emails
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Our agency just had its fourth intern finish her program with TC Public Relations. Jessica’s leaving was bittersweet. Bitter because our interns do very important work that helps the account executives get the job done and sweet because we celebrated her time here with an ice cream cake. I remember my first internship. I was
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I’ve been searching for something related to public relations that will transcend time and technology and I’ve FINALLY FOUND IT: lawyers’ opinions. Over the years, there has been a polite conflict between corporate public relations professionals and corporate lawyers. These two friendly adversaries debate whether t0 stay quiet verses almost absolute transparency, which the public
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I recently heard the term “entrepreneurial journalism,” which is the concept that online writers and reporters get paid based on the number of clicks on their stories. When I was a kid, I remember television and radio shows asking audiences to send in cards and letters for contests and audience feedback. I supposed that if
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A: A good lawyer knows the law. A great lawyer knows the judge. This lawyer joke reminds me of the huge difference I see in lawyers who are involved in public relations for their firms and those who are not. On one side, I see the lawyers who see no value in managing their reputations
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With health care reform in shambles, the leader of Iran denying 911 ever happened, and Lady Gaga not in the news in the last five minutes, I decided I needed someone else to give me a chuckle for my blog. So here are a few funny quotes related to PR: “Some are born great, some
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Attorneys belong to everything from bar associations to industry organizations connected to their legal practice. However, I say they need to follow the lead of Los Angeles gangs. The Associated Press reported that law enforcement officials say that gangs use Facebook and Twitter to share information, including information that helps agents identify gang associates and
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