I never thought I would combine my name with these two performers; Madonna is someone I followed during my wild years (side note: My birthday is coming up and she will always be older than me). What made Madonna appealing was how she effectively combined genuine talent with publicity stunts with a constant mix of…
Madonna, Lady Gaga and Tom Ciesielka Read More »
Around the holidays, I had a great conversation with Kevin O’Keefe who is best known as the brains behind lexblog. When he saw that I quoted him in a previous blog, he reached out to me and we pursued setting up a phone conversation. We did everything right. My blog linked to his website, he
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Is “David” (TC Public Relations) going to slay Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (“Goliath”)? It really doesn’t matter. We are two different types of public relations agencies that cater to different clients. However, today when I went to Ogilvy’s blog 360 Digital Influence, it had not been updated since December 9, 2009, almost one month since
Ogilvy PR: The Bigger they are the harder their blogs fall Read More »
Disclaimer, putting the words “snakes” and “lawyers” in the same line was not meant to degrade lawyers (ha, ha). Since I’ve worked on public relations campaigns for lawyer for years, I would not want to bite the hand the feeds me. However, the problem is that over those years, I’ve seen lawyers jump on the
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One of my colleagues, Bill Moller sent me a link to a posting: 2o Winning Elements of a Viral Campaign. At the top of the list were topics on humor, edginess and brevity. It’s funny because when I mentor public relations professionals, I always share the three things that usually gets publicity are connected to
The 100 Year Old Virus Read More »
An article in the New York Times made the rounds about lawyers that have made online social media part of their legal strategy. However, many have failed to recognize the risks they face when they forget limits set by the codes of conduct in their respective states. Amazingly, the article points out that even some
Bar Tenders and Loud Mouth Lawyers Read More »
I have some sad news to report: Lou Albano is dead. You might ask, who is he? Lou was a professional wrestler and managed other wrestlers. He even played Cindi Lauper’s father in her music videos. As a child, my father took me to the professional wrestling matches in Philadelphia (go Phillies, you can catch
Me and Lou Albano and a Bottle of Whiskey Read More »
Any legal marketing professional will tell you how they feel the home page artwork for many law firms makes them cringe. That’s because so many use almost identical stock photos of court houses or scales of justice. (What justice, I was not able to participate in the Cash for Clunkers program with my 2003 Toyota
Law Firm Taglines: Tasteful and Tacky Read More »
A good friend I made initially from on-lines communications is Dr. Toy. She is one the people I respect most when it comes to children and play. I even contacted her when my wife was pregnant to get advice on how to best interact with an new infant! Recently, Dr. Toy sent me a link
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Law.com’s “Legal Blog Watch” has a terrific posting about SueEasy.com. It’s a matching Web site service for clients and lawyers that allows potential litigants to post grievances and wait for responses from attorneys with offers to represent them. It also allows users to find class actions to join in with others. On the surface, it
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