Everything else is crashing in the business world, why not public relations agencies? After all, most businesses need to pay rent, meet payroll, and cover shipping costs of their products. Who needs some hacks in the backroom banging out a press release in a format that has not changed in almost a hundred years? Don’t…
? The Death of Public Relations Agencies and Old-Media ? Read More »
This is likely to be one of my darkest posts. A story from Crain’s Chicago Business today reported that a futures trader died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound hours after losing several million dollars Wednesday. Please understand, this is not something to joke about. The loss and pain to his wife and family members will
Many home pages for search engines will have their “top” lists. For example. Yahoo.com has “Today’s Top Searches.” At the bottom of this posting is a listing for their top searches for the week when Wall Street melted down. First, I look at this list and can’t say that I understand the logic of what
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One of my mentors in public relations is Ron Culp. He’s had a distinguised career in the industry. Ron has also helped make me a better communications professional for more than 15 years. Recently Ron asked me to share my career path at his blog. Here’s the beginning of my guest post: “I don’t drink.
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I just caught up with reading PR Week and came across a story that brought tears to my eyes: last month, The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) launched its American Idol Truth Tour in protest of reality-show working conditions. Give me a break. So when does coming up with the crazy ideas to help
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OK, everyone will be saying that John Edward’s is a two-faced liar. The former presidential candidate admitted to an extramarital affair while his wife was battling cancer. He also denied that he’s the father of the woman’s baby. While this can be one of those, “He who is without sin, cast the first stone” (don’t
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Today at 2:30 pm Cental, Bill Moller (someone I’ve known from CLTV before it was broadcast in color) is having me on his WGN-AM program, The Money Show. We’re going to be talking about how blogs can help (and hurt) your career and business. When Bill let’s me get a word in edgewise (he’s really
Was Tom Funny Or Not on WGN-Radio? Read More »
While I’ve worked with celebs in the film and television industries, I’ve accepted the fact that what I do is unlikely to become tabloid news. That’s why I’ve decided to support Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz’s journey into fatherhood. My buddy Pete (not sure if he would see it that way) has shared with
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Yesterday, I went to the McDonald’s in the pedway of the 233 N. Michigan Avenue building in Chicago. My hope was to get one of those $1 large drinks for either a soda or sweet tea. I am crazy about sweet tea. Although I noticed something was out of place. Normally all the soft drinks
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Sometimes a blog posting just writes itself. Recently an associate from the Society of Midland Authors wrote this mock bio of my life and career: “Born in a log cabin on a barren desert island (all of whose trees had been cut down to build the cabin), Tom Ciesielka lived a life of grinding poverty
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