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January 2010 Blog Posts (11)

PR Rule #1 - The Genie Will Not Go Back In The Bottle!

Source: http://nuclearabolitionist.blogspot.com/2009/07/putting-genie-back-in-bottle.html

I was at a high profile networking event this past Wednesday here in San Diego. The speaker was a venture capitalist who was incredibly forthright about the state of his industry and the lack of liquidity within it. It became clear to anyone in the… Continue

Added by David Oates on January 28, 2010 at 11:29pm — No Comments

Client Zingle interviewed by NBC 7/39 Consumer Bob

Yesterday NBC’s Consumer Bob made a visit to one of the Subway stores participating in the four-month Zingle text ordering trial. Ford Blakely, Founder of Zingle, sat down with Consumer Bob to discuss the features and how using Zingle benefits customers and stores. Check out some pictures below from the interview and the coverage by NBC 7/39.…

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Added by Alyson Jamison on January 26, 2010 at 6:03pm — 1 Comment

INK Inc PR - Time to Change your PR firm

A GREAT video on how performance-based PR firms' time has come. Kudos to my good friends at INK Inc. PR!!

http://payonperformance.ning.com/video/time-to-change-your-pr-firm

Added by David Oates on January 24, 2010 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Craig Ferguson - Putting Real News in Perspective with Entertainment Fodder

Actually, I wish the cable network programs would do this good of a job in separating between entertainment, blowhards and straight news program.

http://payonperformance.ning.com/video/putting-real-news-in

Damon Winter/New York Times

Port-au-Prince,… Continue

Added by David Oates on January 21, 2010 at 10:40pm — No Comments

I don't care what the NY Times says - I LOVE IN-FLIGHT WIFI!!!

I saw this piece and respectfully have to disagree - I had in-flight WiFi on an American Airlines flight last September and can't wait for Southwest to have it available on all their flights, since I fly them often!! I'm hooked!!

In-Flight Web Still Up In The Air

New York Times

What opportunities await online… Continue

Added by David Oates on January 19, 2010 at 10:26pm — No Comments

PR Lessons from the Leno-Conan debacle

Here's a really good article on what PR folks can learn from the NBC-led late night show "death spiral." Kudos to MIchael Levine and Bulldog Reporter's Daily Dog for publishing it!…

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Added by David Oates on January 17, 2010 at 10:45pm — No Comments

Mike Harris - The Profit Impact of Marketing Over-Complexity

Guest commentary by Mike Harris of Harris Consulting LLC

The Profit Impact of Marketing Over-Complexity

Marketing over-complexity destroys profitability by:

1. Creating product lines or services that cannot be made or delivered efficiently;

2. Creating product lines or services that add unsupportable costs to overhead such as customer… Continue

Added by David Oates on January 14, 2010 at 7:55pm — No Comments

Palin as a Fox News Contributor - Why are we so surprised?

For the record, I'm surprised it took this long after her resignation last year as Alaska's governor.

Perfect "Fair and Balanced" Fit:

Sarah… Continue

Added by David Oates on January 12, 2010 at 8:49pm — No Comments

My 2010 CES Wrap-up

Last week I had the opportunity to join our client, TV Ears, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The weeks leading up to the show were hectic to say the least. I was busy scheduling media interviews, helping put together presentation slides, creating press kits and much more. If a trade show director suggests that you make 300+ press kits, do it! I was a little hesitant putting in an order for 300 CDs, but luckily I did because… Continue

Added by Alyson Jamison on January 11, 2010 at 10:17pm — 1 Comment

Sharing my insights on PR Couture

PR Couture recently posted their “Show Me The Pretty: Fashion PR with Merritt Charles” and luckily, I was selected as a expert source to share my insight on a few topics!