Vancouver 2010 is a time to rejoice in the excellence of human competition, but it is also best appreciated by looking back at how we arrived at these Olympic moments. Grenoble, France was the place to be in 1968. This legendary spot on the globe introduced the world to alpine competition.
Beckerman PR expands into the Washington arena. The New Jersey firm sets its sights on social media, the Internet, media relations, and crisis management. The catch is, despite the acquisition of Wise PR, Beckerman has a lot to learn about digital media engagement. Obviously.
Arianna Huffington may be the catalyst by which old and new media reconcile. The Huffington Post's matron adds an intillectual, as well as down to Earth template for what may become news distribution in the 21st Century. Some öld media types have thumbed their noses at social media, while new age bloggers have to an extent ignored convention too much.
As people in Haiti dig their way out of trouble, The Huffington Post serves as a springboard for more social media spin. Tooting the horn of social media and networking has become more important that the human beings who use it. When will the new or old journalists realize their real place in the equation? We shudder to think what their table manners are.
Sullivan Higdon & Sink has been selected to work as the agency of record for Sargent. The firm will be handling all things involving marketing communications.
Tomorrow, Sunday, December 20, at 8:00 p.m. EST, NGC will air an update on Lakshmi, The Girl With Eight Limbs Revisited, and the journey she has faced with her family since her controversial operation. In the spirit of the holiday season, NGC reaches out to their viewers by offering great PR for the true meaning of Christmas.
Memphis has had its share of troubles these last few years, and the economic situation certainly did not make it any better. But, the city leaders never saw fit to sweep the homeless from their streets before. News from Memphis brings to mind the movie Rambo, and the herding of "undesirables" past the city limits sign.
Corri Fetman, the so called "Love Lawyer", is in the news again. This time she is not the one doing the sueing, her former employer Playboy is. The magazine claims she is trying to patent their copyrighted work, while Fetman's sexual harassment suit against Playboy is still awaiting trial. Fetman, who posed for Playboy and wront a column for them, also runs a Chicago law firm.