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Dewey Defeats Truman - Thursday, January 10th 2008 7:04 AM
Daniel Henninger, deputey editor of the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal, offers interesting commentary on the media's failue in coronating Barak Obama as the next...
Xerox changes its logo. - Tuesday, January 8th 2008 7:55 AM
Xerox has changed its corporate logo.  Gone is the all-uppercase red font and in its stead is an all-lowercase red font.  New for 2008 is the addition of a red ball...
Beyond laptop security: Crossing the border may be hazardous to your privacy. - Monday, January 7th 2008 7:22 AM
In today's edition of The New York Times, Adam Liptak talks about a surprising method customs officials use to catch those who store child pornography.  They simply ask to...
Talking and talking without saying ANYTHING - Wednesday, January 2nd 2008 7:41 AM
Isn't it amazing that some people can talk and talk without ever saying anything?  We all know at least one person who never seems to actually get to the point. This hit...
Two in one day?! - Thursday, December 27th 2007 9:19 AM
HOLY COW, this must be important! The Wall Street Journal released its list of best and worst ads for 2007. Here it is.
Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus and, now...World Peace - Thursday, December 27th 2007 8:35 AM
Interesting article in today's Financial Times.  Spider-Man is working with the United Nations. The UN has inked an agreement with Marvel Comics to publish a comic that...
If you steal from a store, you get arrested. If you stock the shelves with your own stuff, what is it? - Wednesday, December 26th 2007 6:42 AM
"Shopdropping," according to The New York Times. I just read about this fascinating trend where artists and others trying to "make a point" sneak their wares into stores and...
The announcement you've been waiting for - The Color of the Year! - Friday, December 21st 2007 6:17 AM
Thank God. Pantone, the standard-bearer for colors, has announced its selection of the Color of the Year for 2008 - Blue Iris.  The color is also known in the industry as...
Pay-for-placement - Monday, December 17th 2007 10:47 AM
Well, The Wall Street Journal has finally written about it: pay-per-placement PR firms. The concept is a good one: you only pay your PR firm for actual placements.  Most...
Key Messaging - Tuesday, December 11th 2007 3:35 PM
Scott Ginsberg is an interesting guy.  He wears one of those red and white nametags all day, every day.  If you don't believe me, see for yourself. I subscribe to his...
YouTube - It Ain't Luck - Sunday, December 2nd 2007 7:10 AM
I've been asked by clients how to help them post a video to YouTube and ensure its success. Truth be told, I never had a good answer for them.  But, I came across one...
Holy cow! Viewers want NEWS! - Thursday, November 29th 2007 11:12 AM
I just read an interesting bit of information from a company called AR&D.  I'm not sure what they do, but it may have something to do with "branding" television...
Writers' Strike - Wednesday, November 21st 2007 3:09 PM
I just read a great article on Poynter.org. With Hollywood writers on strike, one would think the picketers would do better than the run-of-the-mill pickets signs....
A Bright Spot on Broadway - Monday, November 19th 2007 5:57 PM
I've been criticized for not being positive enough in this blog, so here's something that ought to make you smile. As you may know, the stagehands union serving many Broadway...
Starbucks turns to national advertising. Oy. - Friday, November 16th 2007 9:54 AM
AdAge reported yesterday that the coffee uber-brand Starbucks is about to launch its first national television campaign. Apparently, consumers are beginning to think twice...
BW and "Little Green Lies" - Friday, November 9th 2007 9:06 AM
Wow. I just read the October 29th issue (I know; I'm behind.) of Business Week.  The cover story is about "greening" a company - yes, it's apparently a verb, now - and how...
Content counts, but only for 7% - Sunday, November 4th 2007 5:33 AM
Interesting article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal.  June Kronholz delves into the likeability of political candidates' voices. According to her research, "When we are...
Interesting PR play re inhalable insulin - Tuesday, October 30th 2007 9:40 AM
Having, until recently, edited a large diabetes magazine, I always read with interest news that affects the almost 40 million Americans who must manage the disease on a daily...
Stephen Colbert is much taller in person - Wednesday, October 24th 2007 11:46 PM
Thanks to my good friend at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan (I don't know if I can mention him by name, for reasons that will soon become clear), I was granted entry to the...
BusinessWeek Redesign - eh. - Monday, October 22nd 2007 1:48 PM
The October 22 issue of BusinessWeek sports a new look.  It's hard to miss it, if you read the magazine with any regularity.  Editor in Chief Stephen J. Adler walks...
Way to go, Joe! - Friday, October 19th 2007 10:05 AM
Looks like yesterday's posting was right on time. I had no clue The Boss was going to make Joe an offer yesterday.  Given what we know about it, Joe did the right...
Why it sucks to be Joe Torre. - Thursday, October 18th 2007 9:09 AM
I'm no baseball fan, as any of a number of people can tell you.  As a matter of fact, I quietly relish when the overpaid lineup that is the Yankees organization falls flat...
Words + Action - Wednesday, October 17th 2007 9:42 AM
Every morning, I read The Morning Brief from The Wall Street Journal.  Some days I skim, others I ignore.  Today, one line caught my eye. The topic was Darfur - no...
Mission Statements - Friday, October 12th 2007 10:26 AM
I read an interesting article in today's Wall Street Journal about family missions statements.  That's right, family mission statements. ...
The importance of being memorable. - Thursday, October 11th 2007 8:31 AM
At a recent dinner party, someone I had just met asked me for whom I voted in the last presidential election.  Not remembering, I said something like, “I don’t remember...