September 2011
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Why learning to tell jokes is good for business →
Good comedians = good presenters… How stand-up helps you close deals.
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The Old Man and the Jar
An old man was given a jar and asked to provide a sperm sample for his doctor. The next day he returned with the empty jar and explained, “Well, doc, it’s like this: First I tried with my right hand, then I tried with my left. I asked my wife to help. We even called up Arlene, the lady next door. Nothing.”
The doctor was shocked. He said, “You asked your neighbor?”
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WatchFootage from last night’s Broken Social Scene flash concert. Good beer, good friends. I live for these nights.
(Heineken Light Occasionally Perfect billboard)
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If Scientists Discover that Snacking on Wasabi...
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A genie offers a man three wishes. First, the man...
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“According to Jon Stewart, perhaps Israel would be more inclined to negotiate...”
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“Don’t tweet what you wouldn’t say in the locker room.”
– Social Media Week Chicago sports panel at Edelman’s offices. My stomping grounds circa 2003. Word.
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“If it’s a “great opportunity,” why isn’t it filled? Food...”
– Rob L. knows what he’s talking about.
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Fortuna audaces iuvat: fortune favors the foolish
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The Press Keeps Coming... Quoted by Inc. magazine!... →
In the world of tech, Internet rumors often turn into cold hard facts—sometimes overnight. With Apple, a company that never pre-announces products, gossip about the iPhone 5 coming this month (or next) have persisted for some time. So what is a business to do?
Philip Chang, a partner at the PR firm Carbon in Chicago, had an interesting point to make about why his company plans to jump on the...
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Late Sunday night voicemail. This one made my...
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Quoted Again! Business Insider: 21 Big Names in PR... →
The most disastrous publicity mistakes we’ve seen… Read on. Read this; a re-tread of the YFS article that ran a few weeks ago. Read, specifically, no. 10.
Get out of your own way. Don’t create your own hurdles by spending too much time on who you want to be instead of who you are. Finding your own voice is so important because PR will broadcast that, so that people can find you. This...
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“Social Networks are the ULTIMATE disruptor because they have destroyed...”
– Words of wisdom told from Howard Lindzon, founder of StockTwits. Very glad to have met him. I assume that everything I put on here would have been found out by anyone who really wanted to know.
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