http://flackster.corante.com/ clueful PR en-us michaelocc@gmail.com 2006-12-21T23:57:36-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://flackster.corante.com/archives/2006/12/21/company_news_release_totally_untrue.php I'd love to know something of what the hell happened here... At 08:31 yesterday morning, a news release purporting to be from Innotrac Corporation of Atlanta, Ga. hit the wires, announcing a "multi-year, multi-million dollar customer service and technical support... 70887@http://flackster.corante.com/ Signs & Portents 2006-12-21T23:57:36-05:00 http://flackster.corante.com/archives/2006/12/02/2006_report_of_the_commission_on_public_relations_education.php I've barely had time to skim the Executive Summary of this so far, but will read it properly and come back with some comments soon. In the meantime, here's a link to the complete 2006 report, subtitled "Public Relations Education... 69992@http://flackster.corante.com/ Blink › 2006-12-02T09:54:57-05:00 http://flackster.corante.com/archives/2005/11/14/backster.php *cough* Hello? Back. Long story. Sorry. Let's skip the grovelling and get on with business, shall we...? To whit: "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.' I've used this Gandhi quote... 37894@http://flackster.corante.com/ Signs & Portents 2005-11-14T13:16:14-05:00 http://flackster.corante.com/archives/2005/06/25/minor_epiphany.php Random thought. Could be some depth in this - too tired to explore it through the keyboard, but it's going to keep me awake a while longer. Inspired in large part by an excellent, wide-ranging phone conversation with Frank Paynter,... 35013@http://flackster.corante.com/ Signs & Portents 2005-06-25T00:32:18-05:00 http://flackster.corante.com/archives/2005/06/01/seth_godins_next_book.php Not really, but if anyone's going to tear into this topic, I'd love to hear Seth's take. A Wired News report describes how zombie advertisers want to eat your brain: "The nascent research, known as "neuromarketing," could one day lead... 35003@http://flackster.corante.com/ Signs & Portents 2005-06-01T12:50:22-05:00 http://flackster.corante.com/archives/2005/05/24/bp_pulls_a_morgan_stanley.php AdAge (free registration required) is reporting another example of big corporate advertising dollars being used to dictate acceptable news content. In a move even more clueless than Morgan Stanley's, petrochemical giant BP has instituted what AdAge terms a "zero-tolerance policy... 34996@http://flackster.corante.com/ Signs & Portents 2005-05-24T16:51:21-05:00 http://flackster.corante.com/archives/2005/05/19/morgan_stanley_introduces_new_test_of_editorial_integrity.php A Reuters report in this morning’s Globe and Mail describes changes introduced by Morgan Stanley and their ad agency into the contracts they’re proposing to use in booking print advertising. “Under the policy, Morgan Stanley wants publishers to tell it... 34995@http://flackster.corante.com/ Signs & Portents 2005-05-19T11:43:16-05:00 http://flackster.corante.com/archives/2004/11/11/fisk_bait.php What fresh hell is this? A news release hit the wires today from Dublin-based Research and Markets . Here’s a tiny sample: "Companies Need to Raise Employee Awareness Regarding Blogging and Associated Threats … Blogging is rapidly emerging as a... 34985@http://flackster.corante.com/ Signs & Portents 2004-11-11T11:23:36-05:00