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March 25, 2009
PR Glass Ceiling Persists
I had hoped that it would be a celebratory dinner for two reasons. A good friend of mine was turning 40, and unbeknownst to all the other dinner guests, he was also about to hear whether he had been promoted to a corporate-level position within his relatively large company. (Read more…)
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February 25, 2009
When the Public Relations/Journalism Relationship Goes Very Wrong
I received a very strange voicemail message from a journalist today, laced with hints of blackmail and future slander. Cool and calm, the journalist was sincere, threatening, filled with an inflated sense of self-importance, and sometimes downright strange. (Read more…)
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February 9, 2009
Crafting a Hospitable Public Relations Strategy in the Hospitality Industry
In desperate need of a break recently, I decided to check out of my Brooklyn home office and into a Manhattan hotel for a few nights of relaxation. Putting my research skills to work, I spent over a week trying to select the perfect hotel. There were amenities to consider, a location to decide on, and of course, I wanted to find a room within a certain budget. (Read more…)
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April 9, 2001
Mailbag Odds and Ends
I haven’t dipped into the mailbag lately, so I thought it was a good time to do some spring cleaning by responding to some letters and sweeping up some odds & ends. (Read more…)
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January 8, 2001
A Little Fund Makes a Big Media Splash
Kate Lee has the kind of press clippings most PR people would kill for. In less than a year, Lee has been quoted by publications coast-to-coast and appeared on television and radio stations in the U.S. and Canada. Business Week, USA Today, Washington Post, San Jose Mercury News, New York Times, and Atlanta Journal Constitution are just a few of the publications that Lee’s name has appeared in. (Read more…)