So, I’m back from Vegas, where I spent the holidays. I won some money at roulette, but lost my hearing at Cirque de Soliel “Love.” I didn’t know they had speakers in the back of each seat. As if the four-ton woofers, tweeters (the old-fashioned kind) and speakers placed around the theater weren’t enough! For a while Vegas tried to… Read more →
Author: zcomm
Top PR Headlines of 2011
What a year for PR (or lack of it)… Kim’s wedding, Charlie’s rant, Herman’s denial, Facebook’s fall and Ben & Jerry’s ice cream balls. Let’s take a closer look at five PR disasters from the past year: Cain was Cheesy – So this wind-up toy of an ex-Republican Presidential Candidate went a bit too far when he denied affair #1,… Read more →
All That Glitters Is Not Golden (Globe)
The nominations for the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards were just announced, and voila, no sense was made. After the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) nominated “The Tourist” last year, for like anything, it reinforced that this is all a glam sham. Nominations are directly related to NBC ratings. Viewers salivate to see hot celebs walk the red carpet with… Read more →
Crack with Friends
I was having dinner the other night with a friend and asked how her son was doing at college. Her response? “Well, he barely calls, but he is kicking my butt in ‘Words with Friends.’” I had no clue what she was talking about, but she explained this technological phenomenon. After she was done, I thought about it for a… Read more →
Bravo, Andy Cohen!
Bravo. Noun: used to express approval, especially when a performer or person has done something well. Andy Cohen has definitely done something well. Really well. As Executive Vice President of Bravo’s Original Programming and Development, and host of “Watch What Happens: Live” and the countless Bravo reunion shows, Cohen has single-handedly turned a network into pop culture, a PR veteran’s… Read more →
The Scoop on Coop
Today marks a very important news day. Sure there’s a new Greek Prime Minister, and yeah, yeah they found the guy who shot at the White House – but that’s not really relevant. No. Today it was revealed that Bradley Cooper is “People Magazine’s SEXIEST MAN ALIVE 2011!” I have to say, from a PR standpoint, this is one EASY… Read more →
Please Don’t Go, Rege!
I was heartsick when Kathie Lee left Live! With Regis & Kathie Lee in 2000, and now I don’t know what I’m going to do without my Regis fix. Could there be any better chemistry than Regis and Kelly for the last decade? Did you see them blowing up a balloon with one nostril? Whoa me. Am I watching thought… Read more →