Look out Mayor McCheese, there’s a new sheriff in town! In one of the most effective PR moves to pepper the headlines, McDonalds has given their timeless classic, the Happy Meal, a new modern update… an apple. The Happy Meal tradition has made us what we are today! A country full of people lacking clean bills of health and small… Read more →
Author: zcomm
It’s the Celebrity Baby Naming Game
It’s that time again. We are once again being introduced to a variety of misspelled, made-up, awkward and downright stupid names for celebrity children. The onslaught of celebrity births this month include: Harper 7 (David & Victoria Beckham) Aleph Millepied (Natalie Portman) Kase Townes Murray (Jewel) Any guesses on what Kate Hudson and Matthew Bellamy will be naming their boy? Read more →
The Underdog Days of Summer
With the NFL and NBA both embroiled in lock-outs while owners and players negotiate new collective bargaining agreements, the hottest tickets in sports these days belong to some unlikely matches. It seems some of the lesser talked about sports have discovered their recipe for PR success and the key to popularity – violence and scandal. It has long drawn in… Read more →
And the Rockets Red Flare…Glare… oh, whatever
Typically speaking, we tend to lose the meaning of the holidays we celebrate. While each July 4th, Americans have the day off to remember what is truly important, it usually equates to a day off from work. Consider how many people know all the lyrics to the Star-Spangled banner, understand the lyrics, know who Francis Scott Key was, or understand… Read more →
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
Before we begin, let’s take a moment to recognize Stan Lee for providing a phrase to sum up so many situations. No, I was not bitten by a radioactive spider but these words have never been truer. Social media has made a great big world seem just a little smaller. It allows us to communicate more frequently, and in fewer… Read more →
Blue Key Hits the Right Note
When we’re able, we take a break from the “All PR, All the Time” road to help out a good cause. And, today we’ve found a worthy one, The Blue Key campaign. No PR spin necessary, this campaign is truly an emotional triumph for the more than 43 million refugees displaced by war, violence or persecution (nearly the combined populations… Read more →
That’s Not Me … or Is it?
“I’m sorry I was a little stiff yesterday,” the congressman said to the reporters. And thus begins the flurry of activity around Congressman Weiner’s… well… wiener. Never before have so many people had the opportunity to write wiener as part of their job, never before has the media been tossing the word around freely, never before have I published a… Read more →