Let’s all take a moment to mourn the loss of Paula Deen’s deep fat fryer. That’s right, the Queen of Cholesterol has been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Now, before you feel badly for her, know this: Type 2 Diabetes is treatable. And Paula Deen is cashing in on her disease. Consider the next few weeks to be the “Paula… Read more →
Category: BLOGS
Jesus take the tweets!
It’s been a busy 2012 already for the potential messiahs of the second coming. Beyonce gave birth to a baby girl, Blue Ivy, and Tim Tebow led his Denver Broncos to the playoffs. Both a publicist’s dream! But whose event did people care about the most? I’m sorry Blue Ivy Carter, but according to Twitter, more people wanted to watch… Read more →
Would you like some racism with your pizza?
We’ve all been there. You go up to the barista at your local coffee place or “sandwich artist” at Subway and give them your order and name. What’s written on the cup or receipt is inevitably something different. Maybe the restaurant was loud or the employee only really has a grasp of names found on novelty license places in airport… Read more →
What Happens in Vegas?
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 →
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 →