Stories we remember about 2007

By Angelo Fernando on December 31st, 2007 In Hype!, Media, Social Media

Oh, what a year it was. Between freedom of information faux pas, a fake press conference, and a shiny new new object from Apple, we obsessed about these stories:
Larry Craig, Republican senator for Iowa Idaho, accused of soliciting sex in an airport bathroom, pleads guilty, but then attempts to deny charges.
Southwest Airlines gets a passenger [...]

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PRSA Phoenix names 2008 Board

By Charlotte Shaff on December 27th, 2007 In Professional Development

Phoenix Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America Announces 2008 Board Officers and Members
PHOENIX, Ariz. (December 20, 2007) – The Phoenix Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) recently announced its roster for the 2008 Board Officers and Members.
They include:
President: Beth McRae, APR, The McRae Agency
President Elect: Karl Gentles, APR, Karl Gentles [...]

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Matt McAllister Joins 102.5 KNIX

By Charlotte Shaff on December 27th, 2007 In Media

Matt McAllister Joins 102.5 KNIX as Morning Show Co-Host
Clear Channel Radio/Phoenix Vice-President and Market Manager Joe Puglise announced today that Matt McAllister will join Ben Campbell as co-host of the new 102.5 KNIX-FM morning show.
Puglise said, “It was critically important we pair Ben with someone as talented and bright as Matt.  Matt brings a different but [...]

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A Purple (Possibly Little Green) Cow in Flagstaff

By Dan Wool on December 27th, 2007 In Marketing

On Sunday, we took the kids to the snow in Flagstaff. We stayed at the Quality Inn. As an international motel brand situated in at the intersection of I-17 and I-40 it doesn’t really need to do a lot to stand out.
But the QI in Flag has a leg [...]

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Great 2007 closer – changing of the (old) guard

By Angelo Fernando on December 24th, 2007 In Social Media

To mark the 50th anniversary of the queen’s televised message to the country, Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II was going to replace TV with a Twitter account. OK, just kidding, but close.
The palace actually moved into social media. The Royal Channel has been launched on YouTube where this year’s message will be aired [...]

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Random Act of Rib-ness

By Charlotte Shaff on December 21st, 2007 In Hype!, Media

I am not sure what agency does PR for the new sports bar, Atomic 29, but they did a clever PR stunt for the folks at Ch 3’s Good Morning Arizona to promote a December 29th event in their establishment. From what I gather, Dan Davis said anyone who comes in with at least 2 cans of [...]

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