No coffee, but lots of PR

By on February 26th, 2008 In Hype!

So, did you hear that all the Starbucks will close their doors for a few hours this evening to train their Baristas? Holy crap, what will Britney do?  All kidding aside…this is a genius PR event. While the Seattle-based company won’t change their pricing on a $4 latte even in this down economy, they are showing [...]

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Top 50, 200 Subscribers

By on February 26th, 2008 In Valley PR Blog

Brendan Cooper has posted his monthly list of the top PR blogs and Valley PR Blog has cracked the Top 50.  (#50, up 9 spots this month). Interestingly, Cooper (a/k/a “The Friendly Ghost”) has swapped the former grid format for some more visually compelling graphs. The list really runs down the page now but it’s way easier and more interesting to read.  Some [...]

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I’m presenting Wednesday at PRSA Luncheon

By on February 25th, 2008 In Professional Development, Social Media, Valley PR Blog

PRSA kindly invited me to speak about our experiences with Valley PR Blog at their monthly luncheon — this Wednesday at 11:30am.  I’ve titled the presentation “Everything You Wanted to Know About Social Media (But Felt Too Uncool to Ask).” If that seems like a lot for a half hour presentation, don’t worry, it won’t be.  I just [...]

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John McCain’s counterpunch

By on February 25th, 2008 In Hype!

Fortune has a story this month about “McCain’s Econ Brain” which looks like it was meant to address the issue he took about the alleged comment of not understanding the economy. The story, on the face of it, is about Phil Gramm’s influence on John McCain. But if you read between the lines, it’s part [...]

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Mead joins the blogging fray

By on February 25th, 2008 In Social Media

Former Arizona State Senator and candidate for State Superintendent of Schools Slade Mead has launched a new political blog called The Dry Heat. The tagline says it’s “A blog about Arizona politics, public policy and politicians.” Given Slade’s history in the state senate the blog should be very intriguing. Slade, who was a Republican when he served in the [...]

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Last Call for Survey: Please Help Us Out

By on February 22nd, 2008 In Valley PR Blog

Valley PR Blog needs your input about the blog to help continue to bring you the types of content you enjoy.  Yes, we give, give, give – then ask you how we can give better! If you now feel guilty enough, please, click here and take this super-quick survey.

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