It’s not as if he shot the Elephant Man

By on March 31st, 2011 In Hype!

This may surprise you, but pro-gun control, anti-war activist, peace loving hippie man Len Gutman does not think Bob Parsons did anything wrong when he shot an elephant in Zimbabwe the other day. I would never do it, but not only is it perfectly legal it’s an important part of the herd management program in [...]

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Donate a kidney, save a life…get fired?

By on March 30th, 2011 In Hype!

(Update: Amy’s surgery isn’t scheduled until April 19. I’ve amended the opening paragraph to reflect such. This is why you shouldn’t write provocative stories without a few hours of research, everyone. Thanks to Si Robins and Amy Donohue for the correction.) Local comedienne and former Gannett Local employee Amy Donohue recently donated a kidney to [...]

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Roll In For Japan

By on March 29th, 2011 In Hype!

We have pop-up restaurants, so why not pop-up events? Roll In For Japan is over two hours of two dozen restaurants and local businesses helping raise funds for the Grand Canyon Red Cross and the crisis in Japan. Roll In For Japan, to be held March 30 from 6-9pm, is asking $20 at the door, [...]

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SO much for Church and (this) State…

By on March 29th, 2011 In Best Practices, Media, People

right after the national anthem, and before the chicken d’jour, came the Prayer. It would be reasonable to assume the content would be non-denominational, a la the “In God We Trust” that’s on the dollar bill in your pocket. Right?

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Lough joins HMA

By on March 29th, 2011 In People

Stephanie Lough has joined HMA Public Relations as an Account Coordinator. Prior to her appointment, Lough held several different public relation and news reporting internships throughout the Valley. Her experience consists of non-profit, agency and in-house work in a variety of fields, including sports marketing, retail, hospitality and real estate development. Lough was born and [...]

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Proud To Be LinkedIn Member # 33,688

By on March 28th, 2011 In Advice, Agencies, Best Practices, Social Media

I received a lovely email from Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn’s co-founder and Chairman.

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