Comments on: Gilbert Mayor Berman’s (At Least) 8 Big League PR Mistakes http://www.valleyprblog.com/advice/gilbert-mayor-bermans-at-least-8-big-league-mistakes/ A (dry heated) group blog from Phoenix, Arizona on public relations, marketing and social media Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:48:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Veihdeffer http://www.valleyprblog.com/advice/gilbert-mayor-bermans-at-least-8-big-league-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-1332 Jim Veihdeffer Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:28:46 +0000 http://www.valleyprblog.com/?p=903#comment-1332 oops...sorry, it was Dan's autopsy, not Len's. Nice work, Dan! oops…sorry, it was Dan’s autopsy, not Len’s. Nice work, Dan!

]]> By: Jim Veihdeffer http://www.valleyprblog.com/advice/gilbert-mayor-bermans-at-least-8-big-league-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-1329 Jim Veihdeffer Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:27:07 +0000 http://www.valleyprblog.com/?p=903#comment-1329 If there had been train wrecks in the days of Armageddon, this interview would certainly have bumped even <i>that</i> news on the nightly report ("Live from the hillside, our intrepid reporter, armed only with a manilla folder of facts, goes toe to toe with the microphone-breaking mayor of Megiddo..."). I love Len's "Don't break into jail" trope, because not only does hizzoner break <i>into</i> the jailhouse, he actually rifles the file cabinets to get the specific city code that has been broken ("Section 2-360, Item 12") I think the cringing feeling that is creeping up and down my spine as I watched this episode of <i>Great Moments from the Book of Revelations</i> is that I was reminded of how I probably acted as an 11-year old when caught by the nuns sneaking back from a bit of schoolboy mischief--just spewing out whatever words and phrases immediately came to mind hoping that at least one of them would be the magic words that could make me disappear. (By the way, don't tell my mom about that thing at St. Peters...k?) If there had been train wrecks in the days of Armageddon, this interview would certainly have bumped even that news on the nightly report (“Live from the hillside, our intrepid reporter, armed only with a manilla folder of facts, goes toe to toe with the microphone-breaking mayor of Megiddo…”).

I love Len’s “Don’t break into jail” trope, because not only does hizzoner break into the jailhouse, he actually rifles the file cabinets to get the specific city code that has been broken (“Section 2-360, Item 12″)

I think the cringing feeling that is creeping up and down my spine as I watched this episode of Great Moments from the Book of Revelations is that I was reminded of how I probably acted as an 11-year old when caught by the nuns sneaking back from a bit of schoolboy mischief–just spewing out whatever words and phrases immediately came to mind hoping that at least one of them would be the magic words that could make me disappear.

(By the way, don’t tell my mom about that thing at St. Peters…k?)

]]> By: Memo to Steve Berman: Start Blogging or Get Recalled | Valley PR Blog http://www.valleyprblog.com/advice/gilbert-mayor-bermans-at-least-8-big-league-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-1331 Memo to Steve Berman: Start Blogging or Get Recalled | Valley PR Blog Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:54:27 +0000 http://www.valleyprblog.com/?p=903#comment-1331 [...] Gateway Airport Authority a couple years ago.  I know you’re a good guy, though sometimes, a bit cranky when people misunderstand what you mean. I also know that even though you’re pretty humble, you have a lot to [...] [...] Gateway Airport Authority a couple years ago.  I know you’re a good guy, though sometimes, a bit cranky when people misunderstand what you mean. I also know that even though you’re pretty humble, you have a lot to [...]

]]> By: Michael Gray http://www.valleyprblog.com/advice/gilbert-mayor-bermans-at-least-8-big-league-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-1330 Michael Gray Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:51:16 +0000 http://www.valleyprblog.com/?p=903#comment-1330 I am in physical pain after watching this. I cannot believe how poorly this interview went. I am by no means a phenomenal communicator, but ABC 15 could have walked in on me in the shower to interview me about the body wash I use each morning, and I think I could have made out better than poor Mayor Berman. Dan, great autopsy, I mean critique. :) I am in physical pain after watching this. I cannot believe how poorly this interview went.

I am by no means a phenomenal communicator, but ABC 15 could have walked in on me in the shower to interview me about the body wash I use each morning, and I think I could have made out better than poor Mayor Berman.

Dan, great autopsy, I mean critique. :)

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