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P.T. Barnum: “There’s No Such Thing as Bad Publicity”

Doctor Spin

He regularly used innovative and creative advertising techniques to capture the public’s attention. This was done by embracing controversy, using storytelling to his advantage, and sometimes, pushing ethical boundaries. Barnum had a knack for creating buzz. In contrast, many majority members don’t hold their opinions so firmly.

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How Harry’s very LA relaunch has only just begun

Mark My Words

Just as when Jennifer Aniston became the ‘chief creative officer’ of a natural supplement range or when David Beckham backed a cannabinoid skincare company, these mutually beneficial ‘ethical’ tie-ups can be worth their weight in publicity gold. And not just for the company that gets their endorsement.

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Darth Vader's Good Pitch

Bad Pitch Blog

Check out his good pitch and stay tuned to see why it doesn’t suck. -- From: GOOD PITCH Sent: Wednesday, May 5, 2004 5:28 PM To: Jonathan Wilde Subject: Story Idea: What if Darth Vader was a Maxim Intern Dear Mr. Wilde, Can you imagine the mayhem of having Darth Vader on the Maxim staff? Incessant demands for extra-long lunch breaks.

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Maxim Behar in Kamen Vodenicharov's show "The Evening of." on 7/8 TV

Maxim Behar

People who work in this area are the ones who invent new creative products and influence the hearts and minds of millions. The creativity comes from the way you describe it to people so that they can understand it. However, our business is closely related to creativity and open-mindedness. It is to make profits transparently.

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Exposing PR’s weaknesses

PR Conversations

Criticism by Gawker (among others) led to a ‘pseudo’ apology (as defined by Lazare 2004 ). Dan Bryant ( in a Guardian post ) noted other creative industries don’t even get asked their position on climate change. Also then as an occupation, we never seem to get a step closer to an ethical future for PR.