June, 2008

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Bad Pitch, Good Dog

Bad Pitch Blog

'This is Sam, our unofficial mascot. Before going to that big kennel in the sky, he was considered the world’s ugliest dog. We''re not questioning this honor. A more informative, and attractive, breed would be the Bulldog (Reporter). We''re excited to note that The Bulldog Reporter just added our feed to their Daily Dog web site. We are also relieved they did not ask us to swap out Sam as mascot for a Bulldog to help reinforce their brand.

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Some Spin Zone: A Riff On The PR Politics of Oil

Bad Pitch Blog

'No Blood For Oil made for a good anti-war slogan when gas was going for the same price as Two Buck Chuck. But with gasoline now regularly priced at $4 and in Canada, where I’m sitting at Starbucks, what calculates to SIX BUCKS -- and that’s for the cheap stuff! -- I’m not so sure the saying holds. As Wanda Sykes recently said on Conan: “If anybody drives a Hummer, you should be able to shoot at them.

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The Good Pitch Mantra

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'A good pitch disappears and turns into a story. A bad pitch becomes the story.

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Without Blinking: Sharing the Vision is a PR Metier

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'We all know the saying a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, in the world of Google, YouTube and all that Web 2.0 mishegos, it''s like millions of dollars. The incessance of the Net is forcing PR pros to move beyond the press release and provide a real multimedia experience. So for those of you that only employ a pitch or release, pay attention to some basic rules of extending what you (we) do.

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Peter H. Paulsen’s Inspiring Tale Continues to Resonate in 2024

Two years after its initial release, Peter H. Paulsen’s book, From Brick and Mortar to Prosperity, continues to inspire readers around the globe.

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Celeste Dufault is Outed in 10 Words or Less

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'Celeste’s pitch is so bad, she managed to get outed using only 10 words. It was forwarded to our attention from an anonymous member of the media. - SUBJECT: Mailing Services are a hot trend for printers BODY Hello! Could you run this in your publication. Thank, Celeste - We are happy to award Celeste our badge of dishonor, Slick. It’s been awhile since Slick’s visited the Bad Pitch blog – making this pitch all the more notable.

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Can Cookies & Sundresses Soften An Image?

Bad Pitch Blog

'PR people tend to zip it when it comes to politics and blogging. Heavens forbid we express our political beliefs and lose a reader. But regardless of whether you lean left or right, PR people should be political junkies…during the campaign season at a minimum. As I’ve said before, media relations campaigns should be run like political campaigns. Take Michelle Obama and the media ubiquity of what I’ll call “project soft warm fuzzy.