I’ve been asked a number of times in the past 4-5 weeks, “What made the 2012 World Choir Games in Cincinnati such an incredible success?” Depending on your perspective, there are many correct answers. Here are my thoughts.
Most Cincinnatians by now have probably heard of the Purina-owned Tidy Cats ad campaign, but not for the kitty-litter-flying-off-the-shelves type of reason, which I’m sure Purina was striving for. The premise of the campaign is this: people are instructed to “share what stinks in your life” in an online public forum. I’m sure I …
“Public Relations” has to be one of the most overused and misunderstood words in our language. That really honks me off. Now comes an article in the Sunday NYT’s magazine titled “Optics: A scientific-sounding buzzword for ‘public relations’,” (On Language, Ben Zimmer; p. 14) tracing the evolution of “optics” (or “optiques” for French and Canadians) [...]
Ghost-tweeting. Ghost-blogging. What’s a social media player to do? One of my favorite bloggers for professional communicators (PR-Squared) has just offered his 2nd installment of 7 exploring social media dilemmas for PR firms and their clients. It is a very thoughtful, revealing and honest online discussion …
Get it? … "Buzz" (Just trying to stay with the "cute and clever" theme.) I have to admit that I thought some of these new social media buzzwords shared by Pete Blackshaw were clever and kind of cute. We all know Pete in …
I’m a professional communicator and this blog is typically on topics of interest to others like me. In additon to being a husband and father, I am also a Cincinnatian to the core. As we head into the weekend, when Cincinnati will host
Today is Opening Day in Cincinnati! For lifelong Cincinnatians, this day of nothing but red (Cincinnati Reds) is the harbinger of green – green leaves, blooming flowers, fresh cut grass and outdoor chores. Of course, we’ll ignore the fact that today’s weather (supposed to be in the 30s …
Big Bird, Elmo and Crisis Communications
Presidential politics, inappropriate sexual relationships, Big Bird and Elmo … Sesame Street and crisis communications in overdrive and how to do it right.