Blogs

"Don't do that, it's too risky." In business, people spend a great deal of time and money evaluating risk. It's one of those things they teach in MBA school. read more

On the global speaking circuit , I frequently get pushback from audience members who work in highly regulated industries. They claim, erroneously, that laws like HIPAA and regulations like those from the SEC forbid them from creating valuable content on the Web or engaging in social media. read more

This afternoon, Renee tweeted me from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival because she knows I am a big live music fan. I tweeted her back using the #JazzFest2012 hashtag. read more

Today when I checked out the Google News headlines as I do several times a day, I noticed a new feature. Now, for each breaking story covered, there is a button called See realtime coverage . read more

Back in the day, the only way to easily communicate with your public was to use mainstream media and analysts as your mouthpieces. So the public relations department and the agencies they employed spent a great deal of effort convincing editors, reporters and analysts that your company was one worth talking up. read more

On April 6, 2010 after a two year fight Amanda Palmer finally freed herself from her record deal with Roadrunner Records. For the seven years prior to her label divorce, anything she had written and recorded (either solo or with her band, The Dresden Dolls) has technically been owned and under the ultimate control of the label. read more

My blog posts always seem to be long. Sometimes as much as 500 words (or more). I find it difficult to say something in just a few words. But we're all busy with so many things demanding our attention. read more

Last month I wrote a post called Tough love for marketing and PR job seekers . In it I challenged you to prove you are a great marketer by showing, not telling. read more

This week "Marley, " the new Bob Marley documentary hits the screens in many countries. Naturally, the official U.S. release date is 4/20 . The film is terrific and I have a small role in finally telling the reggae legend’s story on film. read more

open cycle , the new project from Gerard Vroomen , officially launches today. Back in 2006 when I was looking for interesting examples of companies for inclusion in the first edition of The New Rules of Marketing and PR (now in its third edition ) a cycling friend told me about Cervelo . read more