Images made available from Mir Hossein Mousavi’s election campaign media operation, Ghalam News, via AP. I have been sad today watching the events unfold in Tehran and other cities throughout Iran. I am not sad that these uprisings are happening. I am sad because I can imagine how it will end. Because those of us [...]
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Enjoyed a giant lunch covering every conceivable food group with the Greater Fort Worth Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America today. The luncheon speaker was Beth Harte of Harte Marketing & Communications. She had presented a morning workshop along with Twitter freaks Richie Escovedo and Terry Morawski from Mansfield ISD on how public [...]
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A big thanks to Brent Frei, co-founder and executive chairman of Smartsheet.com, for his illuminating piece, “Small BusinessesWill Inherit the Earth,” published online at Xconomy. Frei notes that specialized sole proprietors, such as independent public relations counselors, are the big winners in the current economy, which is forcing all organizations to do more with less. He writes, “On [...]
Here are the most frequently read blog posts in April: Entry 1. Farewell to Rocky Mountain News and staff 2. Yet more discussion about public relations ethics 3. Cash4Gold’s take no prisoners approach to blogger relations 4. Consuming PR Blog Says Public Relations Saves the Day 5. USA Today book review slams public relations ethics [...]
Bruce Springsteen’s hand-written playlist fromthe Austin show is close, but not quite accuratebecause they took three requests fromthe crowd during the 3-hour show! What does Bruce Springsteen have to do with public relations? Absolutely nothing, except that being able to go to the occasional concert is one of the rewards for working hard and [...]
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Most who know me are aware that I’ve been a craft beer fan for longer than I care to admit. Sure, my friends and I began our beer drinking swilling bottles of Miller back in the late 70s. But shortly afterward, we looked for a better beer experience. Thankfully, we lived in Colorado, where we [...]
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Hey, I never would have guessed that people would be jumping at the chance to read my take on Burger King’s branding program, but that remained the most-read blog post for a second consecutive month in March. Not surprisingly, the posts about Rachel Maddow’s scathing criticism of public relations in general, and Burson-Marsteller’s work on behalf [...]
I have to admit that I ventured into social media reluctantly, believing that the tools were primarily used by misfits who had too much time on their hands. Those who have seen my presentation on dealing with bloggers in a crisis have heard my scorn firsthand. For the most part, I think bloggers are people who [...]
Read From now on I’m calling Linkedin “InkedIn” because it can generate PR buzz »
Founder and president of DPK Public Relations, an independent public relations practice based in Texas. Specialties include managing issues, crisis communications planning and response, media relations and strategic guidance.
