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NewCo Showcases NY Tech “In the Wild”

I attended the NewCo New York kickoff event on Tuesday evening.  It was a great opportunity to network with like-minded bloggers, journalists, marketers and entrepreneurs and hear from top tech influencers. As NewCo co-founder John Battelle (the search wonk and … Continue reading

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And One More thing… David Carr Deconstructs Apple’s Media Playbook

It is an old saying in PR: “there is no accounting for taste.”  Said another way (as we teach in media training), in any market, one company will rise to the top, fueled by “story energy”.   The media will … Continue reading

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Who needs a Strategy? Just Schmooze us Please

I wrote in my post that Hate Spin?… that we get the news stories, and hence PR, that we want.  But do we sometimes want more spin than we get? This thought occurred to me regarding a story that was … Continue reading

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Tech startups, Want to Go Big? Get PR Help, for the Love of God

When giving advice, it generally helps to have real credentials, such as professional experience in a field.  But I have noticed a trend in which armchair flacks such as VCs, journalists and CEOs spew forth about PR (saying things like … Continue reading

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The Most Disruptive, Purpose-built list of Tech PR Clichés Ever

The Journal featured a book review yesterday for Orin Hargraves’ It’s Been Said Before.  I was really excited because the article described a whole book about clichés and, let’s face it, I have no life (OK, I have a life, is … Continue reading

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Do Nice Headlines Finish First? Tech Media Training Redux

We had a media training session this week involving one of our larger clients last week. Executives from around the world flew in to learn about the art of getting key points across in press interviews, and take turns in … Continue reading

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Taking Contol of the PR Narrative – 3 Ideas

I had the great pleasure of writing for PR Conversations again last week, after Judy Gombita graciously agreed to run with my post (the third one I have written for them). For the uninitiated, the group blog is a great … Continue reading

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How to Beat the Tech Leaders: Lessons for Startups from the Cantor Rout

Most were surprised by David Brat's win over House majority leader Eric Cantor in the Republican congressional primary in Virginia a few weeks ago. Where were the reporters and pollsters in this race? Scores of articles were written in the … Continue reading

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Lessons from Louis C.K. on PR Messaging

I am a big fan of comedian Louis C.K., and love his show on FX.  I have blogged about his lessons for PR before. Another one recently occurred to me.  We had just completed two seminars here at Fusion PR … Continue reading

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iPhone Case Cage Match at Fusion PR

My email query to the Fusion PR team set off a frenzied debate, about the best case to protect an iPhone from damage. I am a chronic phone dropper, At the time of writing the email, my old phone had … Continue reading

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