Author Archives: rgeller

Did Team Obama Flub its First Crisis Communications Test?

Posted on December 17, 2008 by rgeller

Opinion columnist Kirsten Powers thinks so, as she wrote in her piece NY Post piece Bungling on Blago yesterday.  According to Powers: The Obama camp has managed to violate almost every tenet of crisis communications – starting with Rule No. … Continue reading →

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Blag Hair Day

Posted on December 15, 2008 by rgeller

I decided that I needed to put aside for a moment my deep thinking on the state of PR and tech to explore something really weighty, namely embattled Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich’s hair.  It is something bizarrely fascinating, and it … Continue reading →

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The Changing World of Content and What this Means for PR

Posted on December 12, 2008 by rgeller

The NY Times had a great article, written by Virgina Heffernan, about the changing world of media.  It explains how growing media choices and ways of consuming media are having a profound impact on the ways content gets done.  So … Continue reading →

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Economic Crisis for Dummies

Posted on December 10, 2008 by rgeller

Since the recession has pretty much settled in (can someone please tell me why it took the government a year to officially declare that we have been in a recession?) I guess we might as well get used to the … Continue reading →

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More on Blogging and PR

Posted on December 8, 2008 by rgeller

A nice thing about blogging for PR is that it helps us walk in the shoes of a journalist and understand what it means to fill white space and work on a deadline (even if the latter is self-imposed).   It … Continue reading →

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The Kids are Alright (Daughter’s First MacBook)

Posted on December 5, 2008 by rgeller

The Geller household experienced a technological sea change as this traditionally Dell-centric family acquired our first Apple PC, a new MacBook on the occasion of our eldest daughter’s 16th birthday. We already have many computers in our home, so we … Continue reading →

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Marketers, Start Making Sense

Posted on December 3, 2008 by rgeller

I have talked about the death of certain institutions and sacred cows of PR (see my PR Death Watch series).  I have also promised to counterbalance this morbid talk with positive recommendations and have already begun to do so. Some … Continue reading →

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Blogging in Support of Analyst Relations in Tech PR

Posted on December 1, 2008 by rgeller

We were recently doing some PR planning with a client.   The client had mixed emotions because they were for the first time going to be included in a major industry analyst report of their space (I'll keep the details intentionally … Continue reading →

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PR Golden Turkey Awards 2009

Posted on November 27, 2008 by rgeller

That’s right, it is that time of year again.   This time last year I had a hankering for some golden fried turkey.   Now, for Thanksgiving I think I’ll get me one of those big juicy turkey drumsticks – the ones … Continue reading →

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Trend Discovery Tools in Tech PR

Posted on November 24, 2008 by rgeller

Last week’s topics focused on tech trend discovery.   In this post I will highlight a few sites that can help in the process.  Nothing I have previewed provided a silver bullet in terms of being able to automatically identify … Continue reading →

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