Archive for September, 2008

Primum’s new PR Director has ‘thing’ for lighthouses, bears

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Primum is pleased to introduce you to our new director of public relations, Karren Jeske. Here is her bio:
Karren Jeske, Primum’s public relations director, is a seasoned and savvy PR professional with a wide variety of public relations and marketing experience. Prior to joining Primum, Karren was the marketing communications manager for a biotech [...]

It Could Be Me, But It’s Actually Paul Paper

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

In my wanderings across the web this week, I bumped into another well designed website with a unique premise. The worldwide “Could Be Me” project is a collective group of artists using a false single persona to create marvelous, sometimes eerie, illustrations and photographs. Check it out here.

$1,153,566 per Brewers’ win

Monday, September 29th, 2008

That sounds like a lot of money doesn’t it.  Now what if I told you it was actually a pretty good deal.  You would probably say I was crazy and would be happy that I’m not your accountant.  But as it turns out, $1,153,566 in player salaries for each Brewers win ranks as the best [...]

Park Your Car in the Garage?

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Do you have room to park your car in the garage or is your garage over-run with boxes, toys, tools, shovels and who knows what else? If you haven’t been able to park your car in the garage for who knows how long, consider signing up for the storeWALL “My car goes where? [...]

No excuses for text messaging lingo

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

In the September issue of PRSA’s Public Relations Tactics, Greg Beaubien’s Career Corner piqued my interest. He comments on a July 30 article from The Wall Street Journal about how text message lingo is infiltrating business communications, specifically for recent grads and is ruining their chances at landing their first job. What really ground my [...]

November, meet Movember

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Ever wanted to grow a mustache but needed a valid reason to do it? Check out Movember.com. Instead of a Walk/Run like every other non-profit seems to be doing lately, the Prostate Cancer Foundation came up with a gimmick to pull young people in and raise money for a great (but mostly ignored) cause. Men [...]

A Healthy Lifestyle…Even at the Office

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Many of us sit at a desk all day and the only exercise we get is pushing our computer mouse around.  That’s not exactly the healthy lifestyle that our high school health teachers were trying to tell us about. 
Fortunately, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine has created a list of steps that employers [...]

CouchSurfing Is Not What You Think

Friday, September 19th, 2008

A few weeks ago I was at a conference chatting with a friend and he said he had to leave for his CouchSurfing meetup. I immediately thought it was some extreme sport I was not hip on! He went on to tell me that couchsurfing members use a website to coordinate contacts and home accommodation [...]

Bohemian PR

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

After much cajoling all summer long, my wife finally agreed to go golfing with me on Sunday. Babysitter was lined up and everything. The days comes and…rain.
Not wanting to waste a rare opportunity to be footloose and fancy free, we started brainstorming ideas of what to do on a rainy September afternoon. Museum? Starbucks and [...]

Holden-A Unique Way To Showcase Fashion

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Holden, a snow outwear company that is a staple in the ever growing snowboard industry, recently redesigned their website. Holden takes a different approach to how a site should market their clothes.
Holden gives their online consumers several ways to interact with each product they showcase.
The homepage for the Holden website greets you with serene music [...]

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