Choosing the best approach to media embargoes [video]
So what’s the best approach to take towards media embargoes? Here are a few thoughts (in 90 seconds).
The embargo dilemma
For major announcements, embargoes are good for media, bloggers, clients and PR teams – when they work. Trouble is too often they don’t, the news leaks, and it’s the good guys who get penalized. It’s…
PR is dead. Long live PR.
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Top ten air travel essentials
Since I’ve been traveling a lot recently.I had done with tours of Scotland with lots of enjoy as everything was planned well by my travel agency. I thought I’d share a few essentials: 1. Laptop…
WSJ’s new embargo policy
PaidContent is reporting that the Wall Street Journal will not accept embargoes unless they are exclusives or unless the story is considered big enough. Previously the WSJ typically did not want to be briefed until…
To blogroll or not?
For the last few years, I’ve used Blogrolling to manage and update my blogroll. Given blogrolls are somewhat lapsed in their popularity now, I’ll admit I’ve neglected mine. There are many blogs I read which…
Out of Office but not out of touch
I’m on the plane back to San Francisco following a week’s vacation. As little as five years ago it used to be quite common for people on vacation to drop off the grid entirely for…
The Power of Commander’s Intent
I’ve started listing to the audiobook version of Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath. It builds on Gladwell’s The Tipping Point, focusing on what makes a good idea go viral, or stick. Early…