Adverts on the 101
I’m a big fan of adverts and advertising. It’s fascinating to study how a company uses space it has bought where it can transmit any message it chooses. Often companies inadvertently advertise the one thing…
Articles by Morgan McLintic
Edelman buys A&R Partners
Rumors have been flying round this afternoon about Edelman buying respected independent Valley firm, A&R Partners. PRWEEK confirms the story here [sub required] although there’s still nothing on either firm’s sites. I have enormous respect…
Monday poll: Should PR firms ghost-write client blog posts?
I asked this question in May last year. At that time the consensus was ‘only if you state clearly that it’s bylined.’ Well, here we are a year later and there are millions more blogs,…
Blake retires while his feet are still wet
A sad farewell to one of the PR blogosphere’s most popular junior voices, Blake Barbera, author of Wet Feet PR. Blake has been sharing his thoughts about starting out in PR for the last year,…
Monday poll: Does teleworking work in PR?
There are many advantages to teleworking such as reduced commuting time, fewer distractions, a comfortable work environment and low accommodation costs. Since you don’t need specialized equipment for PR (basically a phone and a PC…
Polls results: Dress code affects performance – just
The way you dress affects your performance. Or does it? This week’s poll was a close one with 54% stating that dress code is a factor in the way you behave and are perceived, and…
Link bonanza – early winners
Congratulations to the early winners in the May link giveaway: Duane Brown – who has a blog about gaming, PR, television, sport and some other stuff from a self-styled pop-culture freak. He’s busy knocking himself…
Upcoming events
Few things for your calendar for Valley PR types: Stirr – Wednesday May 10 (tonight) – 6pm onwards in Palo Alto – Sean Ness and gang’s mixer for entrepreneurs featuring one-minute presentations. JumpCut’s video-editing demo…
Free link giveaway
Special reader offer: I have 10 free links which I’m giving away to emerging PR bloggers to help them get started. I’m giving one to Chris Clarke at the Student PR blog, and another to…
Rainy day for TagCloud
TagCloud, the keyword navigation service, is struggling to keep up with demand. According to an announcement on its website, it now has 14,000 registered users, tracks 120,000 feeds and topped out at 6m page views…