“Pithy PRognostications from a recovering journalist …”   Words of the Day “You only have to look at the weather maps to understand how big this storm is and how unique it is, and it’s heading basically for us.” – New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, ordering a transit shutdown and the evacuation of about 250,000 New Yorkers from low-lying areas during Hurricane Irene   Mother Nature Goes Viral In Real Time As winds, waves and flooding washed over the East Coast of the United States, the use of social media by mayor, governors and aid organizations moved from a [...]

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011 • Category: Crisis Communications, Events, Politics, PR, Press, Social Media, Wordsmith | RSS

“Pithy PRognostications from a recovering journalist …”   Words of the Day “Fish and guests stink in three days.” — Benjamin Franklin   Ad Agency Throws Captain D’s Overboard, Grabs Golden Mic Earlier this week, advertising agency Zimmerman threw its Captain D’s restaurant account back into the sea, saying its staff is “clearly on a different page” from newly hired Captain D’s marketing chief Monte Jump.   Zimmerman, a unit of global ad group Omnicom — which was brought on board less than two years ago — has clearly cut bait with the seafood restaurant chain. Michael Goldberg, the firm’s [...]

Friday, August 12th, 2011 • Category: Advertising, Branding, Clients, Marketing, PR, Wordsmith | RSS

The debate over raising the debt ceiling, which brought the nation to the brink of default, has sent disapproval of Congress to its highest level on record and left most Americans saying that creating jobs should now take priority over cutting spending, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll…

Friday, August 5th, 2011 • Category: Politics, PR, Press, Wordsmith | RSS

Now that Congress has passed a new federal budget and increased the debt ceiling, D.C. lawmakers are now debating how to implement steep deficit reduction measures. Recently – as the debate raged – a group of Tennessee membership and advocacy organizations banded together to encourage and support sensible fiscal policy at all levels…

Friday, August 5th, 2011 • Category: Business, Healthcare, Politics, PR, Social Media, Wordsmith | RSS