Public Relations
Visiting the Happiest Man on Earth
After such an exciting trip to Disney World, Todd and I decided to valet park the car at the mall and visit the happiest man on earth: Santa Claus!
The Happiest Place on Earth
Todd, Brandon, Kathleen, Lindsey and I went to Orlando for a conference. Todd, Brandon and I rode the Buzz Lightyear ride. We had a great time. Can't you tell?
It’s official. My dog hears the apocalypse coming.
Mariah Carey just scored her eighteenth number-one single on the Hot 100. With that accomplishment she overtakes Elvis Presley for second place of most number-one songs in the rock era. Carey is now slightly behind the Beatles who have twenty number-one singles.
Ink Stain –vs- Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
I have been intrigued and interested in learning more about why so many of my younger colleagues and friends get their news online. What are they missing by not picking the paper up out of the driveway each morning? What am I missing by not getting my morning news from my desktop?
Future of Mainstream Journalism
On Saturday, I attended a Board of Advisors meeting for the University of North Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communication. We got routine updates on various programs. But a subtext for almost every part of the discussion was the future of mainstream journalism.
Work That Matters, a Million Times Over
Yes, I said a million! And yes, I'm that enthusiastic about my latest project - a campaign Web site for BCBSNC's Million Step March.
"Awe"-shucks
We’re honored to be part of PRWeek’s 2007 Book of Lists. They recognized capstrat.com as one of 5 agency sites that awed. PR Week writes, “Many agencies have tried to show its ‘people.’ Capstrat's ingenious panoramic view of the office succeeds where everyone else failed.
The Corporate Message
If you've heard it once, you've heard it a hundred times: Corporations no longer control the message. Consumers do. Or the bloggers do. Or the social media do. Hang on just a minute. Hang on just a minute. That premise assumes corporate message is disconnected from corporate behavior. Such is not the case...
TV Strike Fallout?
While our friends and family members gripe at the possibility of not having their weekly fix of shiny new programming, the writers strike may have greater implications on our line of work. Although still in the beginning stages of the strike, it is important that we monitor the livelihood of North Carolinian's favorite programming.
