Ruh roh, Reorge!" Was that really just said in a national TV interview? Today's news includes a major media interview blunder by Dr. Ben Carson, a potential 2016 GOP candidate. CNN reports the shocking comments that prison proves being gay is a choice. He says while race is not a choice, being gay is. Ruh [...]
Well, let's see, today's news is interesting in particular because scientists say they may have found a fossil of the first human in Ethiopia. If you're an expert in fossils, history or can explain why this is such a monumental discovery, media friends may be looking for you. Fossils to emails are a big jump, [...]
Show me the money. It’s a famous phrase from a popular movie. I watch that clip and realize in business that’s really what we’re all saying in meetings, is it not? Well, in today’s news it’s no different. Forbes reveals the richest women in the world. It’s a surprising twist on the report. Minorities seem to be […]
Dairy Queen did it. So did Krispy Kreme. People love to get things for free so when celebrating anniversaries and store openings, think about giving away ice cream and donuts. Well, that is if you sell those sweet things. If you sell something else, think about giving that away or some other way to get […]
If you’re using a computer today, chances are you were like me and played rock, paper, scissors and watched Star Trek in your childhood. My father and brother watched it almost daily. I was there watching with them. It certainly was a Sunday television sport, right next to Shirley Temple and The Three Stooges. If you watched that […]
The Breaking Bad sequel Better Call Saul illustrated the challenge of PR in its most recent episode airing this past Monday, February 23, 2015. [Here’s your spoiler alert warning. Don’t tell me later I didn’t warn you.] Just like The Walking Dead, these AMC TV series thoroughly explore the juxtaposition of right/wrong and human desires/needs. […]
People say it all the time with little thought to what they’re actually saying, “That’s insane.” Is it actually insane? Today, the media is asking that question and they need experts who can help the public discussion about what constitutes sane or insane behavior as they process the guilty verdict in the American Sniper trial. […]
Before today’s news goes up in smoke, take note of a few things. Like all stories, there is a beginning, middle and end. News is just a summary of compelling stories for the day. They’re being written newly each day and by offering yourself as a source to media contacts, you can help shape and […]
Patricia Arquette leads today’s news feeds. Last night she accepted her Oscar at the Academy Awards and called for equal pay. Here’s a PR tip: If you’re doing work about women’s rights, now’s the time to pitch the media about how you’re making Arquette’s call-to-action a reality. Arquette is using her fame to move forward […]
In the past few weeks, my Wasabi Publicity team has been busy scoring for our PR clients the Today Show, USA Today, Investors Business Daily, Shape and many other venues including The Academy Awards. My team had approached media contacts to review our client’s amazing Survival Bars and viola, an email got forwarded to a […]
