dear friends We are pleased to release the june 2008 issue of our ezine PR-e-Sense. In this issue, we are dealing with 'international Association of Business ...
Dear Colleagues, I have a potential client who wants me to assist them to develop a guideline for their Risk Committee on how to measure the possible impact of...
Jonathan Thanks for this. While I want to avoid politics (I really want some business examples) your analysis is correct. But, if the New York Times (hardly a...
Hi All, Just a reminder about DUO Magazine Launch Party tomorrow at Jazziz Bistro in the Hard Rock Paradise Shops. Check out the press release. Hope to see you...
Hi All, Correction on the due date to RSVP for AWC South FL Chapter membership drive networking social on Wednesday, July 9th from 5:30-8:00 P.M. at Blu...
Hi All, I wanted to let the group know about AWC South FL Chapter summer membership drive. From June 1st-August 31st, AWC South Florida will waive the...
I would be surprised to learn that such an instrument exists. There are just so many variables involved that it would be extremely challenging to factor them...
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I'm sure many of you have clients who'll be going to a trade show or convention in Las Vegas . sooner or later, everybody comes here. If you'd like to have a...
Hi guys, I need support here. I am pitching for a new chewing gum product launch account for a confectionary manufacturing multinational in Nigeria. I have...
Desmond The best way to understand Social Media is to get involved - I'm not aware of specific resources that are available to give you a crash course, but ...
Dear Reader, I have uploaded my latest Powerlines newsletter Number 80 to my blog: http://deonbinneman.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/powerlines-number-80/ It...
Does anyone have any recommendations for a time tracking / billing application for my agency? We're using a good one now, but its not networked thus I don't...
I don't know much about all the available options, but I've worked with FreshBooks, an online service that worked well for us: http://www.freshbooks.com/ I'm a...
Hi Ned -- I set this aside for a point-by-point response, but have only the time to address just one point, if I may. Unintentionally, I'm sure, your words...
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Hi All, Quick reminder about AWC South FL Chapter Membership Drive Networking Social tomorrow at Blu Martini@City Place, West Palm Beach from 5:30-8:00 PM....
Hi All, I have to send out a press release for a conference one of my clients (doctor)will be speaking at and it needs to go out today! Does anyone in the...
Although I have no experience with FreshBooks, Ben is giving you good advice: a hosted web-based app would also allow you to view and produce reports from any...
Stephen First, I'm not replying on this to PRMindshare as the topic seems to be heading beyond PR strategy and into politics - and we don't allow politics on...
Actually Ned, Stephen's point is bang on. Communications theory backs it up. In our media training I make a point of telling people not to use negative terms...
Duncan I'm not aware of any such theories - it sure wasn't what I was taught in college, or what my experience has shown. I just don't get it - if you say...
Ned, I'm not suggesting he not fight back. I'm just suggesting it is more effective for him to do it without repeating (i.e. re-enforcing) the negative terms....
Duncan Re: Theory vs. practice You're being entirely too logical. When I taught PR at MTSU, and when I taught Marketing at UNLV, I was advised to offer...
Ned, I don't necessary think we are on different pages, but I take hints from your post that my point still hasn't resonated with you. While I have some views...
I think Duncan has a point. If you go before the TV cameras to answer the question, "When did you stop beating your wife?," by saying, "I don't beat my wife,"...
The concept of avoiding negatives is such a truism that it has found its way into "common-man" illustrations such as "don't think of a pink elephant with...
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The article below helps make the point. Taylor, A. (2008, June 29). Panic Attack Self Help - The Destructive Power of Negative Suggestion. Retrieved July 18,...
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In fact, this is a point I began making well over a quarter-century ago, have included in seminars and conferences (public and client), and also covered in my...
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Clearly - we're either going to agree to disagree, or we'll just disagree. I've stated my views as concisely as possible, with the evidence behind it that I...
Let's try this out as a hypothetical to test the theory: If one were to say that Ned Barnett is not an ill-informed, closed-minded individual, what would your...