The Incredible Reach of Star Wars
Okay, where am I? Seems to me, I am in a galaxy far, far away… “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” an iconic series was born that would shape the course of film for decades to come. Just the opening quote — a phrase we all know — is so ingrained […]
Straight Outta Encino
Okay, so where am I? I’m definitely NOT in Compton getting ready for the premiere of the N.W.A. bio pic Straight Outta Compton. (Although I did some of my early years living there with my dad in our Trek of Diversity that lasted until my mid-teens. But that is, of course, a story for another day.) […]
Disney Meets Instagram
Instagram is now a media monster with well over 300 million members who share upwards of 70 million videos and photos every day. Brands are flocking to it because it seems that no one pays attention to branded interactions on Facebook and Twitter anymore. Take this little nugget found on Sprout Social: At 4.21%, Brand […]
Eight Ways to Toast Globally
I’ve shown you how to make it at a media party, how to drink like a Mad Man, and even how to get your client to push away from the hosted bar after walking the red carpet. But, have you ever wondered how people drink beer across the globe? I can be your tour guide. […]
A Tobacco #TBT
I’ve never done a #TBT, aka Throwback Thursday. Gosh, I feel so old. Tobacco has long been a fascination of mine. When I was growing up in the mid-70s, every magazine seemed to have a super cool cigarette ad with gorgeous, dynamic women and manly men. I learned that since the late 1700s, when the […]
