Liam Neeson = Big Ad Man
According to the Nielsen company, all of us ad executives looking for a celebrity to endorse our client’s products won’t do better than Taken and Schindler List star Liam Neeson. Nielsen concluded that after looking at celebrities who recently made commercials and ranked then them with a formula that calculates likability, influence, public awareness,
Vindication Comes in Many Forms
This column is sparked by some big news…a culmination of forty passionate years towards the media and sports…and two decades of living with a past failure. You could call today the craziest day in my NHL history. You would definitely be right if not for that 2012 Stanley Cup win by the Los Angeles Kings […]
An Open Letter to the NHL
This from ESPN’s Craig Constance last night: “In the fall of 2017, when we celebrate the 100th birthday of the NHL, we will do so as a League of 31 teams,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. “We are pleased to welcome Bill Foley and the city of Las Vegas to the League […]
Playoff Ratings – The Tale of Two Bays
Okay, so where am I? I just finished refereeing the kids in our belated Father’s Day trip to see Finding Dory. Better than the first installment (Finding Nemo), the family movie was just the trick to soften stubbornness and unite the already close clan we are. Media bonds the family. All you have to do […]
Movies Have Lost That Loving Feeling
Okay, so where am I? I can tell you that I’m not in federal court with one of those cantankerous Californians filing lawsuits against Starbucks, hell-bent on taking down the the java king over underfilling their lattes. I mean, geez, cozy up to the barista and get a little more milk poured in. Last time […]
