Making it at a Media Party
Oh let’s face it… …if you don’t know how to drink or look like you’re drinking while nursing a cold bevie, you’re going to have a tough time in the ad game. Advertising parties may or may not look like this 🙂 Before I get to the fun stuff, how about a quick rundown on […]
The Diva and Odd Travels through Japan
Okay, so where am I? Yes, I’m back in Tokyo wrapping up filming of my wacky and oddly-popular Japanese television show. Let me be the first to tell you that Japan is a lesson in culture shock. I mean every country has its quirks and eccentricities, but few are on par with this island when it […]
HOLY MEDIA CONGLOMERATE!
From gloomy beginnings in a six-page comic to the transmedia anchor of Time Warner, he has cast his shadow across many forms. Moody, innovative and mysterious…what’s NOT to love about the king of all superheroes: the Dark Knight? Ben Affleck in the upcoming Superman vs. Batman Flick This year Batman, i.e. the Dark Knight, celebrates […]
Ponderings…
“Advertising is what you do when you can’t go see somebody.”– Fairfax Cone In real life, when you go see someone, you’re usually not going to get something from them. Maybe you are. But more likely you’re going to share something with them. A story. A meal. Your thoughts on the latest Game of Thrones. Something. But […]
Daniela:::Deux
Two weeks ago I posted a few of the letters from my readers in my annual mail sack column and while I didn’t post any of the correspondence about Flight Girl Daniela, I did feel guilty looking back. After all, my interview with the flight attendant with a world of sass is by far the […]
Drink Like a Mad Man
I have never missed an episode of Mad Men. No one quite gets this about me. However, if you only knew how similar this show is to the PR guy world I lived as a kid — even down to the Joan P. Harris (née Holloway) type that used to sashay down the halls of […]
A Whale of An Opera
Some of the greatest characters in history were all wrapped up in their obsession with whales. Ahab chased one. Jonah was swallowed by one. Pinocchio lit a fire inside one to escape. Nowadays, millions of people worldwide congregate on shore or hop on a boat just to see one. Bird-watching aside, the Middle East is […]
Twitter, mwitter!
Let’s get this straight: Politics aside, I love Turkey. But when I see a juicy media story, I have to pounce. I’ve been peddling media, media campaigns and the like for nearly thirty years – geez, if I wasn’t having so much fun I would say I’m getting pretty old. Let me tell you this, […]
Backstage at the Oscars: 2014
Awards Season is over and yet my dreams have only been elevated. My drive accelerated. A few minutes after the Academy Award telecast had ended, I whipped off an email to my agent begging him: The Media Guy at the Oscars. “I know I bore you with this…but I have to win an Oscar…Once you […]
OSCAR WEEK 2014: Magically Wet
Mother Nature must be mad at the Oscars. Perhaps her invitation came late. Or not at all. From the looks of it, she got impatient and decided to crash the party. And such, rain crushed Hollywood over the past few days. So there I was, searching the red carpet for stories, rain pelting me and […]
