This video is pretty hilarious. This is what happens when an advertising agency documents the responses of other types of business owners when they are asked about working for free. We’re all too familiar with people asking us to get them media placements and then paying us afterwards. Nah, no Read more…
Seattle used to be a two-newspaper city. The Seattle Times and the Post Intelligencer were around for a very long time, until the Post Intelligencer went entirely online about seven years ago. Now SeattlePI.com, the transition to online has gone very well. They have an Alexa rank of 6,750, which Read more…
Always nice to get a product into a year-end roundup. Tactical Life just posted story on pocket pistols titled “10 Best Pocket Pistols From COMBAT HANDGUNS In 2015.” Bond Arms’ Backup and Bear models were included: “We’ve also included Bond Arms’ Backup and Bear derringers—tiny two-shot powerhouses that are ready Read more…
Bid4Assets.com is a leading website that allows counties around the United States to hold their tax-foreclosure auctions online. Previously, you’d be basically shouting on the county courthouse steps in order to bid on these properties, which meant you also had to be local. Now, you can bid from anywhere. And Read more…
Did you update your iPhone to iOS 9? Did you notice that your Facebook app was draining your battery even when the app wasn’t running? Well, yeah, it was. Well, Facebook has found the problem and the fix is in the latest update. Wired has the explanation from Facebook on Read more…
You’ve probably heard by now that Facebook would be adding a “dislike” button to go with its “like” button. CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement in September. “I think people have asked about the dislike button for many years,” he said back then. “Today is a special day because today Read more…
This is pretty funny and probably true. It’s an inside joke amongst public relations professionals that our parents don’t really understand PR or know what we do for a living. In the case of Lindsey and myself, our folks actually do. I have them set their DVRs when I get Read more…
David Silverstein always has his finger on the pulse of the latest business and economic issues. He was recently on Fox Business Network’s “After the Bell” to talk about the crisis in Greece. But, there is only so much information you can convey in these quick segments, so David was Read more…
We absolutely love Anthony Gallo Acoustics. Not just because we’ve worked with them for more than 10 years and they are absolutely awesome to work with. Dammit, we love their speakers! And lucky for us as publicists, the media does too. It’s one thing for us to get a company’s Read more…
The crisis in Greece is dominating the cable news discussions by far. So, we called our friendly folks at Fox Business Network to let them know that global business strategist David Silverstein was in town. They like David and always welcome his insight, so he joined “After the Bell” last Read more…