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Let’s get this out of the way: soap is not inherently “cool.” Marketers have been trying to shove personality into stuff that removes body odor and makes you smell vaguely reminiscent of something, be it a river in Ireland or an iceberg in Antarctica. However, Old Spice hit the jackpot this week with their new [...]

Last week, when NBA superstar LeBron James decided to bolt Cleveland to join the Miami Heat, I, along with many others, compared it to Hulk Hogan turning evil and joining the NWO. That got me thinking about other notable “heel turns.”  In wrestling terms, when a good guy goes EVIL, it’s called a heel turn, [...]

Stay with me on this one.  It combines sports and professional wrestling.  But it makes sense. Listen to this while reading.  It helps set the tone. The year was 1996.  For over a decade and a half, Hulk Hogan was the hero of the then-World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment).  He preached the “demandments” [...]

Tonight is the night!  LeBron James will announce on a live special on ESPN who will pay him to play basketball!  (If your guess is “Nike,” you win snark points, but snark doesn’t help us solve this mystery.) So let’s quickly break down his top options: Cleveland Cavaliers – Who doesn’t want to be THAT [...]

Iconic musician and noted weirdo Prince has officially either become the smartest man on the planet, or is continuing his lifelong assault on common sense.  (Remember, this is the dude that changed his name to a symbol.) He said the following to The Mirror: The internet’s completely over. I don’t see why I should give [...]

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This morning, I let the cat out of the bag by telling a few fine folks (@amylizmartin and @shonali) about my lifelong dream of singing an acoustic version of “Baby Got Back” on American Idol. @HeldInContempt did a MAJOR solid by sharing this version from the great Jonathan Coulton…so now I share it with you: [...]

The integrated marketing industry (PR, marketing, advertising, social media and the rest) comes with a high price tag of stress. We feel it from all directions: clients, colleagues, competition, family, friends. The stakes are high – big-brands have an enormous responsibility, but smaller brand marketers often have individual’s hopes and dreams riding on campaigns. So, [...]

Jim Henson was a brilliant dude.  He created the flippin’ MUPPETS!!  As covered here numerous times, I have a thing for Henson’s characters.  (Check out my previous Muppet love: What Type of PR Muppet Are You?,  Blog Like Cookie Monster, and a list of my Favorite Muppet Songs.) One of his most intriguing groups of [...]

This post probably won’t make much sense unless you read “Social Media, Put Some Damn Pants On” and the comment stream, so start there, then come back here.  We’ll wait. In the post and comments, there was a spirited debate on how social media practitioners should present themselves, in general, but also specifically during presentations [...]