Posts for PR Nonsense


Charge it! Your car, that is.

From PR Nonsense
February 15, 2010 at 10:48 am
The future is coming… on four wheels!  I just read an interesting article, “Cities Prepare for Life with the Electric Car,” discussing current plans to equip ... (more)

The More Things Change, The More PR Stays The Same

From PR Nonsense
February 12, 2010 at 5:23 pm
I recently had the pleasure of taking part in a panel discussion at my alma mater, Bates College, on what it’s like to work in the communications industry.  This was the ... (more)

Sweepstakes Campaign with Immunet

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February 12, 2010 at 5:15 pm

Client, Immunet and March Communication is running a sweepstakes campaign, and giving away a FREE Google Nexus One phone when you download free, community-centric antivirus software

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Program Outlook to Prompt You to Add a Subject in Your Email Every Time

From PR Nonsense
February 12, 2010 at 12:20 pm
In the PR industry, email seems to be the most common form of communication between coworkers, agencies, clients, press, analysts, etc.  It sometimes gets to the point when ... (more)

Social Media Face-Off

From PR Nonsense
February 10, 2010 at 5:42 pm
Although there has been a ton of discussion around Google’s new social network, Buzz, I was still surprised to find an invitation to start using it when I logged into my ... (more)

Sam Whitmore’s Interview with Stephen Wellman of Ziff Davis Enterprise

From PR Nonsense
February 10, 2010 at 12:33 pm
This is my first blog post as a international member of the March team. I hope it will provide you with relevant information, and that many posts will follow! Yesterday, I was ... (more)

Social Media Management

From PR Nonsense
February 9, 2010 at 11:52 am
I read an interesting article yesterday in Fast Company on how to master your social media lifestyle.  Writer Gina Trapani states, “When you’re active on the Web, ... (more)

Taskbar Shuffle – Makes My Obsessive Life Easier

From PR Nonsense
February 8, 2010 at 9:00 am
Hate when your email crashes?  Well, obviously, but for the same obsessive organizational reason I do?  I always need to open my Outlook first each morning so that it’s all ... (more)

Super Martin

From PR Nonsense
February 7, 2010 at 9:00 am
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To Blog or Not to Blog? Join the Conversation!

From PR Nonsense
February 4, 2010 at 2:11 pm
It’s no secret that the social media scene has exploded over the last year or so and the blogosphere is no different.  It seems like every Tom, Dick, and Harry are blogging ... (more)

Technology Spending Improves

From PR Nonsense
February 4, 2010 at 9:20 am
As I exited the “t” station this morning, I was handed a complimentary copy of The Wall Street Journal.  I quickly scanned the headlines, and one immediately caught ... (more)

Brand Messaging Through Typeface

From PR Nonsense
February 2, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Crate & Barrel, Nestle, American Apparel, evian, Kawasaki, North Face, American Airlines.  What do they all have in common?  They’re all widely recognized brands, but what ... (more)

March Communications is Hiring

From PR Nonsense
February 2, 2010 at 3:43 pm
So you think you can write?  Then March Communications may be just the place for you! March PR is looking for a talented account executive to join our exciting team.  You must ... (more)

Punxsutawney PR

From PR Nonsense
February 2, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Talk about successful PR, Punxsutawney Phil has an amazing publicist.  On February 2, he’s one of the top-searched in Google (3,438 results right now as I click on Google ... (more)

A live campaign takes off…

From PR Nonsense
January 29, 2010 at 11:21 am
As I am sure most of you read in Juliana Allen’s post on March’s first Live PR Campaign Strategies Take One , the very under-used PR tool issues responses have been ... (more)

Blog Training

From PR Nonsense
January 28, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Last week, in March Communications’ first ever “Training Tea,” I gave a presentation on blogging in an effort to inspire people to blog early and blog often!  I began by ... (more)

Blogs and search engines

From PR Nonsense
January 26, 2010 at 5:44 pm
We are often asked to explain to clients why they should start a blog.  The answer is pretty straightforward. Each blog post basically acts as a perfectly optimized new page ... (more)

Live PR Campaign Strategies: Take One

From PR Nonsense
January 25, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Starting today, March will periodically highlight successful “live” client campaigns.  The goal of this is not to showcase client case studies and ramble about the great work ... (more)

March Welcomes Mick

From PR Nonsense
January 25, 2010 at 1:51 pm
We’re excited for the arrival of our newest intern, Mick van Est, all the way from The Netherlands! Mick is a student at The Hogeschool van Amsterdam, studying economics ... (more)

Twitter goes Galactic

From PR Nonsense
January 22, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Is there ANYWHERE to escape social media these days?  Apparently not, as Timothy Creamer, an Astronaut on board the International Space Station (I.S.S.), sent the first live tweet ... (more)

CCGroup in the UK Joins Globalcom – one of March’s affiliate global networks

From PR Nonsense
January 22, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Globalcom (one of March’s affiliate global networks), today announced that CCGroup, a UK based PR and marketing communications consultancy, has joined the the worldwide network ... (more)

Journalists Sound Off on Social Media Importance and Usage

From PR Nonsense
January 21, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Cision and The George Washington University (my alma mater) yesterday released the results of a survey, which measured print and online journalists’ use of and attitudes ... (more)

Principles of PR – Guest Speaking at Emerson

From PR Nonsense
January 19, 2010 at 6:48 pm
On Tuesday, February 16th, I’ll be guest speaking at Emerson College, in a course titled Principles of Public Relations. Led by Professor Julie C. Lellis, PhD., the class ... (more)

MA Senate Race – Vote Today!

From PR Nonsense
January 19, 2010 at 9:00 am
When MA Senator Ted Kennedy died last August after a long battle with brain cancer, the Massachusetts Senate seat that he held for 47 years was suddenly up for grabs.  With the ... (more)

The Inbox Detox

From PR Nonsense
January 18, 2010 at 4:49 pm
As March’s communications and HR manager, I’m always on the lookout for interesting articles to pass on to my coworkers about improving their work environment, resulting ... (more)