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August 26th, 2008

Should start ups fire their PR firm?

Jason Calacanis thinks so.
I’ve gotten more press than any entrepreneur could dream of–certainly more than I deserve–and I’ve never had a public relations firm working for me. [source]

Ok, fair enough, and I agree with Jason for the most part. I don’t think that all start ups need PR. What’s pissed me off about Jason’s […]

By Colleen -- 1 comment

July 16th, 2008

Exploring a hybrid model: community PR management

Marshall Kirkpatrick of Read Write Web just posted a missive about whether Start-Ups need Community Managers or not (post). He presents, as Marshall always does, both sides of the coin very well.
Before we get into the Yes or No question, the short version of what a community manager is and does:
A community manager is […]

By Colleen -- 2 comments

June 27th, 2008

Fun Friday: The influencing moment

The business channel frequently does “Fun Friday” posts that you can see all over the channel. Last Friday I participated, but forgot to tag it as a Fun Friday post because I was busy doing blog off stuff.
This week, the question is: your business epiphany - what one moment influenced your career or business […]

By Colleen -- 0 comments

June 1st, 2008

In a world that is changing so rapidly…

Every time I hear that phrase, I think of the movie Comedian.

But I digress. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about PR, social media, and the changing face of the industry.
Alejandro from SuccessFool and I were talking one evening about his series on entrepreneurs and their stories. He asked me about my own entrepreneurial journey […]

By Colleen -- 2 comments

April 22nd, 2008

Call for pitches

OK PR people. I’m one of you. You and me, we speak the same language. We grok each other.
So, with this blog, I’m coming to you as one of the coveted ones. I’m coming to you as a journalist. I invite your pitches. (and you better not make me regret doing this! I’ll so […]

By Colleen -- 7 comments