by Smartie | Apr 18, 2013 | Cautionary Tale, Publicity
So, last week word went out that Backstage 86ed their reviews, and it appears that the immediate kerfuffle has died down. There were loads of different reactions, from the “Wait, Backstage reviewed?” variety, to dispirited statements from many small...
by Smartie | Jun 12, 2012 | Publicity
“Why aren’t they?” I hear this question often. Why aren’t they reviewing me? Why aren’t they writing a feature story? Why aren’t they giving me a rave review? It’s easy to ask why, but only when you rephrase the question can...
by Smartie | Jan 6, 2011 | Publicity
The big Spidey bruhaha that exploded around the holidays is not injured actors, dangerous stunts or unrigged rigging. It was the audacity of Linda Winer of Newsday and Jeremy Gerard of Bloomberg to purchase tickets and give non-review reviews of the show. John Simon,...
by Smartie | Dec 16, 2010 | Audience/Customer development, Brand Evangelists, Marketing, Publicity
In several instances over the past few months, I have been in meetings with creatives who say “What can we do to help?” And I get super excited and run down a bunch of ideas that could be fun to help market and publicize the show. And then their eyes glaze...
by Smartie | Nov 11, 2010 | Publicity
This is the first in a series on psychological barriers to your marketing and PR When I was a freshman in high school I had a flirtation with an older boy who had a super hot car. God, I loved that car. It was a lovingly restored Camero. And I wanted to ride in it. So...
