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 23, 2011 | Audience/Customer development, Marketing
I was in a lovely little “mom and pop” coffee shop having a delicious iced coffee and overheard a meeting between the proprietors and a few other people. They were discussing how to boost the small shop’s revenue. One woman was very enthusiastic about knocking off a...
by Smartie | Mar 1, 2011 | Publicity
I once shared office space with these really terrific guys who produced shows for corporate events. They funded an Off Broadway run of one of their shows they thought could break out of the corporate event circuit. They had money to spend and spend it they did. They...
by Smartie | Nov 17, 2010 | Advertising, Marketing
I know loads of bloggers. I do PR. I’m a blogger. It kind of goes with the territory. A lot of bloggers aren’t making money off of their blogs. (Hello Captain Obvious!) But, of course, they would like to be. When you think about it, upstart bloggers and upstart...
by Smartie | Aug 20, 2010 | Marketing
Today, I guest blogged for Mark Blankenship’s excellent pop culture blog The Critical Condition. While the post looks at Nickelodeon’s Tween TV show Big Time Rush, and discusses Viacom’s move into a more synergistic space with the various media...
