Well, well, well… I am back in the blogosphere after more than a week off. I had one week of summer vacation and became a vampire who quivered at daylight and thrived in the wee hours of the morning. Case in point, I had fun. When you have to wrap up an entire summer vacation [...]
July 29, 2008
Categories: My Thoughts . Tags: Beckham, blog, brand, hiatus, internship, PR, The Dark Knight . Author: shankell . Comments: Leave a Comment
And the winner of Miss Universe 2008 is… the new star of MTV’s Pageant Place! Oh wait, I mean Miss Venezuela.
Thank you Mr. Trump for bringing the universe yet another energetic, embarrassing episode of the Miss Universe pageant. This is like the Superbowl for women. I had my computer out (pad of [...]
July 14, 2008
Categories: Public Relations . Tags: branding, Donald Trump, media coaching, Miss Teen USA, Miss Universe, Miss USA, Miss Venezuela, NY Times, organization, People, PR, Youtube . Author: shankell . Comments: Leave a Comment
School is coming to an end – sigh. And truthfully all I can hear in my head on constant repeat is a classic rendition of SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER… SCHOOL’S OUT FOREVER!! Thank you Alice Copper for giving me my latest theme song in life. However, with the end of school comes [...]
July 12, 2008
Categories: Public Relations . Tags: bottled water, ethics, PR . Author: shankell . Comments: Leave a Comment
I may not know it all, but Facebook I do know.
I was never a MySpace girl. Ever since its introduction a few years ago in the midst of my University career I have been hooked. It is easy to do so, and frankly the looks I received after deactivating it for one week (see puzzled, [...]
July 3, 2008
Categories: Assignments . Tags: cheerleader, Facebook, PR, social networking, tips . Author: shankell . Comments: 1 Comment
Recently I was watching an episode of MTV LIVE, when Flo Rida was partaking in an interview of sorts. Flo Rida, maker of the hit “Get Low” – or better know as apple bottom jeans, and the boots with the fur – spoke of his Myspace page and what makes him unique.
You can call [...]
June 23, 2008
Categories: Public Relations . Tags: cell phone, fans, Flo Rida, MTV, MySpace, PR . Author: shankell . Comments: 1 Comment
Secret #5, don’t launch on a Monday.
After reading Tech Crunch’s post entitled PR Secrets for Start-Ups, I am starting to realize that as much as I would like to be the independent PR practitioner who makes it to the top on her own right – it ain’t gonna happen. We are all completely intertwined.
I [...]
June 3, 2008
Categories: Assignments . Tags: blog, bloggers, PR, relationships, rules, start-up, Tech Crunch . Author: shankell . Comments: 3 Comments