Demetria Lucas has to be one of the flyest woman that I have ever met in my life. Known across this great city as the "black Carrie Bradshaw", readers can tap into Ms. Lucas through her blog (my personal favorite). Demetria tends to write what most women are thinking but are to scared to say. As a writer/editor for one of the top black womens magazines in the world (you can take a guess at which one) she is unapologetically bold, honest and driven. Demetria is the NYFab! inspiration of the...Read Full Story
No way out to Mr Eliot Spitzer, ‘a hypocrite hoist with his own petard’ . What you do in a secret room will be shout out from the roofs mate, haven’t you heard that before? And that includes room 871 of the Mayflower Hotel in Washington too.
Before you start ‘witch hunting’ make sure to get rid of any witchcraft in your own personal life first. There has been no forgiveness for Mr Spitzer, he has in the past vehemently threatened folks in wall street with outraging fury , a big arrogant...Read Full Story
In all the excitement of the recent announcement about the discovery of Kryptonite, the Ottawa Citizen reported that a communications snafu in the Canadian government prevented them from releasing a media release at the same time as the British Museum, which subsequently got all the credit. Apparently, everyone had good intentions of doing joint releases before the Privy Council Office (PRC) quashed the release from the Canadian National Research Council (NRC) because the PRC needs five days...Read Full Story
Guideline recently asked B2B and B2C marketers to rate the effectiveness of various online marketing tactics. Almost all marketers surveyed used some form of social media. However, business marketers reported more success with podcasts : 21% of B2B vs. 13% of B2C listed podcasts as "effective" 17% of B2B vs. 6% of B2C favored blogs, and 14% of B2B vs. 11% of B2C preferred RSS feeds As you know, I’m a big fan of using Second Life for promotion and it seems B2B marketers are starting to catch...Read Full Story
Today the New York Times reported a PR pro from Target told a Blogger the company does not respond to non-traditional media outlets. The story goes something like this: 1. Last week someone from Shaping Youth , a Blog that covers the impact of marketing on children, emailed Target’s PR team about a current ad. 2. The PR pro brushed off the Blogger saying they only talk to “traditional publications that reach our core guests.” The Blogger ran the story/editorial about the ad, along with...Read Full Story
He identified three forces that are engaged in the anti-corruption battle in India: one, independent and committed people like himself; the Hazare movement; and Baba Ramdev whom he hailed as a leader with tremendous following ..... Played key role in India establishing diplomatic relationship. LTTE: Viewed Tamil Tigers striving for separate Eelam in Sri Lanka as part of problem, not solution. Wants LTTE ban to stay. Sethu: Opposed to Indo...