From the Scotsman – IT WAS the poster that adorned the walls of countless adolescents at the end of the 1970s and fuelled a million male fantasies. Caught in bright sunlight, a woman tennis player, lopes off court, rather indiscretely scratching a naked buttock. Now Tennis Girl, taken by photographer Martin Elliott in 1976, is…
Michael Parkinson’s golden age of genuine celebrity is, alas, long gone, replaced for good by an unhealthy obsession with talentless and transient D-listers Mark Borkowski Thursday July 5, 2007 MediaGuardian.co.uk http://media.guardian.co.uk/columnists/story/0,,2119155,00.html
It’s a sad day today as George Melly is dead. He was one of the true entertainers and raconteurs. I met him when I was working as a fledgling publicist at the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon where George would entertain the citizens of Swindon with his peculiar stage performances. One of his greatest fans was…
This arrived in my inbox this morning read the full article in Business Week. The practicalities of the commercial world. Proud Sponsors of the Genocide Olympics Business Week, June 21, 2007 http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jun2007/gb20070621_511854.htm Among the nightmares that might plague a marketing executive, bankrolling an event that some call the Genocide Olympics could well be one of…
Leafing through a set of files, I am reminded about how the publicity stunts have been dwindling over the years, probably because people are too straight laced or uptight when it comes to taking risks. Max Rosey was the genius behind many a PR stunt. Rosey was the legendary New York PR man who put…
She’s the biggest thing to come out of Britain since The Spice Girls. But will the wine, the man and the attitude be enough for Amy Winehouse? There is nothing conventional about Amy Winehouse. She seems to have sprung fully formed from a subterranean music dungeon – a creature of extravagant plumage, big hair, black…
Peter McKay in today’s Daily Mail suggests that Princes Harry and William are being advised by their media minders to go for the easy option when being interviewed. McKay thinks the Princes should not seek to control their questions and should perhaps face Jeremy Paxman or John Humphrys. In my opinion, the Royal Family get…
From “When Elephants Ski – The Publicity Stunt Is an Institution as American as, Well, the President by Peter Carlson Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, May 1, 2004 Aaron Cushman, is a legendary Chicago PR man and author of a 2003 memoir, “A Passion for Winning: Fifty Years of Promoting Legendary People and Products.”…
I thought I would share an email that came in today. The senders name has been dropped off for obvious reasons. S**t just hit fan with the car bombing so calling all national papers and pitching our security expert in as a spokesperson, expert etc (of the millions of things we do, we stuff like protecting companies…
At a press conference today, it was announced that the Spice Girls will reform for a World Tour commencing this December. Everyone is super heated about just how much money this tour will generate. Simon Fuller is behind it, and one thing is certain, and that’s that he can make money even while he’s sleeping….