The length of a throw in is a physicist’s dream. They see aerodynamics like a child views ice cream they love muscle arrangements and projection velocity and they make equations to express a player’s ferocity but kinetics, kinetics – it’s all in the throw in the instinctive angle when the ball is let go at…
Guardian Sports Friday 9th June 2006 Mark Borkowski: FA thinks its still 1966 It is arguably the hardest job in the world and it gets harder every time the World Cup finals come around. Even so, it is difficult to find a good word for the PR team at the FA http://media.guardian.co.uk/marketingandpr/comment/0,,1793814,00.html
Since Monday’s post on balding movie stars, I have received an email from Spencer Torvil, who has alerted me to a website – the bald movie stars forum. This website shows you how to read early indications of impending baldness by close observation of receding hairlines and scalp texture. Apparently the website was set up…
Kevin Federline wants his children to work in fast food restaurants. The fledging rapper, who is expecting his second child with wife Britney Spears, said: “My kids are going to have to learn what a real job is, what life is. You don’t have it easy with me. Period. My kids are going to work…
One of the greatest secrets of Hollywood was which actors and actresses wore wigs. Many Hollywood publicists held this information close to their chests, only to use the information later to get higher fees. But George Evans, Sinatra’s publicist would never even allude to such a thing for fear of ending up in the river….
While researching radio stunts recently, I was reminded of the famous marriage organised by BRMB in Birmingham where the station married off two complete strangers who were listeners of the show. Another good one was the dry ice stunt, where participants in an endurance test were encouraged to sit on dry ice for hours on…
It was the stunt of the week – the unknown pop singer heading for the top of the charts thanks to webcasts from her basement flat. And it didn’t just make Sandi Thom an overnight sensation. It’s done wonders for the media profile of Quite Great, a PR company from Cambridge. http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2006/06/why_pr_doesnt_pay.html
The last two blogs on the site have prompted a flurry of emails offering many examples of disaster stories involving animals and PR stunts. Jeremy Binns from Philadelphia recounted one of many stories he has surrounding ill fated stunts and publicists. His best story involved an Alaskan bear that was used in the 1950’s by…
Cheap publicity solutions for aging celebrities George Michael believes his recent arrest was good for his career. He said: “In all honesty it does me good. I take crap for a couple of weeks but it promotes my new single. I hate to say it but it’s true. I don’t want to do regular promotion…
Paul v Heather: the PR verdict Celebrities who benefit from the best PR know the secret lies in being represented by someone who’s as close to Fleet Street as to their clients. It’s been a big PR fortnight. http://media.guardian.co.uk/marketingandpr/comment/0,,1781951,00.html