It all started with a simple question.
“How do they decide what to number these highways anyway?”
By now we’ve traveled up and down the highways, byways, interstates, turnpikes…and a couple “off the map” dirt roads. Approximately 5,000 miles of them. But it wasn’t until I asked that question that I began to realize there’s actually [...]
What do Israeli cowboys, recycled hangers and Park Avenue have in common?
Henry Feintuch.
This vet of the PR industry in NYC did something recently that most would deem, well, I think the mild word for it would be….insane.
He launched a PR practice this year.
January 2, 2009, to be precise.
And here’s the kicker…they are going [...]
Blue Ball. Intercourse. Jugtown. Bird-in-Hand. Bath. Seemsville. Hecktown. Bethlehem. Nazareth. Butzville.
What do all of these names have in common?
They are all towns in Pennsylvania. And those are just the ones that came off the top of my head. I honestly don’t know how these names are derived. I mean, Butzville? Intercourse?
Wonder if there are [...]
Non-profit PR is always difficult. Not only are there tight budgets, but who’s to say your important cause is more important that someone elses important cause? From saving the planet and curing cancer to helping underserved children and feeding the homeless. It’s all important work. And it all has amazing personal and interesting “heart tugging” [...]
In an effort to avoid driving through Manhattan again, we left Brooklyn via Coney Island today. In so doing, we drove by Nathan’s Famous Frankfurters. A business that has not only managed to turn a crazy local event into an international sports tradition, but a brand that has become synonymous with the product they sell. [...]
Even Brooklyn looks beautiful tonight.
Lyrics to a song that Johannes once wrote but never sang for our friends who got married and now live in this borough of NYC. And a feeling I can’t help but fall into after a day in Prospect Park with those same friends and our children who danced till [...]
The first thing I noticed when I stepped out of the train station in Center City was that the cops looked a lot younger that I had remembered. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact that I’ve aged.
But as I kept walking, it became evident that the symbiotic relationship between place [...]
There is a symbiotic relationship between people and place. It’s hard to decide which defines the other more.
In Montana, the wide open spaces, the real sense of “distance” from the rest of the country, creates a sturdy independent people. Many entrepreneurs call Montana home. From ranchers to ad men.
Wyoming is wild. Home to [...]
Crossing this great country over the past few weeks one thing I have not seen much of is current and explosive growth. Recent growth, yes. Projected growth, absolutely. But tear down the walls and rent out an entirely new floor to work in a temporary construction zone growth? Nope. Not until I landed in the [...]
Rose Gordon used to avoid PR people in order to get to her story. Now they are her story.
As the news editor for PRWeek, the PR industry’s premier publication, Gardner manages seven reporters with the day to day operation of the now monthly print magazine. She also manages the online newsletter, blog, videos and [...]
