Come one, come all! AM:PM PR arrives at The Cyrk
We wanted a neighborhood on the Eastside where we’d found such great welcome and a strong presence of other creative influences and we found The Cyrk.
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Entries by Allison McCormick
Doctorate-level marketing brilliance
Disney has topped itself. And everyone else. Check out http://monstersuniversity.com/edu/ and allow yourself to enjoy this genius level marketing brilliance
Promoted personal posts just might kill Facebook
I can accept promoted Facebook posts from businesses because the service needs to pay for itself and the ads are really not that intrusive. But …
What not to do on your Facebook business page
A restaurant owner in small town in Washington surely regrets sharing publicly that he pay his utility bill and blaming the local PUD on his woes. The reactions below demonstrate risks of outbursts for managers of a Facebook business page.
Cute Animal 3: Don’t Drip It, Squish It!
Like the students of online trends that we are, we’re always investigating what’s most popular and grabs the most attention online. Enter: cute animal.
Cute animal blah blah blah
The other day around the office, we were discussing what makes for a successful viral video. We hit upon the answer of “cute animals.”
Confessions of a blog slacker procrastinator
How should a professional procrastinator with a long to-do list keep up on blog posts? Tips for getting posts written and maybe even enjoying the process.
Wake up businesses and organizations! Consumers are in control.
Today a company’s bad decision can ignite an immediate firestorm that can spread across the interwebs as quickly as a tornado can ruin a city. Boards and CEOs in charge of such decisions should consider every possibility for backlash. Hindsight is always 20/20, but with enough of these examples in the past 12 months, I would expect that every organization would thoughtfully gauge the opinions of its target consumer before deciding on a new course that could permanently damage the brand.
Strike Against SOPA & PIPA
Today is the strike against SOPA and PIPA. Many websites are blacking out and offering information about SOPA and PIPA and how to get in touch with your congressmen to tell them how you feel about this legislation. These bills would create Internet censorship laws more intrusive than Syria or China currently employ in their countries.