Posts tagged as Publicity
How Not to Be a Publicist
"The Redner Group's official Twitter account posted something you almost never see: an open threat stating that outlets who reviewed Duke Nukem Forever poorly may not receive review copies of games in the future. Anyone who has done this job for any amount of time has suffered through a dry spell after giving a publisher a bad review, but this is the first time the threat of a blacklist has been made public." They've since apologized, but, yow. (via
Game Over! "EMI’s Virgin Records Unveils Groundbreaking Social Media Technology"
From the inbox, regarding the long-considered, much-discussed fate of the troubled making-money-off-music industry: "I am writing to bring your attention to a new a new social media technology that has been embraced by EMI's Virgin Records to help strengthen Music fans' experiences when following their favorite band. The technology is powered by RecreateMyNight.com and provides a social media platform that allows users to re-live concert experiences by streamlining online information. The Constellations are the first band to utilize RecreateMyNight.com, which is being touted as the next generation of social media technology — harnessing the power of existing social networks, like Facebook and Twitter, to provide a streamlined view of nights out." The emphasis is in the original.
Pretty Actress Performs Black Ops Tabloid PR for TV Show's Return
Last night, attractive 32-year-old TV starlet ____ ____ allegedly ran her Range Rover into three parked cars and fled the scene on foot, only to soon return, while police were investigating. The event occurred in the city of Los ____. The starlet, who never has celebrity gossip tabloid run-ins, and who was said to be (oddly) not intoxicated at the time of the "event," is performing the first wave of advance press for season four of her television show, ____ ____, which returns July 25.
Last Night, PR, Internet Week and The Way We ____ Now
From our inbox:
[PUBLICIST]
to notes@theawl.com
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Jessanne Collins: The Truth About 'Playgirl' and Levi Johnston
I don't know about you, but I'm tired of having Levi Johnston's penis thrust into my consciousness every time I read the news. And believe me, I've got a high tolerance for explicit visuals-I was Playgirl's managing editor until the print magazine folded last year, leaving in its place the softcore subscription website that's been publicly courting Sarah Palin's would've-been son-in-law for months for a shoot that's scheduled to take place later this week. It's not that I'm bitter. More power to Playgirl if it can ride the brawn of a small town teen father back into the limelight, and more power to small town teen fathers who can make their mark on the world with their undeniably virile genitalia. READ MORE
'Avatar' Pre-Buzz Goes Wildly Over the Top with Sam Worthington 'Esquire' Cover
We're only something like four months prior to the opening of James Cameron's Avatar, which is apparently the most important movie of our generation (what if it sucks though!?), and already the pre-buzz has put bricklayer-hot Australian actor Sam Worthington on the cover of Esquire. (Perhaps you remember Worthington from such movies as that last Terminator mess, and, um... that episode of Jag? Or, uh, doing Macbeth in Melbourne?) The magazine describes him, very weirdly, on the cover, as "The Greatest Actor of Our Time?" Because you know, when someone finally says that about you, do you really want it to be ending with a question mark? Is this just some weird cover-line uptalk? Is Esquire just girls? Also in the two photos of him in the magazine, Sam Worthington is wearing "cotton jeans by Dolce & Gabbana" and "cotton jeans by Levi's." Um, in case you did not know, here is the deal with jeans: they are made out of cotton.
