Comments for Living Organism http://www.livingorganism.net Essential nutrients for branding and public relations Sat, 17 May 2008 12:44:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 Comment on ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST by Lena Karalnik http://www.livingorganism.net/2007/02/13/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-1351 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 03:45:38 +0000 http://www.livingorganism.net/2007/02/13/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-1351 Coming from a 10 year background in design and advertising, Its hard not to feel the pain for the hundreds if not thousands of people that had a hand on the Eisner volcano. I moved back to Baltimore after working 10 long years in some of the biggest NYC ad agencies to find the Baltimore ad scene blooming its way into the sky. Landing design work in this city is a sinch, the market here seems to be a big bouncy ball that lets everyone take a jump on it. Unlike the metropolis cities that I know of, where its dog eat dog and cut throat advertising brutality just to get noticed. I guess this leads me to my point. Eisner had its golden days and yes, many people had the rug pulled out under them at the very end. The karma that was left behind will eventually creep its way into the universe and somehow payback everyone that was involved in this shameful situation. That's how life seems to work. You will always pay, one way or another. Being kind is good. Being kind and business savvy is even better. Coming from a 10 year background in design and advertising, Its hard not to feel the pain for the hundreds if not thousands of people that had a hand on the Eisner volcano. I moved back to Baltimore after working 10 long years in some of the biggest NYC ad agencies to find the Baltimore ad scene blooming its way into the sky.

Landing design work in this city is a sinch, the market here seems to be a big bouncy ball that lets everyone take a jump on it. Unlike the metropolis cities that I know of, where its dog eat dog and cut throat advertising brutality just to get noticed.

I guess this leads me to my point. Eisner had its golden days and yes, many people had the rug pulled out under them at the very end. The karma that was left behind will eventually creep its way into the universe and somehow payback everyone that was involved in this shameful situation. That’s how life seems to work. You will always pay, one way or another.

Being kind is good. Being kind and business savvy is even better.

]]> Comment on iPHONE MANIA, PR DELIGHT by Amanda Karfakis http://www.livingorganism.net/2007/07/16/iphone-mania-pr-delight/#comment-1350 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:52:27 +0000 http://www.livingorganism.net/2007/07/16/iphone-mania-pr-delight/#comment-1350 Hi, Jason, Thanks for posting your thoughts about "iPhone Mania" to Living Organism. I'm glad to hear that the article in the BBJ, and ultimately, the follow up blog entry resonated with you. PR is a tough thing for many execs to really understand and we do our best to create awareness for how valuable it is. Glad you learned more about PR and that you were motivated to contact us! Thanks again for your comments. Cheers, Amanda Hi, Jason,

Thanks for posting your thoughts about “iPhone Mania” to Living Organism. I’m glad to hear that the article in the BBJ, and ultimately, the follow up blog entry resonated with you. PR is a tough thing for many execs to really understand and we do our best to create awareness for how valuable it is. Glad you learned more about PR and that you were motivated to contact us! Thanks again for your comments.

Cheers,
Amanda

]]> Comment on iPHONE MANIA, PR DELIGHT by Jason Lancaster http://www.livingorganism.net/2007/07/16/iphone-mania-pr-delight/#comment-1349 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:36:39 +0000 http://www.livingorganism.net/2007/07/16/iphone-mania-pr-delight/#comment-1349 Wow! Thank you for this extremely informative post. I saw the article in BBJ and simply dismissed it as hype. What I didn't know was the other media outlets that covered you and the result. I often wonder what effectiveness PR has. Knowing the effect this release had on building your brand is awesome and a motivator for other businesses like mine to make sure we're aware of the PR world. Wow! Thank you for this extremely informative post. I saw the article in BBJ and simply dismissed it as hype. What I didn’t know was the other media outlets that covered you and the result. I often wonder what effectiveness PR has. Knowing the effect this release had on building your brand is awesome and a motivator for other businesses like mine to make sure we’re aware of the PR world.

]]> Comment on ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST by Mike Karfakis http://www.livingorganism.net/2007/02/13/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-255 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:58:43 +0000 http://www.livingorganism.net/2007/02/13/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-255 Thanks for your comment, Jason. I understand and am sorry your company felt the aftershock. I think we both agree that you cannot let one bad apple spoil the bunch, however. There is still plenty of good, ethical business to be had here in the city. The cream always rises to the top. Thanks for your comment, Jason. I understand and am sorry your company felt the aftershock. I think we both agree that you cannot let one bad apple spoil the bunch, however. There is still plenty of good, ethical business to be had here in the city. The cream always rises to the top.

]]> Comment on ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST by Jason Lancaster http://www.livingorganism.net/2007/02/13/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-249 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:17:16 +0000 http://www.livingorganism.net/2007/02/13/another-one-bites-the-dust/#comment-249 Thanks for the article, Mike. You said a lot of what I'd like to say, but being that Eisner was one of our largest accounts it's a little hard to write anything beyond the hard-felt fact that Eisner totally and completely screwed my company and a lot of others involved. So, an outsiders opinion is a refreshing change. It's nice to know that there are other companies out there who believe in taking the "ethically high" road. Shame we've never done business together! Thanks for the article, Mike. You said a lot of what I’d like to say, but being that Eisner was one of our largest accounts it’s a little hard to write anything beyond the hard-felt fact that Eisner totally and completely screwed my company and a lot of others involved.

So, an outsiders opinion is a refreshing change.

It’s nice to know that there are other companies out there who believe in taking the “ethically high” road. Shame we’ve never done business together!

]]> Comment on PR: Some Get It, Others Don’t by Peter Himler http://www.livingorganism.net/2005/12/15/pr-the-overnight-sensation/#comment-5 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:07:34 +0000 http://www.livingorganism.net/2005/12/15/pr-the-overnight-sensation/#comment-5 Nicely written, and accurate to boot. The most important point you make is that PR is not a magic bullet with instant results. It is a subtle discipline whose effects can be felt over time. I think Trout and Ries overstate what PR pros have the capacity to accomplish on the brand-building front, especially when one considers how the media (and other message delivery channels) have fragmented these last few years. Nonetheless, of all the marketing disciplines, PR is a most effective tool, if not a most misunderstood one. Nicely written, and accurate to boot. The most important point you make is that PR is not a magic bullet with instant results. It is a subtle discipline whose effects can be felt over time. I think Trout and Ries overstate what PR pros have the capacity to accomplish on the brand-building front, especially when one considers how the media (and other message delivery channels) have fragmented these last few years. Nonetheless, of all the marketing disciplines, PR is a most effective tool, if not a most misunderstood one.

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