DS PR 101: This is a visual medium, kids. Provide visuals!
I have seen multiple references today to what sounds like a very expensive, well-executed landmark installation in New York involving projection systems, 3D and a very famous building. As much as I would like to get on the subway to get over and see it first-hand, I don’t live in Manhattan, nor do countless people [...]
Sub-optimized PR: Don’t just tell them, show them
I have a self-imposed rule that I don’t include the names of companies on this blog if I am slapping them around for being stupid or mindless in their approach. Here’s a case of PR that is pretty well executed, albeit in a highly conventional way, but misses the opportunity at hand. PlayNetwork is a [...]
DS PR 101: It's a visual medium, so why are you just sending out text?
It is remarkable how much press material is sent out without visuals, in a business that blabbers on and on about content being everything. I was just reading a release about a European software company and its new DOOH client, describing in considerable detail what’s on the screen and how the screens are located in [...]
