Wednesday, January 28, 2009
End of the World, 2012? WTF
What the hell is this all about? Many people have mentioned it recently. I really don't have the tolerance to get too far into it. Frankly it's just disturbing for me to think about. Even right now on The Daily Show there is a man talking about an asteroid hitting in 2029. Guess that is kinda comforting though because that means he doesn't believe the 2012 theory. Hm...
Advertising vs. PR
Some argue that this economic situation is great for public relations. If people can't afford to pay for an advertising campaign, they turn to editorial because generally, it's cheaper. But others will say that in this economic situation, people are cutting back a whole lot more, and that means getting rid of things they really don't have to have, like pr. I hear one women running a pr company is doing the best she has ever done, yet I hear another company with similar clients and overall business, is suffering.
I guess it's just in the eye of the beholder, or at least that's what I will stick to until I really form a better, more factual finding. Working with socialites, sure they don't NEED pr, so they cut it out of the budget. But an actress, who can't handle all the press on her own, well, she probably needs us. Or a restaurant who normally advertises may lose the ads and just stick with the pr. But a small company that can't really do either, needs to just cut out the outreach in those conventional ways entirely. So really, I think it just depends. I personally like to think the glass is half full...pr will flourish in these times!
But on the other hand...
I just read all at once that 4 places I would have given my left arm to work for (still probably would) have laid people off. One cut out the events staff, where I would have been included had I got that opportunity. Another I would have been the assistant for the women who ran the company and she decided to step down from the throne today. A third company decided to go completely digital and no longer have their print version of a magazine. The forth job just nixed their New York office all together! I guess everything happens for a reason.
I guess it's just in the eye of the beholder, or at least that's what I will stick to until I really form a better, more factual finding. Working with socialites, sure they don't NEED pr, so they cut it out of the budget. But an actress, who can't handle all the press on her own, well, she probably needs us. Or a restaurant who normally advertises may lose the ads and just stick with the pr. But a small company that can't really do either, needs to just cut out the outreach in those conventional ways entirely. So really, I think it just depends. I personally like to think the glass is half full...pr will flourish in these times!
But on the other hand...
I just read all at once that 4 places I would have given my left arm to work for (still probably would) have laid people off. One cut out the events staff, where I would have been included had I got that opportunity. Another I would have been the assistant for the women who ran the company and she decided to step down from the throne today. A third company decided to go completely digital and no longer have their print version of a magazine. The forth job just nixed their New York office all together! I guess everything happens for a reason.
Not So Overheard, It Was My Friend
Pam to cab driver "Are you from Bangledesh?"
Cab driver in foreign accent "No, Brooklyn!"
I'm not sure if that was funnier or if the cab ride home from my birthday party that night was. The driver purred and barked while Brooke blew her face into the glass divider and laughed the entire way home only to tell the man she farted as she exited.
Cab driver in foreign accent "No, Brooklyn!"
I'm not sure if that was funnier or if the cab ride home from my birthday party that night was. The driver purred and barked while Brooke blew her face into the glass divider and laughed the entire way home only to tell the man she farted as she exited.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Cuz I'm Awesome!
I came home from Israel expecting to be unemployed for months. Totally freaking out about the whole situation. For two days straight, I applied to as many jobs as possible. I'm thinking I will have interviewing stories material galore for the blog. For some reason, I wanted to see what I could do on my own before reaching out to friends who have friends. I recontacted a women who I had inquired a job about right before I had left for my trip. Within a day, she asked me to come interview. I set something up for the following day. The interview went well, and when I got home, I had an informal offer email with a thank you FROM HER waiting in my inbox. It wasn't the ideal terms I was looking for (IE: full time) but it was a good enough opportunity that I said OK. My thoughts were, I have friends who have been jobless for months, literally begging anyone who will take them for employment, and here I have this women offering me something off the bat. Why continue this search? Everyone is jokingly asking me who I slept with, but really, I'm just that awesome people!
Things happen fast at The Office. After my first day, which started with me alone in the office for my first hour, she invited me to the opening night of a Broadway show. We went to that, and then the after party. I was not expecting to bump into so many people! Friday I met a client who came to the office. Monday was my third day, and I already had an email address and business cards. Today, my fourth day at work, I take responsibility for more clients as an account executive. It is only going to get more crazy here and my excitement lasted a whole 3 days! Today I am kinda over the whole working thing again. So I wanted to get a little happy emotion down before I become completely jaded from my little NYC pr world.
Things happen fast at The Office. After my first day, which started with me alone in the office for my first hour, she invited me to the opening night of a Broadway show. We went to that, and then the after party. I was not expecting to bump into so many people! Friday I met a client who came to the office. Monday was my third day, and I already had an email address and business cards. Today, my fourth day at work, I take responsibility for more clients as an account executive. It is only going to get more crazy here and my excitement lasted a whole 3 days! Today I am kinda over the whole working thing again. So I wanted to get a little happy emotion down before I become completely jaded from my little NYC pr world.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Overheard
Boy at bar was making us guess what country he was born in. Before we left, we still didn't know and long story short, he had my number. He texted me a clue.
"It was an Eastern European country."
My response: "Grandpa? Is that you?"
"It was an Eastern European country."
My response: "Grandpa? Is that you?"
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Obomlette, etc.
Yesterday I thought I was getting creative by calling the omlette I happen to already be making, an Obomlette. Just your usual eggs, onions and cheese. But these people really take it to the next level!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
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