This holiday season I’m encouraging everyone to shop smart and shop locally for their gifts. When you spend money on locally made products, that money stays within your community. You support small independent businesses and help the regional Columbus economy stay strong. If you’re having trouble coming up with gift ideas, well… this guide is [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2008’
15 Local Holiday Gift Ideas: #1 – Beltbuckle from Tigertree
This holiday season I’m encouraging everyone to shop smart and shop locally for their gifts. When you spend money on locally made products, that money stays within your community. You support small independent businesses and help the regional Columbus economy stay strong. If you’re having trouble coming up with gift ideas, well… this guide is [...]
This Week is Bruce Campbell Week in Columbus
Well, the Mayor didn’t give Bruce a key to the city or anything, but considering all the other attention he’s getting, it’s close enough. His appearance at the Landmark Gateway theater on Wednesday to promote his new movie “My Name is Bruce” is pretty much the biggest event in Columbus this week. If you haven’t [...]
November 2008 Music Playlist
16 songs I’ve got on heavy rotation this month: What You Need (Radio Edit) – Priors Rich Girls (The Twelves Remix) – The Virgins The Lovers Are Losing (CSS Remix) – Keane Shooting Stars (ft. Rhys of ‘Ted & Francis’) – Bag Raiders Island (Hey Now Remix) – Pomomofo Falling Rockets (Original Mix) – Cicada [...]
Quoted in Columbus feature in American Way Magazine
Nearly two months ago I got a phone call out of the blue from a freelance writer working with American Way Magazine asking if I’d like to contribute a few quotes to an upcoming feature on the city of Columbus. I had nearly forgotten about this until a childhood friend of mine sent me a [...]
Busy Day Part Two : The State of the YP 2008
Yesterday evening I attended the annual “State of the Young Professional” event. The first event last year was well attended, but left some people skeptical and others energetic. I think for the most part, the energy is still there. The whole “attract and retain” initiative seems like something very hard to produce measurable results for, [...]
Busy Day Part One : Speaking Engagement at PRSA event
As I previously noted, I was invited to speak on a panel yesterday held by the Columbus chapter of the Public Relations Society of America on the topic of how bloggers and PR folks can productively interact. Rounding out the rest of the panel was Leigh Householder of Advergirl and Alaina Sheer of MsSingleMama. Lara [...]
614 Magazine – Website Confusion
I posted the press release for the new 614 magazine the other day here on my blog, as well as on Columbus Underground. I’ve been getting a lot of traffic for it from google, and I thought it deserved a follow up post to clarify some issues about their official website. The official website can [...]
Meet Columbus Bloggers – Nov 13, 11:30am
THE BIGGEST INFLUENCERS YOU DON’T KNOW Meet Columbus Bloggers Are you ready for Blogger Relations 101? Learn how to build a bridge between your story, bloggers and the public. These influential bloggers are approached daily by PR professionals looking for product reviews or news story coverage. Find out why they bite on some and send [...]
614 Magazine to launch in April 2009
Press Release Local publishers bet big on Columbus At what might seem an inopportune time to launch a new print publication, a pair of local publishers are betting big on Columbus and its largest demographic with the launch of 614 Magazine. “We call ourselves ‘Generation Columbus’. There is nothing that really speaks to our group [...]