MySpace http://blog.myspace.com/rtorossian http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/87/m_999c8c2b30ca5e91f6e8864724077c2f.jpg http://blog.myspace.com/rtorossian en-US Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:17:53 GMT http://myspace.com blog.myspace.com 60 156135846 Last night, I lectured on Public Relations to a group of 75 or so MBA students at New York University, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  I spoke about marketing, journalists and day-to-day PR practi... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=450800918 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=450800918 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:58:00 GMT Read today that Joe the Plumber had hired a public relations agency to assist him in getting a record deal? Anyone out there join me in wondering how his 15 seconds of fame translates to people wantin... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=445086576 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=445086576 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:25:00 GMT These past few weeks have been tremendously busy. Case in point: I ate my breakfast at 5:30 p.m. twice in the last week. These are trying times as an entrepreneur, and they require more focus than eve... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=444727357 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=444727357 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:45:00 GMT I had a great discussion with a client (Sakiya Sandifer) today regarding the challenges of being an entrepreneur.  He described entrepreneurs as being much like ducks.  Ducks appear to be fl... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=442935165 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=442935165 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:43:00 GMT They used to construct the buildings that housed banks as if they were impenetrable stone fortresses.  The symbolism was obvious: your money is safe with us.  From kids with jars of pennies ... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=442385337 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=442385337 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:50:00 GMT I have recently been reading The Week, a publication put out by Felix Dennis of Dennis Publishing (who also publishes Maxim).  The magazine's simple motto is: "All you need to know about everythi... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=442384896 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=442384896 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:45:00 GMT Just a "quick tip" I gleaned from New York real estate maven extraordinaire Barbara Corcoran, from her book Use What You've Got…   When on the phone – an important call – physically stand up... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=441010698 Life http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=441010698 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:53:00 GMT During my midnight Internet trolling last night, I came across the following study which I remember received a ton of attention when it first came out  a few months ago.  I thought it was an... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=441010115 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=441010115 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:51:00 GMT I spent the weekend reading "Off the Record: The Press, the Government, and the War over Anonymous Sources," by Norman Pearlstine, who spent years in the media serving as executive editor of The Wall ... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=440682222 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=440682222 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:36:00 GMT I blogged about this recently, but I am still amazed that companies cut their public relations budget at times such as these (and it's genuinely not just a self serving comment).  Yes, we are in ... http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=439400894 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=156135846&blogId=439400894 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:32:00 GMT