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May 15th, 2008 by Jason Falls

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brand tags

A neat collective intelligence project where you respond with one word to brand logos/names. Click through and see what your favorite brand is according to the one-word responses of the masses.

(tags: brands marketing branding)

Popularity: 2% [?]

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May 12th, 2008 by Jason Falls

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To make better bitters - “Spring Creek” recipe using Knob Creek

An interesting recipe using Knob Creek was written about in the Charlotte Observer on May 11. It’s called the “Spring Creek” and is crafted by Scott Luetgenau.

(tags: knobcreek)

Popularity: 4% [?]

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May 11th, 2008 by Jason Falls

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2008 Derby Kick-off Party presented by Knob Creek « Southern Gaming

Knob Creek’s sponsored Derby party pictures and stuff.

(tags: knobcreek)
Columbus Alive

Cool Knob Creek mention down in there … calls it a “tasty shot.” We prefer it sipped, of course, but to each his own.

(tags: knobcreek)
The Growing Backlash Against PR Spam, And The Rationale For MicroPR

Stowe Boyd’s excellent essay on the Trapiani list and solutions to PR poor practices.

(tags: pitching pr publicrelations bloggers)
prspammers wiki

Gina Trapiani’s list of PR spammers.

(tags: pr publicrelations pitching bloggers)
A Whole Lotta Nothing – Stop asking, start filtering

Matt Haughey’s email block suggestions for PR spam.

(tags: pr publicrelations pitching bloggers)
The Long Tail: Sorry PR people: you’re blocked

Chris Anderson’s list of PR spammers

(tags: pr pitching publicrelations bloggers)

Popularity: 5% [?]

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May 10th, 2008 by Jason Falls

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PR 2.0: Making Mistakes and Amends in Blogger and Media Relations

Another great deep-dive resource into blogger relations by Brian Solis.

(tags: bloggers blogs publicrelations PR)

Popularity: 6% [?]

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May 9th, 2008 by Jason Falls

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Communication Overtones: Blurred Lines

Lauren Vargas tops herself and most others with this fantastic story that illustrates the importance of work-life balance.

(tags: personal professional worklifebalance)

Popularity: 7% [?]

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May 5th, 2008 by Jason Falls

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10 Social Media Blunders that Can Destroy Your Brand | Sparkplug CEO

Wendy Piersall is brilliant and offers a nice primer list on how businesses can kill themselves making mistakes in social media.

(tags: bestpractices no-nos brands corporate)

Popularity: 10% [?]

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May 4th, 2008 by Jason Falls

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Whisky recipe stands up to test of time

Nice article about Maker’s Mark in the Vancouver Sun

(tags: makersmark)
Podcasting News » Podcast Ads 7 Times As Effective As Television Ads

Ad effectiveness in podcasts. Cool.

(tags: podcast advertising)
Top 10 Facebook “Pages”

Ranking of Facebook Pages … Interesting numbers.

(tags: Facebook)

Popularity: 13% [?]

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May 3rd, 2008 by Jason Falls

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The Social Customer Manifesto: Reaching Out: Four Retail Companies That Are Reaching Out with Blogs and Social Media

Good example of corporate blogs.

(tags: corporate blogs bestpractices)
Costas Now: Bissinger Vs. Leitch

Fantastic Bob Costas piece on bloggers vs. traditional media in the sports industry. Touches on the future of journalism and the credibility of the blogosphere.

(tags: blogs blogging journalism sports newspapers)
Someone’s trying to buy KCBW.com to trade it for Knob Creek … Cool!

Somebody’s trying get clever to get their Knob Creek. (Fellas … it’s easier to get some than holding a domain hostage we don’t need. Heh.) Thanks for the props, though.

(tags: knobcreek)

Popularity: 13% [?]

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May 2nd, 2008 by Jason Falls

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GoodLife: The Definitive: Mint Julep

(tags: makersmark)

Popularity: 11% [?]

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April 28th, 2008 by Jason Falls

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Knob Creek « American Hooch

Nice review of our lovely Knob Creek.

(tags: knobcreek)
How To Explain Web 2.0 To (Just About) Anyone at A New Marketing

Nice list of simple explanations of several Web 2.0 tools.

(tags: howto education)

Popularity: 16% [?]

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The Straight Pitch brings together the top blog posts on public relations, journalism and media from around the web. All posts from other websites are used with the original author's permission.
Jason Falls is a public relations professional and social media explorer for Doe Anderson, a national advertising agency in Louisville, Ky. This blog also contains his opinions, which are not necessarily those of his employer or his clients.

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