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By: Is PR broken? |

Is PR broken? | — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:33:11 +0000

[...] throwing down on the PR industry, some constructively, others destructively. Michael Arrington weighed in yesterday, saying “PR as a profession is broken.” Then Marshall Kirkpatrick, who usually writes with a [...]

By: On death, PR and social media | Brand Central Station

On death, PR and social media | Brand Central Station — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:28:18 +0000

[...] did a good job of linking to several posts by bloggers (Scoble, Calacanis, Ruebel and Arrington) and a journalist (ZDNet’s Jennifer Leggio) raising questions about the value provided by [...]

By: Report Shows PR Pros Are Ethical – Why Is This A Surprise? | racetalkblog.com

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:18:58 +0000

[...] members of the media, such as WIRED’s Chris Anderson, Lifehacker’s Gina Trapani, and TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington. However, much of this criticism may be [...]

By: Buzzgain » More PR bashing by Jason

Buzzgain » More PR bashing by Jason — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:17:17 +0000

[...] talks about “Do it yourself PR” there are several others who claim the best thing to do is to fire your PR firm, pitch yourself and never hire a PR firm in the first [...]

By: TechCrunch Kills The Embargo, But PR Holds the Smoking Gun | PR2.0

TechCrunch Kills The Embargo, But PR Holds the Smoking Gun | PR2.0 — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:43:03 +0000

[...] ArringtonChris AndersonGina TrapaniDuncan RileySteve RubelRobert ScobleRWW – Why and How Embargoes WorkThe [...]

By: PR is Not Dead | PR2.0

PR is Not Dead | PR2.0 — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:18:56 +0000

[...] Arrington of TechCrunch explores the challenges of PR in a new media [...]

By: Comet Branding Radio [Wed. 12/3 @ 11a CST] Social Media will not Kill PR | cometbrandingblog

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:32:12 +0000

[...] one point a bunch of people thought PR was dead. #1, #2, #3, etc. So, we discussed it with some cool people including Jennifer Leggio, Nicole Jordan, [...]

By: Kel Kelly Blog - Death Threats At TechCrunch — WTF?

Kel Kelly Blog - Death Threats At TechCrunch — WTF? — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:21:59 +0000

[...] have written many posts illuminating my stark contrast of opinion when it comes to Arrington’s perspective regarding PR people and the PR industry as a whole. At times I find his opinion slanderous and highly discriminatory [...]

By: Can I Do My Own PR? : PerkettPRsuasion - The PerkettPR Blog

Can I Do My Own PR? : PerkettPRsuasion - The PerkettPR Blog — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:35:57 +0000

[...] me, I’m well aware that there are many, many PR professionals that do a bad job. I’ve received horrible, off-topic pitches myself as a blogger. But is this really different [...]

By: Online Marketing / General - All 2009 Nominees » SEMMYS.org

Online Marketing / General - All 2009 Nominees » SEMMYS.org — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:05:19 +0000

[...] The PR Roadblock On The Road To Blissful Blogging Michael Arrington, TechCrunch | 8/13/08 [...]

By: PR Pitching is Broken; Profession as a Whole is in Good Shape « Catching Flack

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:15:43 +0000

[...] the two most prominent bloggers involved in the debate — Steve Rubel and Michael Arrington of TechCrunch — lump PR pitching with the entire profession, pitching is really only one small part of the [...]

By: PR Progress (blog) » PR si Twitter

PR Progress (blog) » PR si Twitter — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:54:58 +0000

[...] The PR Roadblock On The Road To Blissful Blogging [...]

By: Death, PR and social media « Brand Central Station

Death, PR and social media « Brand Central Station — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:53:43 +0000

[...] did a good job of linking to several posts by bloggers (Scoble, Calacanis, Ruebel and Arrington) and a journalist (ZDNet’s Jennifer Leggio) raising questions about the value provided by [...]

By: Comet Branding Radio [Wed. 12/3 @ 11a CST] Social Media will not Kill PR - cometbrandingblog

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:37:38 +0000

[...] one point a bunch of people thought PR was dead. #1, #2, #3, etc. So, we discussed it with some cool people including Jennifer Leggio, Nicole Jordan, [...]

By: Feeds mobile edition

Feeds mobile edition — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:54:56 +0000

[...] Calm down, this is not another “PR is dead” meme. I’ll leave that to this guy and this guy and this guy. However, after attending a Horn Group panel on Wednesday on the topic of “Is Social Media Killing [...]

By: Is Social Media Killing PR? « Cindy’s Take on Tech

Is Social Media Killing PR? « Cindy’s Take on Tech — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:33:02 +0000

[...] “Build PR by building a great service and turn your users into your PR agents.” Then Michael Arrington on Tech Crunch says that PR is broken. “They’re trying to apply the same rules they used [...]

By: pr agency man

pr agency man — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:18:41 +0000

I personally think that a lot journalists are very lazy, and they rely on PR professionals to give them news. Without Public relations companies newspapers simply would not have enough news to put in their publications. In particular the regional newspapers, who only have a few journalists working for them – these papers need pr agencies. I agree that blogs have massively helped journalists gain more informaion and news

By: How PR Can Help Some Startups: Perspective of one Industry Analyst

How PR Can Help Some Startups: Perspective of one Industry Analyst — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:20:00 +0000

[...] the PR industry (again), this time a small group of successful CEOs (and VP bloggers) claim they don’t need public relations efforts. When you look closely, you realize, this is true, as they’ve primarily made it part of [...]

By: 5 reasons why it’s the golden age of PR | PRBLOGGER.COM - PR blog

5 reasons why it’s the golden age of PR | PRBLOGGER.COM - PR blog — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:58:57 +0000

[...] HOT TOPIC OF CONVERSATION Never before has PR been discussed by so many people who don’t work in the industry. Admittedly not always in a good light, but you can’t deny the profession is a hot topic of [...]

By: “The Key to Successful Blogging” | Create Business Growth

“The Key to Successful Blogging” | Create Business Growth — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:01:17 +0000

[...] TechCrunch, Micahel Arrington wrote a blog that dealt with the issue of how most PR professionals don’t [...]

By: More links for Thursday « PR Research

More links for Thursday « PR Research — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:52:54 +0000

[...] Finally, here’s more discussion from the PR versus bloggers debate: – Greenbanana weighs in on Robert Scoble’s post – Techcrunch’s Michael Arrington provides his opinion here [...]

By: Abbie Kendall

Abbie Kendall — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:13:52 +0000

Mike, are you feeling any better? If not, let me know. I’m here to help.

By: Englewood Beach » Blog Archive » Links 21.08.08 - PR debates, dottourism on Twitter

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:26:49 +0000

[...] Arrington writes more (from a tech startup angle) on the subject at The PR Roadblock On The Road To Blissful Blogging and the 150+ comments provides views from all sides. He comments that the people writing about [...]

By: The one thing that bugs me about PR agencies • DygiScape

The one thing that bugs me about PR agencies • DygiScape — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:29:54 +0000

[...] having the need for public relations services represent the voice of the company. Michael Arrington poured fuel on the fire by adding his perspective on PR and Blogging. (He did it so well, he got two PR reps to attack each [...]

By: Kel Kelly Blog - Blog Mafia

Kel Kelly Blog - Blog Mafia — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:11:04 +0000

[...] witnessed many PR people comment in response to Michael Arrington’s recent TechCrunch post on The PR Roadblock On The Road To Blissful Blogging, in which Arrington basically stereotypes all PR people as a bunch of useless losers who [...]