Filed under: Twitter
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and Denver’s Tennyson Center for Children will receive a $5,000 gift from Noble Energy if it can hit 1,000 Twitter followers by the end of today. So go to http://twitter.com/tennysoncenter and click on “follow.” There are kids who desperately need your help.
Volume PR and Linhart picked up hardware at the BMA Colorado Gold Key awards. Volume won a Silver Key award for its work with its client The Alternative Board, and Linhart nabbed a Silver Key award for its work with client MWH’s hydropower practice.
Vladimir Jones has signed COMPA Ministries. VJ will help generate awareness of the non-profit organization serving the homeless, under-employed and at-risk in the Denver area. The part paid/part pro-bono scope of work is focused on positioning the organization to have greater fundraising potential in order to ultimately help more people in need.
Filed under: Jobs
Congratulations to Rachel Benedick, who officially has been named vice president of sales and services for VISIT DENVER, The Convention & Visitors Bureau. Benedick has been in the position on an interim basis since September 2008.
Filed under: Denver Post
Now that it isn’t engaged in a circulation war, the Denver Post has decided to drop delivery to “outlying” areas of Colorado, which it defines as ”far western, southern and eastern parts of Colorado” such as Grand Junction, Durango,Trinidad, La Junta, Lamar and Burlington. Aldo Svaldi at the Post has the details.
Filed under: GroundFloor Media
GroundFloor Media has joined Public Relations Global Network, an international organization of independent, owner-operated public relations agencies that collaborate to serve clients.
Aldo Svaldi at the Denver Post says the paper is satisfied with its post-Rocky circulation numbers, but Michael Roberts at Westword says Svaldi’s article is “journalistically appalling.” One thing is for sure – it is going to take six months to a year for the Post to truly understand what percentage of Rocky subscribers it held on to. Any analysis now is like trying to project a pitcher’s ERA during the first inning of the first game.
Filed under: PRWeek
As PRWeek distributes its last weekly edition before switching to a monthly, the New York Times notes:
“(PRWeek) is now in the embarrassing position of all businesses that choose a too-specific moniker — think of the chef who christens his restaurant ’8 Jones’ after its street address, only to perplex customers when 8 Jones later moves to 14 Chestnut Street.”
First, the good news: The Denver Post is now the 11th largest newspaper in the U.S., thanks to Scripps’ decision to shutter the Rocky (and the JOA’s ability to automatically switch Rocky subscribers to the Post). The bad news? The Post is already down 17.4 percent compared total Rocky/Post subscribers, making it tough for the Post to maintain its goal of keeping 80 percent of Rocky subscribers.
Mark Harden at the Denver Business Journal and Michael Roberts at Westword have examined the numbers and what they mean.
Among those hiring this week are the University of Colorado Denver, American Sentinel University, Denver Public Schools, Echostar, Jeppeson (three positions) and Pendum.
National CPA firm Clifton Gunderson has selected Chicago-based Clarus Communications to handle public relations in Colorado. Clifton Gunderson was formerly represented by LeGrand Hart.
Filed under: Crisis Communications
The truly great PR blunders are self-made, as Apple showed us this week. As the company prepared to publicly celebrate the one billionth download from its App Store, it managed to change the focus to how it ever could have allowed the Baby Shaker application to get approved. Apple finally hit the billion downloads mark early this morning, but every article written about the achievement will now mention the Baby Shaker controversy.
Filed under: Jobs
Cherry Creek North has posted its soon-to-be-vacant Marketing and Communications Director position.
Filed under: INDenverTimes
Michael Roberts at Westword confirms that INDenverTimes was only able to hit six percent of its goal of 50,000 subscribers. I knew they wouldn’t get 50,000, but I thought they’d do a lot better than 3,000. Ouch.
Filed under: Rocky Mountain News
Today marks what would have been the 150th anniversary of the Rocky Mountain News.
Filed under: Public Relations
The former Rocky Mountain News reporters’ ambitious plans to launch a subscription-based online news site to compete with the Denver Post just got harder. After failing to reach their goal of 50,000 subscribers, the projects financiers have pulled out. But business reporter David Milstead hasn’t given up, and he told the Post, “The take-away is that (managing editor) Steve Foster, myself and others who are committed to this venture will continue to pursue the concept, and we are now looking for new backers.” Joey Bunch at the Post has the details.
Linhart PR’s Sharon Linhart has been named a co-chair of the 2009 Girl Scouts of Colorado’s annual Women of Distinction event. As a co-chair, Linhart will help plan the festivities for the annual Girl Scout fundraising program that recognizes outstanding women in the business and philanthropic communities.
Filed under: PR Moves
Christina Brickley is leaving her position as marketing and communications director for the Cherry Creek North Business Improvement District to form her own PR and marketing agency, C5. The agency, which has already inked three clients, will be located downtown. Brickley’s experience includes positions with Barnhart, JohnstonWells, University of Colorado and the Denver Art Museum.
Filed under: Newspapers
If you are one of those chumps who spends more than 10 minutes reading a newspaper, help is on the way.
Filed under: Awards
IABC Colorado is accepting entries for its annual Bronze Quill Awards through May 22. Details are here.
Filed under: Denver Broncos
In Jay Cutler’s 5:32 NFL Network interview, he manages to utter “you know” every 5.82 seconds on average. Seriously.
(Hat tip to CJ Powell)
Filed under: journalism
If you were concerned about the future of journalism, you can relax. Congress is on it.
Filed under: Denver Post
The Denver Post profiles Cohn Marketing’s Jeff Cohn in its “Three Questions” feature.
Among those hiring this week are FCCServices, Jefferson County Public Library, GHX, Sunbridge and the Zocalo Group (Chicago).
The number of Denver television anchors and reporters who have departed over the past year has been brutal, but the behind-the-camera exodus has been just as bad. Joanne Ostrow at the Denver Post reports today that CBS4 producer Vicki Hildner’s contract was not renewed. Hildner’s resume includes a Peabody Award and 40 Emmys in her two decades at CBS4.
Filed under: Xcel
A shout-out to Xcel spokesman Joe Fuentes, who has no doubt been working triple time during this brutal snowstorm. Hopefully Xcel will finish restoring service soon, and Joe can take a long nap.
Filed under: Crocs
Crocs stock is up about 70 percent over the past three weeks, and insiders are attributing the spike to the clever endorsement deal Crocs PR’s Shelley Weibel struck with Somali pirates:
(Hat tip to Daniel Brogan at 5280).
Filed under: Public Relations
Taylor Herring compiles the list.
Filed under: Jobs
If you are job hunting, here are 22 tips for ‘nailing the interview.’ While the tips may be helpful, the confidence that you’ll get by knowing that you are better than these morons is invaluable. Hat tip to Seth Godin.
Filed under: Wins
- Volume PR has added American Energy Resources, Faction Media, JuicedHybrid.com, WebSafety.com, Auto-trol Technology and The Alternative Board as clients
- The Bawmann Group landed HSA Colorado and HPL as clients, and added David Whitney as account coordinator
- SSA Public Relations has been selected by TeleTech as its agency of record
- GroundFloor Media was selected by Westwood College as its national public relations agency of record
Filed under: Crisis Communications
Domino’s is getting relatively high marks from social-networking and crisis-management experts for its response to a YouTube video that shows two of its employees “tampering” with food.
Filed under: PRWeek
PRWeek announced several changes today, the most dramatic of which is that the previously weekly publication will now be a monthly. PRNewser has the details.
Former 9News investigative reporter Paula Woodward talks to Michael Roberts of Westword about her decision to leave the station after 32 years.
PRSA Colorado is out with its list of 2009 Gold Pick nominees. The organizations/agencies nominated are:
- 104 West Partners
- Bonfils Blood Center
- Carmichael Lynch Spong
- Cohn Marketing Group
- Denver Art Museum
- Denver Botanic Gardens
- First Data Marketing and Communications
- GroundFloor Media
- JohnstonWells Public Relations
- Linhart Public Relations
- Metropolitan State College of Denver, Office of College Communications
- Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation
- MGA Communications
- Morris Animal Foundation
- National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
- Newmont Mining Corporation
- Philosophy Communication
- Pure Brand Communications
- Rocky Mountain Health Plans
- Room 214
- SSA Public Relations
- University of Denver, University Communications
- Xstatic Public Relations
So far, Linhart leads the field with six nominations. If you know someone with more, let me know. You can register to attend the Gold Pick awards at http://www.prsacolorado.org/cde.cfm?event=257309.
UPDATE: Carmichael Lynch Spong is the new Gold Pick nominee leader with nine.
It took nearly a week to become official, but the Denver Post is now reporting that 9News’ investigative reporter Paula Woodward is leaving the station after 32 years. No official word on CBS4′s Reggie Rivers yet.
Michael Roberts at Westword roasts CBS4 for violating the “important tenet of editorial independence” in a story about hands-free cell phone calls.
Among those hiring this week are Exempla Healthcare, City of Westminster, FTI, Lake Dillon Fire Protection District, Starz Entertainment, and U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
GBSM has been awarded management consulting, strategic communications and/or public affairs assignments over the last quarter from AARP State Operations, Black Creek Capital Group, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, Denver International Airport, Denver Water, Evergreen Energy, Grease Monkey International, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, The Klutznick Company and the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments/Fort Carson Regional Growth Plan.
PRSA is sponsoring a luncheon next week that will examine Denver’s changing media landscape, and what implications it has for the city generally and public relations professionals specifically. The panel will include:
- Jeanette Chavez, managing editor of the Denver Post
- Darrell Proctor, online content channel manager for Examiner.com, in charge of content for the business and finance, careers and workplace, and gadgets and technology channels
- David Milstead, former reporter for the Rocky Mountain News, representing InDenverTimes.com
- Jim Anderson, Colorado Associated Press news editor
- Sharon Linhart, founder and managing partner of Linhart Public Relations
If you are interested in attending, the details are:
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Curtis Hotel, 1405 Curtis Street
Registration and Networking: 11:30 a.m. – Noon
Luncheon: Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Click here to register
We’ve heard rumors for several days that 9News is dumping investigative reporter Paula Woodward, and now the rumor mill has Reggie Rivers out as CBS4′s weekend sports anchor. We’re starting a pool for the last Denver news personality over age 30.
There is yet another television news anchor shake-up in Denver. Univision Denver’s 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. anchor Rodolfo José Cárdenas has departed, and it doesn’t sound like it was his decision. Media Moves has the details.
Congratulations to Linhart PR partner and CFO Carri Clemens for being named a finalist in the annual Denver Business Journal “CFO of the Year” awards.
Filed under: Wins
- Trippe & Company has landed Lafayette-based Aegis Analytical as a client and announced a dedicated social media practice.
- Pivot Communications has been selected as agency of record by What’s Next Career Transition Services.
Filed under: Newspapers
Washington Post columnist Michael Kinsley lays out his vision.
Among those hiring this week are the American Red Cross Mile High Chapter, City of Westminster, Corinthian Colleges, Lake Dillion Fire Protection District and One Beacon Insurance.
