Comments on: “Aloha, and Welcome to the Pleasure Dome”

By: trace

trace — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:04:22 +0000

Oh yea, the goooood ‘ol days of budgets!!! I miss those! Yes, an event can be sexy if there is a good budget to work with. These days- not so much, unfortunately due to economy. But you can still be creative with whatever you’re working with, I say. As for my strongest qualities? My mentors and people I’ve worked with say that it is my media relations skills. For example, I’ll take the time to research journalists that I wish to work with. It makes sense to see what they’ve recently written or done, before you pitch them. Another example is to pay attention to media and what their needs are. They usually have someone to answer to in their company and it helps if the pr/marketing person has a clue of how to help them with the right research in order for them to get their story done. And… there is an entirely different crew out there in the world that will tell you that they think my strongest quality is the ability to laugh at myself. Life is short, ya know?

By: outofbounds

outofbounds — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:39:43 +0000

Ha…so true. In my ad days, I used to work on both car and motorcycle accounts. My first dealer show was one for Yamaha motorcycles. I was 21 at the time. My job prior to the show was to interview potential Playboy bunnies to appear in Yamaha’s booth. So, uh, tell me…what are your strongest qualities?

By: Hernando Conwi

Hernando Conwi — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:32:04 +0000

Hey! Dealer Intro shows CAN be sexy. I spent just short of $7mil once for a three-night affair.

The good ol’ days of open checkbooks!

By: trace

trace — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:58:58 +0000

hey lorena! glad you like the blog; -) yea, you and your buddy were having waaaaaaaaay too much fun last night at the event. i love seeing happy people. you two should continue the happiness tonight at falcon. great inspiration there. my friend, the fabulous deejay martin east, is spinning tonight along with another buddy, walt, and guest deejay vikter dulaix. in my business, i’m always on the lookout for new inspiration, which leads to ideas, which leads to writing, which leads to… ok, you get it. hey, sometimes it also simply leads to some good tequila and dancing!!! mahalo, trace.

By: Lorena Rivera

Lorena Rivera — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:46:01 +0000

hola!

wow! i love your blog… very sweet of you to offer your help!

i’m the girl that was laughing too much with my friend at thewhole9 gallery event last nite. you caught us!!! that was great!!!

muah! (kisses!)

lorena

By: trace

trace — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:53:50 +0000

hey kyle you super rockstar! if you need advise on keeping your (pr) profile up, call me. however, after your recent gay pride performance, i hear you are busy busy busy! and as for you glenn- thank you for the kudos. you are one of the rare ones who get what pr can do for you/the company. putting your launches together were fun, and who knew we’d get all that crazy press; -)??? actually, i did, because you/your product is a great story. and, good things come to good people. september… beverly hills mod squad???

By: rt66mc

rt66mc — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:45:19 +0000

Truly talented people make the impossible seem effortless… YOU my dear have this quality! Thanks for throwing me one hell of a great party and all the press we’re enjoying since.

Cheers,
Glenn Alan

By: kylepuccia

kylepuccia — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:45:13 +0000

YAY!!!!!! I hope you write about me lots!!!!! LOL!! Great seeing you the other day. XOXOXO Kyle

By: trace

trace — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:43:42 +0000

NOTE TO FILE: Just a p.r. observation. When in town, I usually try to go hiking up Runyon Canyon for some fresh air, to be in nature, and mostly to go over my “to do” list for the day and to meditate. Typically, I zone out with my i-pod and stare at the ground as to distract myself of the slow, steep grade. But, the other day, as I am huffing and puffing up the hill, I started to take notice of the different people going by me. I thought it was funny to see folks texting (yes, texting) or talking on their cell. Hmmmmm….. interesting. I mean, isn’t the point of being up there to get a good work out, be in peace, and to basically- disconnect? Some friends who affectionately call me “The Hub,” know that even I’M not that obsessed with being “on” 24-7. My chirrens: In order for the magic or ideas to come into your head (you know, the ones that you develop for your clients or for your business?) you need to walk away from the light every now and then. Food for thought…. comments anyone?

By: trace

trace — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:37:16 +0000

Aww man! Did you just say “annual Dealer intro shows?” Goodness. Those are right up there with real estate events (yawwwwn). Yea, those types of events are definitely not sexy, but they have to be done for that particular segment. Good on ya for playing the “let’s see how many strangers I can approach and get my business card in their hands” game. I’ve done that too, and still do it when in an environment I normally don’t work in i.e. sports field (stop laughing Herbert). All good p.r. is about relating, communicating, and making a connection. You never know where one of those random business cards are going to lead to; -)