Ubiquitous Marketing

Ubiquitous Marketing is the personal weblog of Keith O’Brien, editor-in-chief of PRWeek. All opinions and work represent that of Keith O’Brien and not of his employer. Topics covered include marketing, PR, advertising, journalism, culture (both mainstream and alternative), and their inevitable confluence.

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Entries from May 2008

Radiohead, yeah!

May 25th, 2007 · No Comments

If you like Radiohead, one of my many blogs is having a tournament to find the best Radiohead song of all time. We’re in the second round.
If interested, go here.

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Tags: Music

Nice try

May 22nd, 2007 · 3 Comments

I don’t mean to be impolite, but this is one of the most tenuous articles I’ve read recently.
From the title “Manage Us? Puhl-eeze” to the strung together anecdotes and generalizations (Gen Y likes Lindsey Lohan! Gen Y kids are lazy and need coddling, except when they’re independent!).
Sample paragraph:
Never mind that they often need an entire [...]

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Tags: Media

Who needs the mainstream media? We do.

May 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Last week, I was having an argument (who knows why?) with some people about the future of technology. I asserted, to much derision, that the future would involve a machine, like a printer, that could “print” out plastics like tupperware. This would, of course, revolutionize e-Commerce. Rather than order products, only to wait for days [...]

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Tags: Media · Technology