Ubiquitous Marketing

Ubiquitous Marketing is the personal weblog of Keith O’Brien, director at Attention. 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 July 2008

There’s almost a business idea in this…

June 7th, 2008 · No Comments

That I think I shouldn’t blog about it. But, there’s this lunch place near work that makes a transcendental (ethereal?) sandwich of carrots, hummus, avocado, and greens. It is awesome. But the place is always small and packed. So… they lose a lot of customers who go on to substandard meals elsewhere. But what if [...]

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Tags: New comms tools

It’s a joke, right?

June 1st, 2008 · No Comments

The New York Times gets around to writing about “Garfield Without Garfield” - and links to one blog who had one thing to say about the site once. BUT DOES NOT LINK TO THE ACTUAL WEB SITE THAT SERVES AS THE SUBJECT OF THE PIECE. Um, okay.

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Tags: Media · Web 2.0

Fog of war

June 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Tomorrow, you’ll find a lot of interesting stories, analyses, and features that focus on the PR industry. What you won’t find, however, is something - anything - on Scott McClellan. Arguably the biggest story in a couple of weeks involving a PR person, and we have no coverage. This is a mistake on our part [...]

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Tags: Media