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 Tagged as 'Green'

Nau what?

May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Rob Walker is exactly right in this post, where he talks about sustainable clothing manufacturer/retailer Nau. Nau is now closing operations. Although he clarifies later. This point should be taught and taught and taught in all journalism, business, and marketing classes.
Obviously, I’m glad I didn’t decide to write about the brand in Consumed. But that’s [...]

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Tags: Green · Marketing · Media

Rare spot of cross-promotion

August 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment

… but I’m moderating a pretty cool (free) webcast for PRWeek. Deets and sign up link below
Greening your pitch: Using media relations and Web 2.0 technologies in the era of sustainability
Date: Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Time: 12 pm EST/9 am PST
Click Here to Register Today
Companies are going green as never before, in both operations and products. [...]

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Tags: Green

Day job plug

March 1st, 2007 · No Comments

I urge you to check out Target Green, a PRWeek blog dedicated to our conference on green matter. Conference details here.
I really wish I hadn’t taken to blogging. Otherwise I wouldn’t obsess about making that blog better (I’m obsessing about making that blog better - tell me how to!) in the six seconds of free [...]

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Tags: Green

The Green Parade

January 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I have it in my mind to keep a running tally of green initiatives. Let see if I can, without stretching, document a new announcement every work day.
That brings us to today; an announcement from an unsurprising entity: SXSW. Their choice? Offsetting carbon emissions.
SXSW has offset 100% of 250 metric tons of carbon emissions by [...]

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Tags: Film · Green · Marketing · Music

E! finds green only slightly more interesting than cast from ‘Heroes’

January 17th, 2007 · No Comments

Lost amidst the vapid commentary, inane clothing discussions, and terse interviews with the hilariously bored super couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie was the short description of EMA & E! Golden Green Party Presented by Lexus.
Here is a graf on the set-up
The EMA and E! party being hosted at 9900 Wilshire will be a truly [...]

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Tags: Events/Promotions · Film · Green · Marketing · Television