I don’t like Facebook, never have. It's not that I don't "get" it. Facebook's senior management simply rubs me the wrong way, coming off as a bunch of privileged Ivy League elitists with questionable integrity and ethics (apparently,
September 15, 2012 | Posted by : Eric Starkman | Executive Leadership,Media,Recent Blog Posts | 0 Comment»
I’ve been bothered by a late July profile that the New York Times published on Laura Lang, who was appointed a year ago to oversee Time Inc.’s collection of magazines. Lang’s background is in digital marketing and ...
Fortune, featured in this post, does a poor job of promoting its enterprise journalism, so allow me to do it for them. Some standout stories in the past 12 months: "Inside Facebook" by Miguel Helft and Jessi Hempel Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has ...
August 13, 2012 | Posted by : Eric Starkman | Community,Executive Leadership,Recent Blog Posts | 0 Comment»
I lost a friend, mentor, and a major source of professional inspiration last week. His name was Michael N. Kilpatric, and he was also a former client of ...
I've lived in Michigan virtually my entire life. I love the place. My family all lives in easy proximity, a fresh water lake is always just a stone's throw away, and it is the home of the University of Michigan ...
It seemed like a good idea at the time. STARKMAN six years ago took on an intern from Holy Cross who was so darn impressive that we decided to salute him on our company blog. So, when another Holy Cross ...
July 03, 2012 | Posted by : admin | New York-Based Public Relations and Brand Communications Firm | 0 Comment»
STARKMAN is focused on helping corporations and organizations better engage with their targeted constituencies across myriad communications platforms. From traditional public relations services such as crisis work, key stakeholder communications, and media relations, to SEO services and harnessing technological ...
June 25, 2012 | Posted by : Eric Starkman | Public Relations,Recent Blog Posts,Reputation Management | 0 Comment»
The New York Times Magazine earlier this month published a story alleging that 30 years ago, sexual abuse was not only rampant, but also well known and tolerated by the administration of Horace Mann, one of the nation’s ...
June 22, 2012 | Posted by : Eric Starkman | Media,Most Popular Posts,Public Relations,Recent Blog Posts | 0 Comment»
There's a clear, growing, and – at least to me – disturbing trend of major corporations hiring communications managers from the realm of politics to oversee their PR efforts. While there are certainly experiential overlaps in areas such as messaging and ...
Back in 2005, I read a profile in the New York Times about Ted Wells, the high-powered Washington attorney retained by former Dick Cheney aide Scooter Libby to spearhead his defense against charges of obstruction of justice, among others. The ...
