Why Gary Goldhammer Should Do Social Media Stand-Up
Ok, I’m a total believer in the value and importance of social media. But as we’re all still learning how to do it right, we’ll make plenty of mistakes along the way. Gary Goldhammer shows us how not to social media pitch, unless you want Kevin Dugan on your a**. Here’s a short excerpt:
PR Pro: “It’s Brian from Aay PR. So how’s the news biz treating ya?”
Reporter: “Circulation is down, I could get laid off any day and the public hates us, thanks for asking. Do you have a point? I’m really busy.”
PR Pro: “I feel you, dude, no worries. I just wanted to engage in some conversation and be authentic. Pretty cool, right?”
Reporter: “Pretty annoying, actually. I gotta go…”
Read the entire post here.
And Gary, if the whole PR thing falls apart, well, man, you can try your hand at stand-up.
Not a bad idea, Andrea, but social media stand-up would require the audience to come up with the jokes
Touché!
Goldhammer’s post is absolutely brilliant. Thanks for pointing to it, Andrea!
Actually, I’d get medieval on their a**. My friends have pliers and a blowtorch…
OK, not really. And I also loved Gary’s post.
Segue…check this out:
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After a long day spent pitching, that post was exactly what I needed to read. Many thanks for pointing it out!