As jury selection begins today in the murder trial of George Zimmerman, news coverage will dominate in the real world and the public will swoop to Twitter and Facebook to sound off.

But how much will Zimmerman’s defense lawyers participate now, and even in they did, how much impact could they have?

“George Zimmerman’s legal team made a big effort in social media early in the case to try to fight the backlash against their client,” says Glenn Selig, a crisis management public relations expert whose PR firm, The Publicity Agency, has been involved with several high profile national court cases. “They may have found some key supporters in the virtual world. But largely acting as propaganda machine in the virtual world doesn’t sway the public. Their last tweet was five days ago and it was about raising money. It does not appear they plan to be active.”

When the legal team jumped head first into social media, the warnings came.

“You have to understand the dynamic of the Internet and understand that you’re playing with a monster that will devour you if you screw up,” Scott Greenfield, a New York attorney told Poynter.org in 2012.

Three months after creating a Facebook page, the legal team disengaged it. Facebook didn’t meet its goals for digital media presence, the legal team said.

“While Facebook helped meet most of these goals during the first three months of activation, it has been providing diminishing returns since and has increasingly become a concern to us,” the legal team wrote on the George Zimmerman Legal Case website.

Today the George Zimmerman legal team has a modest 3,421 Twitter followers and many of them are members of the news media and not the general public.

When Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) and Tumblr jointly announced the two had reached a definitive agreement for Yahoo! to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, the press release touted Yahoo!’s promise not to “screw it up.”

That doesn’t say much about confidence in the Yahoo! brand, even from Yahoo!, say some public relations experts.

“Yahoo! clearly recognizes the problem with its brand,’” says Glenn Selig, founder of the national PR firm The Publicity Agency (www.thepublicityagency.com). “Yahoo! apparently wants Tumblr to improve its bottom line but doesn’t expect the purchase to change its image right away. Image may be part of a longer range or separate strategy but it’s not for now.”

According to the press release, Tumblr will be independently operated as a separate business. David Karp will remain CEO of Tumblr.

“The product, service and brand will continue to be defined and developed separately with the same Tumblr irreverence, wit, and commitment to empower creators,” the press release says.

Adds Selig: “The Yahoo! brand is a mess right now. And given that, Yahoo! clearly recognizes that the brand can’t improve with one acquisition. This is probably just the beginning of bold, and hopefully smart moves by Yahoo!. If that turns out to be the case, the Yahoo! brand will once again be on its way to returning to it former glory.”

Selig compliments Yahoo! for its pre-emptive strike against those who would have said that Yahoo! will probably ‘screw it up’ like the company has in the past.

“Yahoo! is stating what its critics likely would have said and the fact it said it first sucks the winds right out of its detractors’ sails and speaks to the company’s strategic boldness,” says Selig.

The fact that Yahoo! has a new, young and well-respected CEO, plays well into this new narrative.

With more than 300 million monthly unique visitors and 120,000 signups every day, Tumblr is one of the fastest-growing media networks in the world. Tumblr sees 900 posts per second (!) and 24 billion minutes spent on site each month. On mobile, more than half of Tumblr’s users are using the mobile app and do an average of 7 sessions per day. Its tremendous popularity and engagement among creators, curators and audiences of all ages brings a significant new community of users to the Yahoo! network. The combination of Tumblr+Yahoo! is expected to grow Yahoo!’s audience by 50 percent to more than a billion monthly visitors, and to grow traffic by approximately 20 percent.

The deal offers unique opportunities for both companies. Tumblr can deploy Yahoo!’s personalization technology and search infrastructure to help its users discover creators, bloggers, and content they’ll love. In turn, Tumblr brings 50 billion blog posts (and 75 million more arriving each day) to Yahoo!’s media network and search experiences. The two companies will also work together to create advertising opportunities that are seamless and enhance the user experience.

Total consideration is approximately $1.1 billion, substantially all of which is payable in cash.

Tumblr is a media network powered by an army of independent creators and home to an audience of more than 300 million unique visitors. Founded by David Karp in 2007, Tumblr is headquartered in New York City.

Wrigley heiress, philanthropist and client of national PR firm The Publicity Agency, Helen A. Rosburg, was recently featured in The Tampa Tribune’s ‘Neighbors’ section. The article by George Wilkens features how Rosburg ditched the glitz of Palm Beach for the rural, 120+ acre estate in Odessa she now calls home.

Rosburg told The Tampa Tribune how her life is  devoted to the service of God, with her core work involving helping animals. From as early as her childhood, the Wrigley heiress has always had a close bond with animals.

“I’m the one who brought home the birds with broken wings. I’m the one who got the box and picked up the baby squirrels that fell out of the nest,” she told The Tampa Tribune.

The national PR firm, The Publicity Agency, knew that Rosburg’s rescue, which includes everything from cats and dogs to horses and pigs, needed to be featured in one of Tampa’s biggest news outlets. The Wrigley heiress even runs a dog rescue on site. The Tampa dog rescue, On the Wings of Angels, takes dogs with nowhere left to go and rehabilitates and trains them before placing them with a forever home.

“Helen takes in dogs that have been given up on and are facing euthanization,” says Jessica Pajak, a project manager with the PR firm The Publicity Agency. “She gives them a second chance at life by properly training, socializing and rehabilitating them.”

As of Monday morning, the story has been shared over 875 times on Facebook.

You can read more about Rosburg, her personal story and On the Wings of Angels Rescue at http://tbo.com/northwest-tampa/wrigley-gum-heir-calls-odessa-home-sticks-with-her-causes-b82488828z1.

For more about the PR firm, visit: http://www.thepublicityagency.com

Watch videos of PR firm clients making the news: http://thepublicityagency.com/clients-making-news/

Learn more about Helen Rosburg: http://thepublicityagency.com/publicity-agency-clients/helen-a-rosburg/

About The Publicity Agency: The Publicity Agency is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Fla. The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune and named a “Top 25 PR Firm” by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010 and 2011, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor. The Agency represents businesses, newsmakers, entertainers and professionals seeking top-tier agency representation.
Selig and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

MEDIA CONTACT
Jessica Pajak
PR Firm: The Publicity Agency
(813) 708-1220 x7782
Jessica@seligmultimedia.com

Charles Ramsey mentions eating McDonald’s during interviews with local stations. Photo courtesy: Scott Shaw/ The Plain Dealer/AP-Photo.

Ever since Charles Ramsey became an Internet sensation and hailed a hero for helping to free the Cleveland kidnap victims as he was “eating my McDonald’s,” the burger chain says it was inundated with requests from the public to reward Ramsey in some fashion.

That led McDonald’s to send a tweet via @McDonaldsCorp:  ”We salute the courage of Ohio kidnap victims & respect their privacy. Way to go Charles Ramsey — we’ll be in touch.”

Wise move or PR misstep?

PR experts disagree over whether McDonald’s made a mistake by associating its global brand by jumping into the fray.

 ”I call it news-jacking,” Chris Ann Goddard, president of the PR firm CGPR, told USA Today.  “They’re taking advantage of a situation to help their brand.”

But Glenn Selig (On Twitter: @GlennSelig), a crisis management PR expert who’s the founder of the national PR firm The Publicity Agency, could not disagree more.

“McDonald’s did not ‘news-jack.’ The brand was thrust into an international news story, and the company responded respectfully. McDonald’s clearly felt a sense of responsibility and moral obligation to get involved,” says Selig. “Charles Ramsey mentioned McDonald’s, so like it or not, the brand became a part of the the story. I truly believe the public will salute McDonald’s for the way it responded.

“McDonald’s did not act distastefully. McDonald’s is trying to do something nice and to skewer the brand for trying to something positive is really sad. It’s like the good samaritan who jumps in to help and ends up facing a lawsuit.”

But other PR gurus see it differently.

“It opens up a can of worms,” Ronn Torossian, CEO of 5W Public Relations tells USA Today. “I thought this was more fitting for a local restaurant chain than for a multibillion-dollar corporation.”

Even some journalists are weighing in.

“Perhaps, the Ramsey episode represents a cautionary tale for brands that are eager to take advantage of a hot marketing opportunity, before the public’s attention shifts elsewhere,” writes Brad Tuttle, who covers business and personal finance for TIME magazine.

Since the story broke earlier this week, some media outlets made Charles Ramsey and his criminal history a story.  

“It is really sad that McDonald’s is picked apart for trying to do something good and that some media outlets believe that dredging up dirt of Charles Ramsey’s past is news,” says Selig. “At the end of the day, it’s not about how I feel. It’s where the public is on this, and I believe the public does not want to read that stuff or approve of it.  

“I believe that the vast majority of public believes that Charles Ramsey should not be skewered nor should McDonald’s for trying to do the right thing. With all due respect, I believe that some people are truly out of touch with public sentiment.”

In a statement, McDonald’s is not backing down and says it does not have specific details on what it plans to do regarding Charles Ramsey.

“We saw an overwhelming response on Twitter calling on McDonald’s to do something,” the spokeswoman told ABC News.  ”As we committed, we will be in touch.”

Cast of “Mad Men” season 6. Jon Hamm’s private parts reportedly causing issues for the wardrobe department. (Photo courtesy: Frank Ockenfels/AMC)

The headlines over “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm’s private parts the last couple days have been insane:

The Huffington Post: Jon Hamm’s Private Parts Allegedly Cause A Frenzy On ‘Mad Men’ Set

PR trouble for Carnival (Courtesy: Fox 13, Tampa)

It was the biggest news story of the day: A second Carnival Cruise Line ship became stuck, this time in St. Maarten. But the focus of the story quickly became Carnival and its public relations nightmare. WTVT, Fox 13, the Fox Owned and Operated station in Tampa (www.myfoxtampabay.com), turned to Glenn Selig for his expert PR opinion. 

“When asked by WTVT I said that as a crisis PR expert I would strongly recommend that Carnival take serious steps to send a strong message to the public that the company was on top of the crisis, aware of its severity and is taking all the necessary steps to inspect its fleet to prevent another mechanical issue,” said Selig. 

“Two times in a few weeks is bad luck or a sign of something else. A third problem would, in my opinion, signal a systemic problem to the public.”

Selig says Carnival needs to convince the public that it is not skimping on maintenance and that it is doing all it can to ensure their safety.

“The public understands that accidents happen but so many similar types of problems in a short period of time may cause a people to stay away from Carnival,” says Selig. “The public is not stupid. They will likely say ‘what’s the odds of this happening again?’ And the more it happens the better the odds of it happening again.”

Selig is an award-winning former TV news anchor and investigative reporter who enjoyed a successful 20-year career in news before starting The Publicity Agency (TPA) in early 2007.  Since then, Selig, and his company, The Publicity Agency, have been involved with some of the biggest crisis management PR cases in the U.S. and many notable, national publicity campaigns.

Selig is frequently called on by network and cable news networks, radio stations and print publications nationwide for his expert PR opinion on news events. Glenn has been sought out by ABC News, TV Guide, CNN, CBC News, Agence French Presse, Hollywood Life, local news and many others. He is also a popular public speaker at business conferences and media events.

“It means a lot that Fox 13, Tampa chose to interview me for my expert opinion on this PR crisis,” says Selig. “I take it as an extreme compliment.”

About The Publicity Agency: The Publicity Agency is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Fla. The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune and named a “Top 25 PR Firm” by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010 and 2011, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor. The Agency represents businesses, newsmakers, entertainers and professionals seeking top-tier agency representation. Selig and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

MEDIA CONTACT Tyler Ragghianti PR Firm: The Publicity Agency (813) 708-1220 x7782 Tyler@seligmultimedia.com

“Plastic Wives” debuted this  month on TLC, a station known for its smash reality shows including “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” and “Hoarding: Buried Alive,” and the media world is already a buzz about what kind of effect this plastic surgery show will have on viewers.

In Fox’s “Pop Tarts” segment, national PR firm The Publicity Agency’s client, Tampa facial plastic surgeon Dr. Rich Castellano, explained how he doesn’t really believe “Plastic Wives” will do much beyond shock viewers. He believes the show, which he described as “‘Jersey Shore’ meets ‘Honey Boo Boo’ meets ‘Dr. 90210’,” doesn’t accurately depict the majority of cosmetic surgery patients who want to fight aging and correct deformities in a natural looking way.

“Most people want to fight aging and correct deformities with treatments that look natural so no one can tell they’ve had surgery. The cast in this show want to fight each other for attention and camera time,” said Castellano.

Based in Tampa, Florida, Dr. Castellano has performed over 5,000 facelifts, laser procedures, and cosmetic treatments of the face and neck making him one of the most experienced facial plastic surgeons in the United States today.

“Dr. Castellano has years of experience in facial plastic surgery in the Tampa area,” says Tyler Ragghianti, a project manager with the national PR firm that represents the facial plastic surgeon. “He brings a unique opinion to this ‘Pop Tarts’ piece.”

The “Pop Tarts” piece featured plastic surgeons from across the country, including Dr. Andrew Ordon of CBS’s hit show “The Doctors.” Tampa facial plastic surgeon Castellano has also appeared on local newscasts discussing popular topics such as mother-daughter face lifts.

To view the full article, visit:  http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/02/01/how-much-plastic-surgery-would-get-if-it-was-free-plastic-wives/

For more about the PR firm, visit: http://www.thepublicityagency.com

Watch videos of PR firm clients making the news: http://thepublicityagency.com/clients-making-news/ 

Learn more about Dr. Richard Castellano: http://thepublicityagency.com/publicity-agency-clients/pr-client-image-lift/

About The Publicity Agency: The Publicity Agency is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Fla. The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune and named a “Top 25 PR Firm” by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010 and 2011, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor. The Agency represents businesses, newsmakers, entertainers and professionals seeking top-tier agency representation. Selig and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

MEDIA CONTACT
Tyler Ragghianti
PR Firm: The Publicity Agency
(813) 708-1220 x7782
Tyler@seligmultimedia.com

PR firm The Publicity Agency’s client, Seth Forman, M.D.,  was recently featured on the ABC Tampa affiliate WFTS-TV’s 5:30 p.m. broadcast on Monday, January 28, for his successful work with a groundbreaking UV phototherapy treatment called PsoriaLight.

The segment on ABC Action News featured Forman and Lisa Arias, a local patient who developed vitiligo a few years ago and has been seeking a way to counteract the loss of skin pigmentation. ABC Action News anchor and medical reporter Linda Hurtado featured not only how the PsoriaLight device is used but also remarkable before and after pictures of Arias and her vitiligo.

Forman is frequently in the news for his use of groundbreaking technology, including an appearance on the nationally syndicated medical talk show, “The Doctors.” The dermatologist has always been quick to adapt to new technology, like the PsoriaLight, and the dermatologist’s PR firm knew the skin condition therapy would be of interest to the public.

“Dr. Forman’s use of groundbreaking medical technology is incredibly fascinating,” says Jessica Pajak, a project manager with The Publicity Agency. “He’s had such great success with these new devices that we knew this would make a great story.”

For more on Dr. Seth Forman, Tampa dermatology or Forman Dermatology and Skin Cancer Institute, please visit www.FormanDerm.com.

For more about the PR firm, please visit: http://www.thepublicityagency.com

Watch videos of PR firm clients making the news: http://thepublicityagency.com/clients-making-news/

About The Publicity Agency: The Publicity Agency is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Fla. The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune and named a “Top 25 PR Firm” by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010 and 2011, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor. The Agency represents businesses, newsmakers, entertainers and professionals seeking top-tier agency representation.
Selig and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

MEDIA CONTACT
Jessica Pajak
PR Firm: The Publicity Agency
(813) 708-1220 x7782
Jessica@seligmultimedia.com

The Huffington Post’s Home section featured Helen A. Rosburg, Wrigley heiress and philanthropist, the national PR firm, The Publicity Agency, that represents Rosburg reported today.

The article on Helen Rosburg’s home gave readers a tour of Rosburg’s Odessa, Fla. estate, which houses everything from a 1926 antique Steinway grand player piano to hundreds of recused animals.

The Huffington Post article offered readers a unique look at what it’s like to live like an heiress. The four-story, 10,000-square-foot home boasts a Western room, a Wrigley museum and eclectic collection of artwork, including pieces by her daughter, all while being able to withstand a category 5 hurricane.

Rosburg is often in the media for her animal rescues, various equestrian awards or Aurora, Ill.-based media company. The Wrigley heiress’ PR firm thought a feature on her home would give the public a more personal side to the heiress.

“Helen has such an eclectic sense of style, and her home is such a warm and inviting place that really showcases who she is,” says Jessica Pajak, a project manager with The Publicity Agency. “We knew instantly that her home would make a great piece for the Huffington Post’s home section.”

To take a tour of Rosburg’s home on HuffPost Home, please visit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/13/helen-rosburg-home_n_2463524.html

For more about the PR firm, visit: http://www.thepublicityagency.com

Watch videos of PR firm clients making the news: http://thepublicityagency.com/clients-making-news/

Learn more about Helen Rosburg: http://thepublicityagency.com/publicity-agency-clients/helen-a-rosburg/

About The Publicity Agency: The Publicity Agency is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Fla. The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune and named a “Top 25 PR Firm” by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010 and 2011, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor. The Agency represents businesses, newsmakers, entertainers and professionals seeking top-tier agency representation.
Selig and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

MEDIA CONTACT
Jessica Pajak
PR Firm: The Publicity Agency
(813) 708-1220 x7782
Jessica@seligmultimedia.com

Last October, Darden Restaurant, Inc., the company that owns restaurants such as Red Lobster and Olive Garden, announced that due to the financial strain Obamacare would be placing on their company, they were going to experiment with shifting full-time employees to part-time positions. By doing so, the restaurant group would have avoided providing health benefits to full-time staff members.

Under The Affordable Care Act, companies with over 50 employees are required to provide health care benefits to their full-time workers. Darden Restaurant, Inc. is just one of a handful of companies threatening their employees as a result of Obamacare. Applebee’s, Papa John’s and Denny’s have also recently received negative feedback as a result of their political comments and efforts to avoid having to provide health care.

According to crisis management expert Glenn Selig, from the PR firm The Publicity Agency, it will be tough for the company to bounce back from the negative attention.

“Olive Garden has left the public with a bad taste in their mouth, and it’s difficult to un-do that,” says Selig. “It’s once again proof that companies need to stay out of politics. They jumped in, and now, forgive the pun, the company is getting its ‘just desserts.’”

In the weeks following the Darden group’s statement, the company saw a huge drop in their stock. After acknowledging the negative response from consumers, the company’s CEO, Clarence Otis, stepped forward with a revised statement, saying that they will move toward accommodating the new health care reform and continue running their restaurants with their full-time staff.

Even with their latest comments, PR firm executive Selig doesn’t think they’ll be able to repair their reputation quickly. The real crisis has to do with the public having seen a major corporation use employees as political pawns, says the public relations expert.

“The mistake was posturing and using employees as pawns, not whether making everyone a part-time employee makes sense or could work,” says Selig.

About The Publicity Agency

The Publicity Agency is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Fla. The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune and named a “Top 25 PR Firm” by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010 and 2011, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor. The Agency represents businesses, newsmakers, entertainers and professionals seeking top-tier agency representation.

Selig and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

MEDIA CONTACT
Liv Gaggi, Associate Project Manager
813-708-1220 x7783
Liv@SeligMultimedia.com

Bob Costas set off quite a frenzy when he decided to use the sports pulpit to opine about gun control.

Bob Costas talked gun control during his halftime segment on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” following the murder-suicide of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher which happened the day before. 

Belcher shot and killed Kasandra Perkins, his girlfriend and mother of his child, and then killed himself.

Doing such a thing made lots of headlines, but was it a public relations mistake?

“Bob Costas generally offers opinions that are popular with the public. He’s been the sports commentator version of a populist politician, expressing positions that the vast majority of the public typically agree with,” says Glenn Selig, a crisis management public relations expert and founder of The Publicity Agency. “That is not the case this time when he fired off his mouth on gun control.”

Selig notes that people tuned in to watch a game, not to hear Bob Costas talk about gun control.

“He’s entitled to his opinion. But I believe most people believe that he should offer it on his own time when the public has the chance to listen or tune him out and then agree or disagree--not when they are blindsided during a football halftime show,” says Selig on his PR blog.

There’s been fierce reaction to Bob Costas’ decision to weigh in on gun control--even rocker Ted Nugent (@tednugent) weighed in on Twitter:

“Hey Bob Costas we all kno that obesity is a direct result of the proliferation of spoons & forks Get a clue,” wrote Nugent.

On the Fox Business Network, Judge Andrew Napolitano took issue with Costas conclusions--not the timing.

“We all use steak knives to help us enjoy our meals, but they can also be a dangerous weapon. So is the government going to ban them? They’re far more easily attainable than guns,” Napolitano said on Varney & Co. this morning.

Without commenting on whether he agrees with Costas or not, Ben Jacobs from the Daily Download said Costas was right to opine at the time he did.

“Sports has served as a prism for American society for over a century. The playing field has been an important forum for Americans to sort out issues of race, class and gender. It has produced heroes like Jackie Robinson, Curt Flood and Muhammad Ali who have become icons not just for their athletic accomplishments because of their important role in broader societal struggles,” writes Jacobs in an article titled “Taking a Stand: Bob Costas’ Groundbreaking Comments on Gun Control.” 

“This criticism of gun culture is controversial and Costas almost certainly had to know it would be. But his role is not to smother this tragedy in cliche but rather to try to put it in a broader perspective. It’s what Jim McKay did during the 1972 Olympics; it’s what Howard Cosell did at his best.”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOi7If0zW9s

Selig disagrees. In part, because gun control may have nothing to do with what happened.

Selig believes Costas will suffer a backlash--and so might NBC Sports.

“Bob Costas gun control comments were out of bounds because it’s not only about what you say but when you say it,” says Selig.

Photo of Lindsay Stone making an obscene gesture at Arlington National Cemetery goes viral. She says she meant no disrespect and apologized in a statement.

When Lindsay Stone decided as a joke to make an obscene gesture beside a sign at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery and post the photo on Facebook, she never expected the firestorm that would erupt.

And boy has it.

Not only has the public ridiculed and belittled her for her “disrespect,” her employer put her on unpaid leave.

Now public relations and legal experts are both weighing in.

Stone was photographed by Jamie Schuh, both work at the non-profit LIFE, Inc. which is based in Hyannis, Mass. The charity aids adults with special needs. Schuh was put on unpaid leave, too.

There’s a Fire Lindsey Stone page that has popped up on Facebook which amassed 18,000 likes by Wednesday afternoon.

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In response to the uproar, the co-workers released a statement to the “Boston Herald.”

“We sincerely apologize for all the pain we have caused by posting the picture we took in Washington DC on Facebook,” the statement says. “While posted on a public forum, the picture was intended only for our own amusement. We never meant any disrespect to any of the people nationwide who have served this country and defended our freedom so valiantly.”

Stone’s father is speaking out, saying even he is appalled but his daughter never meant any disrespect.

“She is just beside herself she had no idea is would go where it went,” Peter Stone told WHDH television in Boston. 

Neither the written statement nor Stone’s father speaking out has quieted the outcry.

“It was a boneheaded move to take a picture like this and then post it on a public site like Facebook,” says Glenn Selig, a crisis PR expert and founder of The Publicity Agency. “Even if it was meant as a joke it is not funny. The public is not going to let her off the hook so easily.”

Selig says he’s not surprised that despite the statement the furor over the photo has not gone away.

“If Lindsay Stone is bold enough to post a photo like that and project herself so front-and-center then a statement is not going to cut it,” says Selig. “People need to see her to really understand how sorry she is to make this go away. I don’t believe the public wants her life ruined because of this terrible mistake but she can’t let a statement and her father do the apologizing for her. It needs to come from her.”

Then there is the legal issue: Does the employer have a right to take action since the photo is not work related and was posted on a personal Facebook page.

“Like it or not, the employer likely did have the right to take action against these individuals,” says Kubs Lalchandani,  Co-Founder and Partner at Lalchandani Simon PL.  ”The First Amendment protects individuals from government action, not private employers.  In the private arena, management discretion is generally the rule.”

Lalchandani says The National Labor Relations Act only protects an employee’s right to engage in “concerted activities” for “mutual aid or protection.”  

“This usually means protection for discussion of something related to work conditions, i.e, complaints about a supervisor or a work event. Here, there are no facts to suggest the posting of the photos had anything to do with the employees’ work,” says Lalchandani.

“Employees need to realize that social media is not private and seemingly harmless posts can result in very real life consequences.” 

Selig says it should be a reminder of how careful we all need to be on social media and that anything we write, as a joke or not, can be viewed by tons of people and will often be misconstrued.

“Think before you speak and think before you post, comment and Tweet,” says Selig.

Mother and daughter, Melissa and Joan Rivers, underwent facelifts together as a “bonding” experience. But they aren’t the only celebrities partaking in this form of bonding ritual. In fact, mother-daughter plastic surgery is the newest craze and Tampa’s double Board-certified facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Richard Castellano, is seeing it firsthand. So Dr. Castellano’s PR firm, The Publicity Agency, made sure Tampa and surrounding areas knew it.

“Dr. Castellano is a top plastic surgeon in Tampa,” says Tyler Ragghianti, project manager with the national PR firm says. “Dr. Castellano is seeing more and more mother-daughter plastic surgery because the bonding makes them feel good, and the surgery makes them look good. We thought the public would find that interesting.”

So, the PR firm got in touch with with Linda Hurtado from WFTS ABC Action News. She was interested and set out to do the story.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=skVMdHeA9QQ

“Linda Hurtado looks for breakout stories and we thought that this story was a good fit for her so we contacted her,” says Glenn Selig, the founder of the national PR firm. ”This is part of what we do everyday: Help standout businesses and professionals gain the exposure they want and deserve by contacting people we know and have established relationships with.”

To watch the WFTS news segment on mother daughter facelifts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skVMdHeA9QQ

For more about the PR firm, visit: http://www.thepublicityagency.com

Watch videos of PR firm clients making the news: http://thepublicityagency.com/clients-making-news/ 

Learn more about Dr. Richard Castellano: http://thepublicityagency.com/publicity-agency-clients/pr-client-image-lift/

About The Publicity Agency: The Publicity Agency is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Fla. The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune and named a “Top 25 PR Firm” by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010 and 2011, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor. The Agency represents businesses, newsmakers, entertainers and professionals seeking top-tier agency representation. Selig and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

MEDIA CONTACT
Tyler Ragghianti
PR Firm: The Publicity Agency
(813) 708-1220 x7782
Tyler@seligmultimedia.com

The national PR firm The Publicity Agency’s client, Wrigley heiress Helen A Rosburg, appeared on the nationally-syndicated late morning show “Daytime” on Thursday, November 15. Rosburg is an animal lover and at-risk youth philanthropist who has faced personal struggles of her own, including two bouts with breast cancer and a stroke.

“Despite having faced so many challenges in her life, Helen Rosburg continues to give back in so many ways to those who need it the most,” says Jessica Pajak, project manager with the PR firm that represents Rosburg. “Her story is heartwarming and inspiring, and thanks to ‘Daytime,’ so many more people around the country now know about what she does.”

Daytime host Cyndi Edwards visited Rosburg’s estate where she learned not only about the Wrigley heiress’ battles with breast cancer but also her philanthropic efforts with at-risk youth and animals and her media empire, Medallion Media Group. 

“It just made me tougher, and it made me a better fighter for others,” says Rosburg of her battles with breast cancer and surviving a stroke.

Rosburg showed Edwards around her home, which sits on 127-acres of land in Odessa, Fla. She also introduced them to her menagerie of rescued horses, dogs, pigs and even, a turkey.

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To watch the “Daytime” segment: http://youtu.be/TELytSkXvWc

For more about the PR firm, visit: http://www.thepublicityagency.com

Watch videos of PR firm clients making the news: http://thepublicityagency.com/clients-making-news/

Learn more about Helen Rosburg: http://thepublicityagency.com/publicity-agency-clients/helen-a-rosburg/

About The Publicity Agency: The Publicity Agency is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Fla. The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune and named a “Top 25 PR Firm” by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010 and 2011, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor. The Agency represents businesses, newsmakers, entertainers and professionals seeking top-tier agency representation. Selig and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

MEDIA CONTACT
Jessica Pajak
PR Firm: The Publicity Agency
(813) 708-1220 x7782
Jessica@seligmultimedia.com

Selig Multimedia Inc, the parent company of PR NewsChannel (www.prnewschannel.com) and The Publicity Agency (www.thepublicityagency.com), has hired Olivia Leigh Gaggi, Liv Gaggi, as a new associate project manager. Gaggi will be working closely with both companies, PR NewsChannel and The Publicity Agency. Gaggi is a Tampa native who recently graduated from Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. Gaggi graduated with her degree in public relations with an international focus.

“I am very excited about starting my career at Selig Multimedia,” said Gaggi. “I know that working with The Publicity Agency and PR NewsChannel, I’ll have access to more hands-on experience that other entry-level positions wouldn’t offer me.”

As a student, Olivia Gaggi had experience with two internships in the Tampa Bay area. During the summer of 2011, she interned full-time for the Pinellas County Conventions and Visitors Bureau, Visit St. Pete/Clearwater. Also Gaggi interned last Jan. at Daytime, the nationally syndicated morning television show filmed in Tampa.

Also, as a student, Olivia Gaggi was heavily involved as a member of App State’s chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America, PRSSA and of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. A member of each throughout college, Gaggi demonstrated her leadership skills as historian of PRSSA and local philanthropy chair of Alpha Delta Pi.

About Selig Multimedia, Inc: Founded in 2007, Selig Multimedia, Inc. is a privately held corporation headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The company, in Dec. 2010, was named a Top 25 PR firm by the Tampa Bay Business Journal. We were the youngest company to make it. The company made the list again the following year with an even higher ranking.

For more information on Selig Multimedia, Inc., please visit www.SeligMultimedia.com. 

For more information on The Publicity Agency, please visit www.ThePublicityAgency.com.

For more information on PR NewsChannel, please visit www.PRNewsChannel.com.

Where: AFIBA Center at the corner of Crenshaw/Slauson. The address is 5808 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles. (View Park Prep School is right across the street.)

Who: Newly formed Coalition to Defeat Measure J, comprised of the Bus Riders Union, the Crenshaw Subway Coalition, the No 710 Action Committee, Congress of Racial Equality-CA, and La Basta of East Los Angeles. Anyone else with concerns about Measure J invited to join.

What: At news conference, Coalition to Defeat Measure J will hold blank checks highlighting Measure J’s corporate sponsors and beneficiaries – JMB Realty, Westfield Corporation, Parsons Brinckerhoff.

More Info: The region’s biggest transit advocacy group, the Bus Riders Union, joins forces with community leaders from the Crenshaw district, Northeast LA, and the San Gabriel Valley – all of whom see Measure J as a shameless bid for a blank check by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a public agency completely out of touch with public needs.

Members of the new Coalition to Defeat Measure J draw common conclusions as other community groups based on common experiences with the MTA. As Sunyoung Yang, Bus Riders Union Lead Organizer, put it: “LA Metro cannot be trusted – especially given what they’ve done since the last sales tax in 2008. Measure J is nothing more than an open line of credit for crony capitalism – with powerful companies like JMB Realty, Westfield Corporation, and Parsons Brinckerhoff lining up to feed at the public trough.”

The Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education also unanimously adopted a resolution opposing Measure J, the ballot measure placed on the November 6, 2012 ballot by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) that proposes to extend the half‐cent transportation tax previously approved by voters for an additional thirty (30) years, or until 2069.

For more information on the effort to defeat Measure J, please visit www.NoOnMeasureJ.net.

COALITION CONTACTS:

Sunyoung Yang, Bus Riders Union, 213.387.2800
Damien Goodmon, Crenshaw Subway Coalition, 323.845.2003
Janet Dodson, No 710 Action Committee, 323.258.7028

ADDITIONAL CONTACT:

Glenn Selig, PR firm: The Publicity Agency, 310.598.3367, glenn@thepublicityagency.com

 The national public relations firm, The Publicity Agency, is pleased to announce its new client, ReachMail, the email marketing company that offers free email marketing for life. The PR firm will help bring attention to ReachMail’s top-quality free email marketing services and unparalleled customer service.

“ReachMail is a challenger company that’s ready to break out and get noticed,” says Glenn Selig, founder of the national PR firm, The Publicity Agency. “We are excited about working with ReachMail and getting the company the attention it deserves.”

ReachMail already offers free email marketing services to a variety of clients of all sizes, including Fortune 500.

Unlike Constant Contact,  its biggest competitor, users can send up to 15,000 emails a month and obtain the same benefits that premium members receive, such as unlimited live support and the chance to integrate email and social media campaigns.

Members who choose to subscribe to premium services pay substantially less than what they would with Constant Contact and receive similar benefits.  

ReachMail has been providing free email marketing services since 2001. ReachMail prides themselves on providing superior custom services, easy-to-use email marketing tools and not requiring users to sign any contracts or commitments.  ReachMail is a firm believer in loyalty and focuses on improving continuously to make sure that every user’s email marketing experience is positive and rewarding.

About The Publicity Agency: The Publicity Agency is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Fla. The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune and named a “Top 25 PR Firm” by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010 and 2011, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor. The Agency represents businesses, newsmakers, entertainers and professionals seeking top-tier agency representation.

Selig and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

MEDIA CONTACT
Jessica Pajak
PR Firm: The Publicity Agency
(813) 708-1220 x7782
Jessica@seligmultimedia.com

With the Republican National Convention in town, all eyes were on Tampa Bay last week. The PR firm The Publicity Agency arranged for KTTV-LA Fox 11’s Phil Shuman to meet Wrigley heiress, animal lover and philanthropist Helen A. Rosburg while they were in town for the event this past Tuesday, August 28.

“Helen Rosburg has such a unique story, and she is involved in so many different endeavors,” says Jessica Pajak, project manager with the PR firm, The Publicity Agency, which represents Rosburg.  “We knew that she would be the perfect story for out-of-town media.”

On Tuesday morning, the news crew and Fox 11’s Shuman arrived at Rosburg’s 127-acre home in Odessa, Fla. to meet the great-granddaughter of William Wrigley Jr., the founder of the chewing gum company. There, Shuman and Rosburg discussed politics, her family history and her love of animals.

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Rosburg was featured throughout Fox 11’s ‘Good Day LA’ morning show and later on their evening broadcast.

“The Fox 11 LA crew did a fantastic job capturing who Helen Rosburg really is,” says Glenn Selig, the founder and owner of The Publicity Agency. “She has a huge heart and really stands up for what she believes in.”

For more about the PR firm, visit: http://www.thepublicityagency.com

Watch videos of PR firm clients making the news: http://thepublicityagency.com/clients-making-news/

Learn more about Helen Rosburg: http://thepublicityagency.com/publicity-agency-clients/helen-a-rosburg/

About The Publicity Agency: The Publicity Agency is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Fla. The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune and named a “Top 25 PR Firm” by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010 and 2011, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor. The Agency represents businesses, newsmakers, entertainers and professionals seeking top-tier agency representation.
Selig and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

MEDIA CONTACT
Jessica Pajak
PR Firm: The Publicity Agency
(813) 708-1220 x7782
Jessica@seligmultimedia.com

Keynote speaker Glenn Selig, seen here being interviewed by CBC News in Canada, talks crisis communications at Alabama event.

He typically spends the bulk of his day defending or promoting his clients in the court of public opinion. Instead, as the keynote speaker on crisis management, Glenn Selig, the founder of the national PR firm The Publicity Agency talked Drew Peterson and dealing with both national and local news media.

During the 45-minute crisis management keynote speech, Selig defended and trumpeted his PR firm’s representation of Drew Peterson, the former Illinois police sergeant accused of murder who goes on trial later this month, along with Peterson’s team of high-profile, heavy-hitting lawyers.

“Drew Peterson is innocent until proven otherwise and just because someone acts wacky or strangely does not make that person guilty of any crime,” Selig told the crowd as the keynote speaker for the Alabama Public Relations Society of America. “The television pundits and hosts don’t know the facts and don’t have a clue as to whether Peterson is guilty. Drew deserves to be able to passionately and spiritedly defend himself in the court of public opinion and have his day in the courtroom.” 

Drew Peterson goes on trial next week for the murder of his third wife Kathleen Savio. Peterson has steadfastly denied any involvement.

Peterson’s third wife Stacy Peterson disappeared. Though a suspect, he has not been charged with Stacy’s disappearance.

During the keynote speech which focused on crisis communications and public relations, Selig said over the last three years he arranged appearances for Peterson on all the network morning programs and on various syndicated and cable news programs where Peterson subjected himself to tough questioning. For the trial, Selig and his PR firm are handling all the local and national media for the team of criminal defense lawyers.

Peterson, and his public displays that have involved toying with the media and making jokes while a search was underway for Stacy Peterson early on–the bulk of which happened before Selig became involved–became the focus of a great deal of scrutiny by the media.

During his keynote speech, Selig told the crowd of more than 100 public relations professionals and PR students that he has never tried to create a new image for Peterson, but rather help people understand that Peterson’s antics are largely attributable to an inappropriate use of “gallows humor.”

Gallows humor is a type of humor that is used in response to stressful situations. It is common as a coping mechanism in police departments, hospitals and newsrooms. The humor is often so off-color that the general public becomes horrified by what is said.

Selig says he’s tried to help people know more about Peterson: that he is indisputably a great father and a decorated police sergeant who, among achievements, successfully negotiated hostage situations.

Selig explained to the crowd that he will continue to be involved in high-profile cases because everyone deserves a fair trial.

Selig also talked about other famous clients he has represented including Rod Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois, and Ginger White, the self-admitted mistress of former Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain.

The Alabama PRSA public relations event was held at Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham.

Selig is a frequent commentator and keynote speaker on crisis communications and other aspects of public relations.

ON THE WEB

www.thepublicityagency.com

When five under-privileged boys from Chicago arrived at Wrigley heiress Helen A. Rosburg’s sprawling lake house in Odessa, Fla., the PR firm The Publicity Agency arranged for WTVT Fox 13 to be there to capture their excitement.

Through the years, Rosburg has teamed up with the Aurora-based nonprofit Triple Threat Mentoring to help mentor young Chicago teens. This year as part of the “My Story” program, she’s flown five young men from the rough streets of Chicago to her home to reward them on their way to becoming more well-rounded young men.

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“The Fox 13 crew did a great job in capturing the immense joy she gives her boys and the delight they give her in return,” says Melissa Rogovin, project manager with the PR firm, The Publicity Agency, which represents Rosburg. “Helen has such a big heart and wants to tell this story in hopes of encouraging others to join her.”

Fox 13 joined Rosburg and her team in welcoming the Triple Threat Mentoring counselors along with the five young men. During their three-day stay in Tampa, they will explore their generous hostess’ estate while creating memories and learning “My Story” tools and concepts that will stay with them forever.

“She has a ton of activities planned for them,” Rogovin says. “From horseback riding and canoeing to cooking in the kitchen and learning how to run a farm, these kids will have a very fulfilling trip in Tampa.”

For more about the PR firm, visit: http://www.thepublicityagency.com

Watch videos of PR firm clients making the news: http://thepublicityagency.com/clients-making-news/

Learn more about Helen Rosburg: http://thepublicityagency.com/publicity-agency-clients/helen-a-rosburg/

About The Publicity Agency: The Publicity Agency is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Fla. The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune and named a “Top 25 PR Firm” by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010 and 2011, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor. The Agency represents businesses, newsmakers, entertainers and professionals seeking top-tier agency representation.

Selig and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

“Some of these claims involve sexual harassment. This is not simply about  whether John Travolta is gay–so this is a legitimate news story. The fact that the claims of unwanted sexual advances are from men just adds to the drama and to the scandal,” says Glenn Selig, founder of The Publicity Agency, a crisis management PR firm. “I do not believe that this story will just go away or simply die out.”

Though Selig says the story has has largely been absent from mainstream media, that likely will change.

“Once it becomes clear John Travolta is either going down or the story  is ridiculously unavoidable, the mainstream media outlets also will jump on it to. Once one does it, the rest will follow,” says Selig on his PR blog.

New York based comedian Juliet Jeske makes light of some of what John Travolta faces.

“John Travolta is far from the only high-profile personality who has dealt with these types of accusations,” writes Jeske on The Huffington Post. “Ultimately, someone’s sexual orientation is his or her own business.  Travolta should be free to love and have sex with whomever he wants and not need to broadcast it to the world.  However, if he is hiding his true nature and living in the closet, he is setting a horrible example for young gay men and women. Moreover, if he is using a straight spouse as cover, he is sending the message that to survive, you must hide and take others down with you.”

According to the New York Daily News, John Travolta has been riding out the scandal at his home in Ocala, Fla. and has spent some time at the Scientology center in Clearwater, Fla. According to the newspaper, he has recently been hiding out at a home in the Bahamas.

Twitter is abuzz with comments on John Travolta and the sex scandal.

“I’m not offended if John Travolta is gay – I’m offended if he’s touching people without permission,” writes Joe Dunn (@joedunn721).

Ultimately, says PR crisis management expert Glenn Selig, Travolta ought to “PR up” and prepare a strong public relations defense.

“Travolta faces a public relations crisis of monumental proportions that cannot be handled strictly through his legal team. Just ask Tiger Woods how well a legal strategy worked for him in the court of public opinion. If there is any truth to these allegations, and even if there is none, it would be wise for John Travota and his team to prepare a crisis PR strategy that goes beyond categorical denials because it could very well come to that.”

ON THE WEB

www.thepublicityagency.com

Watch the "What your mother never told you about PR!" video on YouTube.

He’s had a bird’s eye view of some of the biggest news stories in recent years. Glenn Selig, founder of the national PR firm The Publicity Agency, will be the featured lunchtime speaker July 10 at the Public Relations Society of America’s Alabama conference titled “What Your Mother Never Told You About PR!”

From former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to Drew Peterson, the Illinois police sergeant who’s accused of murder and denies any wrongdoing, and Herman Cain’s “other” woman Ginger White, Selig’s keynote will take Alabama’s PR pros behind the scenes of some of the biggest and most controversial cases. With crisis management playing such a major role in PR, Selig will give a crash behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like being on the front lines of some of the biggest news stories.

The Public Relations Society of America’s Alabama chapter will be hosting the conference at the Jefferson State Community College –Shelby Campus. “What your mother never told you about PR!” will also feature a number of other prominent guest speakers from across the country.

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For more information about the PRSA Alabama’s “What Your Mother Never Told You About PR!” conference visit: http://alabamaprsa.org/meetinginfo.php?id=9&ts=1336510717

Watch: “What Your Mother Never Told You About PR!“

About Glenn Selig: Glenn Selig founded The Publicity Agency in 2007 and has represented some of the biggest newsmakers and most influential business leaders and companies nationwide. He is a frequent guest on MSNBC, Fox News Channel and on CNN. Reporters call him for an expert PR opinion on high profile cases to offer perspective. He also appears on air to publicly defend his clients. View the PR firm website and follow him on Twitter @GlennSelig. Click for more info about Glenn Selig. 

About The Publicity Agency: The Publicity Agency is a full-service public relations firm specializing in traditional news publicity, PR crisis management and online publicity through Search Engine Optimization (SEO). The agency is frequently called by print and broadcast news outlets to offer perspective and expert opinions on stories and events in the news.

CONTACT:
The Publicity Agency
Phone: (888) 399-5534
Email: admin@thepublicityagency.com
Website: www.thepublcityagency.com

On Thursday, June 21, the Tampa Bay PRSA will host a ‘Professional Growth, Tactics, and New Media’ convention in downtown St. Petersburg. Glenn Selig, founder of the press release newswire PR NewsChannel, will be hosting a pre-convention workshop on ‘How to Use Social Media and SEO so Your Press Release Gets the Job Done.’

Selig’s workshop will consist of: learning how to write a press release for social media, how to ‘Twitterfy’ your press release, how to find keywords and the importance of good headlines.

“Press releases are not dead, in fact the press release is very much alive, thriving and succeeding for many companies,” says Selig, who conducts the workshop at conferences, Fortune 100 and companies of all sizes.  “Unfortunately press releases are often abused and underutilized. It’s a shame and a very common mistake that can easily be corrected.”

PR NewsChannel is a global newswire created by journalists. The newswire targets companies that are trying to Break Through and get noticed. The newswire is affordable and offers unparalleled customer support.

The annual Sunshine District Conference features more than a dozen of the country’s top media and communications authorities to present a wide range of topics specifically targeted at improving professional growth, learning new tactics and techniques, and exploring new media.

The conference will be held between the prestigious Poynter Institute for Media Studies and the luxurious waterfront comfort of the Hilton Hotel in downtown St. Petersburg.

PR NewsChannel will also have a booth set up at the event which takes place June 21 – 23.

To learn more about other PR NewsChannel workshops, conferences and training, please visit http://www.prnewschannel.com/conferences-and-training/

For more information visit: www.Sunshine2012.com

About Glenn Selig: Glenn Selig created PR NewsChannel, a global press release newswire, in 2007, to offer affordable, effective press release distribution along with unparalleled customer support.  Today his company writes and/or distributes press releases for companies worldwide and is partnered with The Associated Press, Google, Yahoo! and top content syndicators in the United States.  Glenn is recognized for his innovative methods of using social media and SEO to boost visibility of press releases.

About PR NewsChannel: PR NewsChannel is the global newswire created by journalists. We’re affordable, effective and offer unparalleled customer support. PR NewsChannel is the ONLY press release newswire with a Breaking News Desk, on call 24/7. We have a huge database of news contacts from around the U.S., Canada and the world, keeping it constantly updated so we can send a press release to the media at any time of day or night. We have built an extensive and powerful online syndication network, enabling us to harness the power of the Internet to get your news, everywhere.

CONTACT:
PR NewsChannel
Phone: (888) 399-5534
Email: info@prnewschannel.com
Website: www.prnewschannel.com

Heiress to the Wrigley chewing gum fortune, romance author, media group CEO and client of the PR firm The Publicity Agency, Helen A. Rosburg was featured in the Tampa Bay Times on Sunday, May 6. Staff writer Philip Morgan highlighted Rosburg’s honorable animal rescue efforts and charismatic personality. 

View the article online: Wrigley chewing gum heir puts rescued animals up in style

“Helen Rosburg is an incredible and unique woman with an unmatched passion for animals,” says Melissa Rogovin, project manager with the PR firm. “She’s not your typical ‘heiress’ and we knew Phil would embrace that and tell her story.”

As a petite woman in her early 60’s, you may not expect to find Rosburg driving a golf cart around her 127-acre estate, let alone driving her Ferrari, two Porsches and two Harley motorcycles. Not only does she ride in style, she also puts the animals she rescues up in style.

Rosburg moved to Odessa from Palm Beach seven years ago and has turned her massive property into an “animal rescue paradise” Morgan writes.  Two dozen animal enclosures house last-chance animals from a variety of shelters and rescue groups in the eastern United States. This rescue paradise holds nearly 200 animals in all, ranging from cats and dogs to exotic birds, pigs and horses.

“As soon as I could walk, I was rescuing,” said Rosburg.  AS a breast cancer survivor and mother of three grown children, rescuing animals keeps Rosburg’s spirits high.

Thanks to new permits, Rosburg’s On the Wings of Angels Rescue will continue to expand with the addition of a second dog kennel. The kennel currently on the property holds 35 dogs that once had no hope, but are now being put through obedience training and later adopted as companion pets to vets through the Wounded Warrior Project. 

For more about the PR firm, visit: http://www.thepublicityagency.com

Watch videos of PR firm clients making the news: http://thepublicityagency.com/clients-making-news/

Learn more about Helen Rosburg: http://thepublicityagency.com/publicity-agency-clients/helen-a-rosburg/

Learn more about On the Wings of Angels Rescue at: www.onthewingsofangelsrescue.com

About The Publicity Agency: The Publicity Agency is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Fla. The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune and named a “Top 25 PR Firm” by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010 and 2011, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor. The Agency represents businesses, newsmakers, entertainers and professionals seeking top-tier agency representation.

Selig and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

PR firm, The Publicity Agency, is pleased to announce its newest client, Brooke Goldstein, a New York City-based human rights attorney, author and award-winning filmmaker.

Goldstein hired the PR firm to bring attention to her commentary on human rights issues, Middle East conflict and radicalization of children. Goldstein, who serves as director of two nonprofits, The Lawfare Project and the Children’s Rights Institute, is a regular commentator for Fox News and other media outlets.

Her award-winning documentary film, The Making of a Martyr, showed the illegal recruitment of Palestinian children for suicide-homicide attacks. Goldstein’s resume shows her many accomplishments including co-authoring a book entitled “Lawfare Against Free Speech: A First Amendment Guide for Reporting in an Age of Islamist Lawfare,” which gives guidance to journalists on reporting on national security threats.

Glenn Selig, founder of the Publicity Agency, says he is excited to begin working with Goldstein.

“We’re thrilled to be working with her and her tireless efforts to ensure equal rights for those who face injustice,” Selig says. “We are proud to represent her.”

Goldstein is a public speaker who has spoken at numerous universities. She earned her bachelor’s from McGill University and her juris doctor from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

The PR firm, The Publicity Agency (www.thepublicityagency.com) may be reached at (813) 708-1220 or via email at info@thepublicityagency.com.

Learn more about Brooke Goldstein here: http://thepublicityagency.com/publicity-agency-clients/brooke-goldstein-online-media-kit/

About The Publicity Agency: The Publicity Agency is a full-service public relations firm specializing in traditional news publicity, PR crisis management and online publicity through Search Engine Optimization (SEO). The agency is frequently called by print and broadcast news outlets to offer perspective and expert opinions on stories and events in the news.

Mitt Romney should host ‘Saturday Night Live’ and take Lorne Michaels up on on his invitation, says a public relations executive and image consultant.

“The Saturday Night Live invite is a gift and could not have come at a better time. Even Mitt Romney, even with his enormous wealth, could not buy the publicity he could get from it,” says Glenn Selig (@glennselig), founder of the national PR firm The Publicity Agency.

On his PR blog, Selig writes hosting will give the public a chance to get to know Mitt Romney. The public, Selig says, believes that Romney is way too guarded.

Selig says the gig would also offer a chance for self deprecation, which he says is a good thing when you’re in politics.

“It shows you can laugh and it preempts others from making fun at you. If you say it they don’t say it. That’s just how this process works,” says Selig.

Selig makes the case that Sarah Palin helped increase her likeability factor by going on ‘Saturday Night Live’ and that 1996 Republican nominee Bob Dole should have. He appeared on the program after losing the election. He also went on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’ where the public discovered he had sense of humor.

“What I know about people is that they rarely like people whom they don’t trust. And they rarely trust people whom they don’t like. And they can’t like you or know you if you erect a ‘wall’ that keeps the public from getting to know you,” says Selig.

“If Mitt Romney wants to really give President Obama a run for his money and beat him in November, he needs to win over the public with his personality and not just policy. It will take both. And Saturday Night Live can make that happen. Done well, Saturday Night Live could change the dynamics of this election overnight.”

To read Glenn Selig’s PR blog: http://thepublicityagency.com/2012/04/19/mitt-romney-should-go-on-saturday-night-live-before-producers-change-their-mind/

RELATED LINKS

www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/

www.thepublicityagency.com/category/the-pr-blog/

Tampa dermatologist and client of the PR firm The Publicity Agency, Dr. Seth Forman appeared in Monday’s 6 a.m. broadcast of local CBS affiliate WTSP’s The Morning Show. Anchor Allison Kropff profiled an 11-year-old’s autoimmune disorder and demonstrated how the Tampa dermatologist is treating her.

The girl suffers from alopecia areta, an autoimmune disorder that causes round patches of hair to fall out and can eventually lead to total hair loss. Forman treats the symptoms using targeted PUVA (psoralen +UVA), narrowband rays emitted from a hand-held UV device.

The device is called Psoria-Light® and Forman uses it to deliver Deep UV LED targeted phototherapy treatment to patients with UV treatable skin conditions. Because of the Tampa dermatologist’s creativity in adopting this new technology to various ailments, the girl is expected to re-grow much of the hair she lost.

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View the video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/JDdgbvOps4Y

“After learning about Dr. Forman’s efforts to help this girl, we knew we had to help bring more public awareness and possibly help others with this condition,” says Melissa Rogovin, project manager with the PR firm The Publicity Agency. “Allison is a great medical reporter and we knew she would understand the need to tell this story.” 

The Publicity Agency is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Fla. The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune and named a “Top 25 PR Firm” by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010 and 2011, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor. The Agency represents businesses, news makers, entertainers and professionals seeking top-tier agency representation.

Selig and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

For more about the PR firm, visit: http://www.thepublicityagency.com

Watch videos of PR firm clients making the news: http://thepublicityagency.com/clients-making-news/

See the full story on WTSP: http://carrollwood.wtsp.com/news/news/115649-new-therapy-treats-11-year-olds-hair-loss-condition

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The rescue site is located on Rosburg’s 130-acre estate in Odessa she calls “The Fiver.” Rosburg says that stands for “The Rockin, Rosburg, Rescue and Retirement Rancho.” Rosburg shares her life and home with a multitude of animals, including a house pig named Matilda.

 The feature focuses on many aspects of Rosburg’s life, including a longtime love for animals and her hopes to redefine rescue, one dog at a time. A rebel WITH a cause, Rosburg would like to match her dogs with veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. “A good companion is a good companion, it’s your friend, you talk to your friend,” says Rosburg.  Having been through two bouts of breast cancer and a recent stroke, Rosburg recognizes the healing power of animal companions.

From collecting fast cars to being a successful author and publisher, Rosburg is a survivor. “Attitude. You have to have a positive attitude,” she says.  Being born into one of the world’s wealthiest families, Rosburg grew up with many privileges, but those privileges also came with great expectations. Expectations that she has no doubt met through her animal rescue achievements.

For more information about Helen A. Rosburg, please visit http://www.helenrosburg.com

For more information about On the Wings of Angels Rescue, please visit http://www.onthewingsofangelsrescue.com

About Helen A. Rosburg: Animal lover, Helen A Rosburg, is also an award-winning writer and a sponsor of Triple Threat Mentoring, a non-profit organization committed to helping under-resourced urban youth gain confidence and learn life skills. In addition to her ongoing animal rescue efforts, Rosburg enjoys showing her champion horses and ponies.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Melissa Rogovin
PR Firm: The Publicity Agency
Email: melissa@seligmultimedia.com
Phone: (813) 708-1220 x 7783
Website: www.thepublicityagency.com

Helen A. Rosburg, Wrigley heiress and client of the PR firm The Publicity Agency, appeared in Wednesday’s 10 p.m. broadcast of FOX 13 news to highlight her animal rescue efforts with veteran anchor Cynthia Smoot.

Rosburg runs the featured rescue, “On The Wings Of Angels Rescue,” on her 130-acre property in Odessa. The rescue takes in dogs that are scheduled to be euthanized and gives them a new home and complex training. They rehabilitate and train the dogs for adoption through obedience training, socialization and confidence building.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNYXTZ7EHns

View the video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/wNYXTZ7EHns

“After learning about Helen’s latest rescue efforts, we knew we had to help bring more public awareness and help get these dogs adopted,” says Melissa Rogovin, project manager with the PR firm The Publicity Agency. “Cynthia has always been active in the animal rescue community and we knew she would understand the need to tell this story.” 

Smoot is known for her powerful stories about local animals and wildlife, as well as her dedication to helping expose animal cruelty cases. The Emmy winning reporter followed the story of “Casper,” a boxer that was nearly starved to death, from the day he arrived at the county shelter to the day he went home with his new owner.

The Publicity Agency (TPA) is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Fla. The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune and named a “Top 25 PR Firm” by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010 and 2011, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor. The Agency represents businesses, news makers, entertainers and professionals seeking top-tier agency representation.

Selig and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

For more information about On The Wings Of Angels Rescue, visit: http://www.onthewingsofangelsrescue.com

For more information about the PR firm, visit: http://www.thepublicityagency.com

For more information about Helen Rosburg, visit: http://thepublicityagency.com/publicity-agency-clients/helen-a-rosburg/

MEDIA CONTACT:
Melissa Rogovin
PR Firm: The Publicity Agency
Email: melissa@seligmultimedia.com
Phone: (813) 708-1220 x 7783
Website: www.thepublicityagency.com

“The home is temporarily off the market. Patti believes it’s best for Amy and Annie to avoid the stress of showing a house during a time which has already been filled with so much upheaval. Showing the home is just too much for the girls to go through right now.”

MEDIA CONTACT:
Glenn Selig
PR firm: The Publicity Agency
Phone: (813) 708-1220 x7777
Cell: (813) 300-5454
Text: (813) 300-5454
Via Twitter: @GlennSelig
Email: gselig@seligmultimedia.com
Web: www.thepublicityagency.com

“Kim Kardashian has received a lot of sympathy–not because she was the target of a flour bomber, but because of the classy way she brushed off the flour bombing incident,” says Glenn Selig (@glennselig), founder of the crisis communications PR firm The Publicity Agency. ”Now she’s apparently thinking about going after the person or person’s who flour bombed her. While it’s her legal right to do so, she is undermining the very element of what earned her praise. She’s no longer handling the incident in a classy way. She’s jumping into the gutter with the flour bomber.” 

Selig believes that no one would have been surprised had Kim Kardashian lashed out at the “flower bomber” or made it clear at the time of the incident that she’d press charges because that is the Kim Kardashian the world knows: highly litigious, attack anyone who goes after her.

“The fact that she handled herself so beautifully and with such dignity in such an ugly situation really spoke well of her. People were perhaps thinking, ‘Wow that’s a classy way of handling that.’ The change of heart will likely reinforce the public’s perception of what they’ve long thought about Kim Kardashian.”

The incident happened last week while she was on the press line at an event that benefitted the Dress for Success Foundation for underpriviledged women.

Following the flour bombing incident, Kim Kardashian told TMZ that she wanted to keep the focus on the event and would not press charges. She received praise from her mother and the public for her quick rebound from the embarrassing stunt–even joking about it afterwards. 

“I am so proud of my daughter for handling this situation so professionally and  with such poise!” Kris Jenner wrote on her blog. “Kim wasn’t phased by the attack and simply walked away from the red carpet, brushed herself off and headed right back  out!!”

But now, Kim Kardashian tells E!: “These women flew in from all over the country to be a part of this event, that are underprivileged women, that really got the shine taken away from them a little bit… I’m gonna definitely deal with it because it is not acceptable.”

TMZ reports that Kim Kardashian plans to contact police within the next few days.

In another development, according to the website CELEBUZZ!, PETA has offered to pay the flour bomber’s legal fees.

“We don’t believe Kim would be so shortsighted as to go after this woman,  but if she does, we’ll definitely look at how to maximize exposure to
the cruel fur industry, and that could mean defending the activist if she wishes,” CELEBUZZ! reports a PETA spokesperson as saying.

PETA has denied any involvement to the incident.

ON THE WEB:

www.thepublicityagency.com

That statement is scheduled to begin at 5:02 p.m. Central / 6:02 p.m. Eastern outside his Ravenswood Manor home.

The news media is encouraged to monitor @publicityagency (http://twitter.com/#!/publicityagency), the Twitter feed from The Publicity Agency, the PR firm that has represented Rod Blagojevich for more than three years.

The Agency will provide a five minute and a two minute warning Tweet for stations, networks and other news outlets covering the event.

“This will be one of the most important moments of Rod Blagojevich’s life. The governor never memorizes, does not use a script or a teleprompter. He speaks extemporaneously. He will speak from the heart,” says Glenn Selig, the former governor’s spokesman.

FAQs regarding the statement:

Q: Will there be an opportunity for the media to ask Rod Blagojevich questions?

A: No. This will be a statement only. This is NOT a news conference.

Q: Will the governor be doing any interviews?

A: There are no plans for any interviews with anyone.

Q: Will you release more information about the governor’s plans for departing Chicago?

A: No, for security reasons we will not release detailed information.

Statement by Rod Blagojevich

Date:

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

When:

5:02 p.m. Central/6:02 p.m. Eastern

Where:

2934 W. Sunnyside Ave, Chicago (Ravenswood Manor)

If you’d like to be added to the news media list, please send an email to media@thepublicityagency.com.

Press releases will be sent via email, available on The Publicity Agency website http://thepublicityagency.com/for-journalists/, on PR NewsChannel – http://www.prnewschannel.com/term/press-releases/rod-blagojevich/ and via RSS feed.

News alerts will be sent via email and Twitter: @publicityagency and @GlennSelig.

Media Contact on the ground in Chicago:
Glenn Selig
PR firm: The Publicity Agency
Phone: (813) 708-1220 x7777
Cell: (813) 300-5454
Text: (813) 300-5454
Via Twitter: @GlennSelig
Email: gselig@seligmultimedia.com
Web: www.thepublicityagency.com

Media Contact @ home office in Tampa:
Melissa Rogovin
PR firm: The Publicity Agency
Phone: (813) 708-1220 x7783
Email: Melissa@seligmultimedia.com
Web: www.thepublicityagency.com

Glenn Selig says Blagojevich will not be taking questions from the media.

Date:

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

When:

5:02 p.m. Central/6:02 p.m. Eastern

Where:

2934 W. Sunnyside Ave, Chicago (Ravenswood Manor)

If you’d like to be added to the news media list, please send an email to media@thepublicityagency.com.

Press releases will be sent via email, available on The Publicity Agency website http://thepublicityagency.com/for-journalists/, on PR NewsChannel – http://www.prnewschannel.com/term/press-releases/rod-blagojevich/ and via RSS feed.

News alerts will be sent via email and Twitter: @publicityagency and @GlennSelig.

Media Contact on the ground in Chicago:
Glenn Selig
PR firm: The Publicity Agency
Phone: (813) 708-1220 x7777
Cell: (813) 300-5454
Text: (813) 300-5454
Via Twitter: @GlennSelig
Email: gselig@seligmultimedia.com
Web: www.thepublicityagency.com

Media Contact @ home office in Tampa:
Melissa Rogovin
PR firm: The Publicity Agency
Phone: (813) 708-1220 x7783
Email: Melissa@seligmultimedia.com
Web: www.thepublicityagency.com

Date:           

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

When:         

Afternoon. Time TBA.

Where:        

2934 W. Sunnyside Ave, Chicago (Ravenswood Manor)

Statement from Glenn Selig, spokesman:

“Gov. Blagojevich has always stood up and stood tall. He hasn’t hid. And he has truly enjoyed being out in public. He never considered ‘sneaking’ out of Chicago and miss an opportunity to say goodbye. It’s difficult to put into words the challenges he and his family now face. But he draws strength from the incredible support he continues to receive from the people of Illinois and beyond.”

More details will be released as plans are finalized.

If you’d like to be added to the news media list, please send an email to media@thepublicityagency.com.

Press releases will be sent via email, available on The Publicity Agency website http://thepublicityagency.com/for-journalists/, on PR NewsChannel – http://www.prnewschannel.com/term/press-releases/rod-blagojevich/  and via RSS feed.

News alerts will be sent via email and Twitter: @publicityagency and @GlennSelig.

Media Contact on the ground in Chicago:
Glenn Selig
PR firm: The Publicity Agency
Phone: (813) 708-1220 x7777
Cell: (813) 300-5454
Text: (813) 300-5454
Via Twitter: @GlennSelig
Email: gselig@seligmultimedia.com
Web: www.thepublicityagency.com

Media Contact @ home office in Tampa:
Melissa Rogovin
PR firm: The Publicity Agency
Phone: (813) 708-1220 x7783
Email: Melissa@seligmultimedia.com  
Web: www.thepublicityagency.com

Hosting “SNL” gave NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” a ratings boost, but what did it do for Lindsay Lohan and the effort to rehab her image?

With her appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” Lindsay Lohan moved the ball forward, says a noted crisis management PR expert.

“She showed up, she brought in the numbers and people are talking about it,” says Glenn Selig, founder of the crisis PR firm, The Publicity Agency. “However, Lindsay Lohan did not appear in the opening skit–she could’ve easily played Ann Romney–and she had fairly minor parts in the live program. And that may be a signal that ‘SNL’ producers did not have complete faith in her for a live program, given an unpredictable history.”

In her opening monologue, Lindsay Lohan joked about the program and “Saturday Night Live” producers’ lack of trust in her.

“In every joke there is usually some truth,” says Selig. “It was a very subtle way of addressing what the public would likely have noticed anyway.”

Hosting “SNL” comes at an important time for Lindsay Lohan and her work to make a comeback.

Back-and-forth with sobriety is not unprecedented in Hollywood–take Robert Downey, Jr. for example. Selig believes if she is able to survive the substance abuse itself, her career will thrive if she is able to put it behind her.

Selig says she’s playing to two audiences: The fans and entertainment executives.

“Lindsay Lohan is again getting opportunities–from Playboy to ‘SNL,’ but she needs to continue to prove that she is reliable and trustworthy. She’s must show up to work. If she fails to do that, her career will derail because executives won’t hire her even if the public is willing to forgive her. Hollywood wants to make money not lose money.”

Lindsay Lohan jokes about her troubles in her monologue on 'Saturday Night Live.'

So far so good. But Lindsay Lohan continues to fight demons.

The New York Daily News reports that not even 24 hours after Lindsay Lohan taped an interview with Matt Lauer and NBC’s TODAY show (a few days before “Saturday Night Live”) proclaiming that going clubbing was “not my thing anymore” the paper says an eyewitness told them Lohan partied past 4 a.m. 

The paper says she “held court at the nightclub with an entourage” and she left after two men who were sitting with Lohan got into a jealous spat over the “Herbie Fully Loaded” star, which prompted her to leave.”

As for “SNL,” the reviews of Linday Lohan’s acting on “Saturday Night Live” were mixed.

“Letting Lindsay Lohan host ‘Saturday Night Live’ was a mistake,” writes Mike Ryan, senior writer for Moviefone, in a column carried by the Huffington Post. “And that isn’t anything against Lohan, her well documented escapades or her hopeful recovery. The fact is she just wasn’t ready. It was apparent that the cast and the writers didn’t particularly trust her (and why should they?) since they relegated her to backup duty in pretty much every sketch.”

“Her highly touted appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live’ was met with more heckles than applause,” writes Ann Pride in an entertainment column for the U.K. Daily Mail. “But that didn’t stop Lindsay Lohan from scoring huge ratings in her hosting gig for the popular NBC sketch show.”

But others were kinder in their assessment of Lindsay Lohan on “Saturday Night Live.”

“Remarkably average might not have been what the star dreamed of when she reached out to ‘SNL’ for a job, but it was far from a disaster. Besides, the whole point of her hosting wasn’t to offer Richard Pryor quality. It was to prove she could be relied upon,” writes Mack Rawden, pop culture editor for Cinemablend.com in the pop blend section of the website.

But the New York Daily News challenged that notion in its Gatecrasher column.

“Judging from the trouble that Lohan had with her lines during the ‘SNL’ broadcast, we wonder if her late-night escapade affected her attention levels during her rehearsal with the show’s cast on Friday afternoon and evening.”

Sometimes it’s high profile baby steps that can really move a career forward. And Selig suggested that Lindsay Lohan avoid any missteps.

“Who doesn’t like a comeback and shows like ‘Saturday Night Live’ are great vehicles,” says Selig, founder of the crisis PR firm, The Publicity Agency. “Lindsay Lohan has fallen into the same drug and partying trap like so many before her. But her time as a Disney star proves she’s talented. The public is rooting for a comeback. And ‘SNL’ gave her an opportunity to impress or blow it on live TV. And nobody is saying she blew it. So it is a definite plus for her.”

ON THE WEB:

www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live

Dr. Seth Forman, Tampa-based dermatologist and client of the PR firm The Publicity Agency, appeared in Friday’s 5 p.m. broadcast of ABC Action News to demonstrate a new treatment option for eczema and psoriasis suffers with veteran anchor Linda Hurtado.

The procedure uses a machine called Psoria-Light™. Harnessing the power of phototherapy, it delivers targeted doses of UVA and UVB rays to the affected areas of skin. Psoria-Light™ being touted as the latest development in the treatment of common skin conditions, such as eczema and psoriasis. Forman is the only doctor in the U.S. offering the treatment.

Hurtado is known for her extensive coverage of medical stories as well as her personal battle with breast cancer. The 11-time Emmy winning reporter announced her breast cancer diagnosis on-air last October and took leave of absence to recover. Since returning to the anchor desk, Hurtado has covered stories on new medical treatments for various diseases and informed viewers about where to find affordable health care.

“We’re excited to work with Linda to help get the word out about Dr. Forman’s new skin treatment,” says Melissa Rogovin, project manager with the PR firm The Publicity Agency. “Psoria-Light™ could be life changing for eczema and psoriasis suffers, and Linda is the perfect reporter to inform the Tampa community.”

The Publicity Agency (TPA) is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Fla. The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune, and named a “Top 25 PR Firm” by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010 and 2011, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor. The Agency represents businesses, news makers, entertainers, professionals seeking top-tier agency representation.

Selig and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

For more information about the PR firm, visit: http://www.thepublicityagency.com

Watch videos of PR firm clients making the news: http://thepublicityagency.com/clients-making-news/

For more about Dr. Seth Forman and Psoria-Light, visit: http://www.formanderm.com 

Winning high school football coach Darin Owens is headed to Cerritos High School. (Photo courtesy: PRPreps.com)

As head football coach, Darin Owens has pulled off near miracles at four separate high schools by flipping losing teams into winners. 

He’s been so successful turning around high school teams, Hollywood has taken notice and there’s a movie in the early stages of development.

Owens has been hired by Cerritos High School to work his magic. The last coach resigned before the 2011 season.

But with an 11 game losing streak, only 10 touchdowns scored the entire 2011 season and just five wins in five years, even Owens acknowledges he may be facing his biggest challenge to date at Cerritos High.

“I’m ready to jump in and get to work. This is an opportunity to turn a negative atmosphere into a positive one,” says Owens.

By hiring him, Owens says it’s clear the school is committed to winning.

Today he told players, students and faculty Hillcrest High School in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he is currently head coach, that he is leaving.

When Owens arrived in Idaho in 2008 he faced huge challenges: The team was on a 23 game losing streak and had only scored three offensive touchdowns the previous season. Morale was at all-time low. Hillcrest, once the jewel of Idaho Falls, had not had a winning season in 10 years and didn’t even make the playoffs. The community there was skeptical. But that first year–in just one season–it all turned around.

Owens led the Knights to the seemingly impossible: A championship.

The team won every game but one and captured the state championship–breaking school records and state rushing records along the way.

In a single season, Owens helped restore Hillcrest to glory. And the team has continued its winning ways ever since.

Owens has accomplished similar feats at three high schools before Hillcrest. And it’s what he plans to do again at Cerritos High.

“For me, it’s about expecting to win, preparing to win and believing,” says Owens.

Owens is originally from California. So this head coaching  job at Cerritos represents a homecoming.

Owens is represented by Glenn Selig at the PR firm The Publicity Agency.

About The Publicity Agency: The Publicity Agency (http://www.thepublicityagency.com) is a premier publicity and public relations firm that specializes in news, entertainment and politics.

CONTACT
Glenn Selig
PR Firm: The Publicity Agency
Email: glenn@thepublicityagency.com
Phone: (813) 708-1220
Web: www.thepublicityagency.com

For the second time in as many years, Selig Multimedia, Inc., a PR company which owns and operates the crisis management public relations firm The Publicity Agency and the press release newswire PR NewsChannel, was recognized as a Top 25 Public Relations firm by the ‘Tampa Bay Business Journal.’

The ‘Journal’ ranks Tampa Bay-area PR firms by number of local employees. With the number one PR firm being largest, this year Selig Multimedia, Inc. ranked 11th, up from the 19th position last year.

“This is a testament to the hard work our team performs every day,” said Glenn Selig, president and CEO of Selig Multimedia, Inc. “They are truly the best in the PR business. And I could not be more proud of the work that we day every day.”

The Publicity Agency (TPA) is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Florida.

The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune is a leading strategic public relations firm. The Agency represents businesses, news makers, entertainers, professionals seeking top-tier Agency representation. Glenn and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists, have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

PR NewsChannel is a global newswire created by journalists that’s affordable, effective and offers unparalleled customer support. PR NewsChannel, is affiliated with Google, Yahoo, AOL and the top content syndication networks.

ON THE WEB
www.seligmultimedia.com

www.thepublicityagency.com

www.prnewschannel.com

Ginger White broke her silence on WAGA-TV. Though Herman Cain suspended his campaign days later, he continues to deny the affair and called her "another loser."

In her first television interview since Herman Cain suspended his presidential election bid, Ginger White talks with WAGA-TV, the Fox station in Atlanta, White’s reps confirm. That is the same station White spoke with a few weeks ago to admit to a 13-year affair with the then-Republican hopeful.

Several days after WAGA broadcast the interview, Herman Cain suspended his campaign. But, Cain continues deny the affair and has suggested White is lying.

Though essentially out of the race, Cain promised to stay relevant to the Republican nomination process by endorsing another candidate.

White, an Atlanta-area businesswoman, came forward to tell of the affair because she believed it was the right thing to do.

But instead of acknowledging the affair, Cain called her “another loser.” As a result, White has taken a hit to her reputation and a beating in the media.

“Ginger White wants to move forward with her life and she wants to set the record straight,” says Glenn Selig, whose PR firm The Publicity Agency is representing White. “She wants to move on, and she wants people to know she is telling the truth.”

The Publicity Agency is a crisis management PR firm that often represents people at the center of big news stories. Clients include Rod Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois; Sgt. Joe Hickman, a government whistleblower; and Gary Falkner, the “Osama bin Laden Hunter.”

ON THE WEB

www.thepublicityagency.com

WAGA-TV5 report

MEDIA CONTACT

Glenn Selig
PR firm: The Publicity Agency
Phone: (813) 708-1220
Email: gselig@seligmultimedia.com

Ginger White broke her silence on WAGA-TV. Though Herman Cain suspended his campaign days later, he continues to deny the affair.

Just weeks after Herman Cain suspended his run for president, Ginger White, the “other woman” in Cain’s life, has begun a campaign to repair the damage to her reputation.

Though he bowed out of the race for the GOP nomination, Cain categorically denied having a 13-year affair with White, said that White’s claim was false and suggested she was lying. He challenged White’s motivations for coming forward.

White says that she stepped up to admit the relationship with Cain to support other women who had, in previous weeks, revealed sexual harassment run-ins with Cain, but were portrayed as liars.

White says she had nothing to personally gain from coming forward–but a lot to risk–including her privacy and reputation.

She says she put herself in the line of fire to help bolster those statements from Cain accusers who had alleged sexual harassment. Although White says her relationship with Cain was consensual, she believed the women.

Just days after sharing her story with WAGA-TV5, the local Fox station in Atlanta, Cain suspended his campaign. He vehemently denied the affair with White.

White’s reputation continues to take a beating from Cain and from his supporters.

For the record: She has not made any money from sharing her story, and money has never been the motivation.

In her effort to rehabilitate her tattered image, White recruited The Publicity Agency, a national PR firm that specializes in representing high profile clients in the news.

“We are pleased to be representing Ginger White,” says Glenn Selig, founder of the PR firm The Publicity Agency. “She is a prime example of the old adage of ‘no good deed goes unpunished.’ For us, this is about helping Ginger repair her reputation which was stolen from her. She went public with something very private because she wanted to do to the right thing. There was nothing for her to gain from this and she deserves to have her life back.”

White says since coming forward in that interview with WAGA-TV5, her reputation has taken a beating. She has two children to support and says it will be even more difficult to find work now. She has no regrets about going public, but now she just wants to move forward and make sure the record is straight.

The Publicity Agency is a crisis management PR firm that often represents people at the center of big news stories. Clients include Rod Blagojevich, the former governor of Illinois; Sgt. Joe Hickman, a government whistleblower; and Gary Falkner, the “Osama bin Laden Hunter.”

ON THE WEB

www.thepublicityagency.com

WAGA-TV5 report

MEDIA CONTACT

Glenn Selig
PR firm: The Publicity Agency
Phone: (813) 708-1220
Email: gselig@seligmultimedia.com

The PR company, Selig Multimedia, Inc., reunited the cat with its owner but not before the PR campaign produced calls and emails from across the United States and Canada and 20,000 YouTube views.

“Thanks to everyone who offered to help,” says Glenn Selig, president and CEO of Selig Multimedia, Inc., the PR company. “There are a lot of really wonderful, caring people in this world. And it’s reassuring to know that.”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6ZX68SJZ6Q

Selig Multimedia, Inc. employees nicknamed the cat “Paws” after it showed up at the front door.

The company owns and operates the PR firm The Publicity Agency and the press release newswire PR NewsChannel. The company tapped its PR resources to help the cat with three legs and employees volunteered their time.

At first, the company tried calling various animal agencies and offices that might be able help but were told they couldn’t or wouldn’t guarantee that the cat would not be euthanized.

That’s when the company decided to adopt the cat with three legs as a client to find her owner, or find the cat a new home.

In less than 36 hours, the cat’s owner came forward and claimed the cat.

The cat’s name is Heather. Turns out, she had been abandoned a year ago and that’s when the new cat owner took her in. Heather is in good hands.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0KiJk5vG4w

Selig wrote a blog post on the The Publicity Agency website about what he got from the experience.

“What I learned from this experience is that the vast majority of people are good and that people are willing to step up,” wrote Selig. “I wish every story had a happy ending.”

Alec Baldwin makes a surprise appearance on NBC's 'Saturday Night Live' following American Airlines incident.

‘30 Rock‘ star Alec Baldwin made a special appearance on the ‘Saturday Night Live’ to mock a recent real-life incident where he was kicked off an American Airline flight.

Flight attendants kicked Alec Baldwin off an American Airlines flight last week after he refused to turn off his cell phone because he was playing the popular game Words With Friends.

While Baldwin apologized to passengers for the mishap, he has not expressed any remorse for his actions or offered any apology to the airlines.

Instead, Baldwin went on ‘Saturday Night Live‘ and its “Weekend Update” segment playing American Airlines “Captain Steve Rogers.” In the skit, the character refers to Alec Baldwin as an “American treasure” and apologizes to the actor.

“I am ashamed at the way he was treated,” the “pilot” said in the skit. “I mean, what harm would it do to let him keep playing his game? Not just any game mind you, but a word game for smart people.”

So was this a good idea, from a damage control crisis management PR perspective?

“I think it was a brilliant way to attack the situation in the court of public opinion,” says Glenn Selig, a crisis management PR pro with The Publicity Agency. “The reality is while most people would not have reactive acted exactly as Alec Baldwin did, many people who fly often felt like leaving on their phones and playing their games. To those people, Alec is a hero. Bashing the airlines is very popular.”

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Selig says a strategy like this only works when no one gets hurt or when you don’t appear to be making light of a serious situation.

“Because this wasn’t serious, humor is the best way of approaching this,” says Selig.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if Alec Baldwin doesn’t start doing ads for Words With Friends,” says Selig. “If the company has not yet contacted Alec, it should!”

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Tampa headquartered PR company helps find home for lost cat with three legs.

A public relations company has a new, unusual client. A three-legged kitty cat.

The cat, company employees nicknamed “Paws,” simply turned up at the front door of Selig Multimedia, Inc., which happens to be the home to the PR firm, The Publicity Agency and the press release newswire PR NewsChannel.

Clearly the cat wanted some attention.

“We tried calling the various governmental or animal offices that might be able to help but we were told that they either did not have the employees to pick up the cat or could not guarantee that the cat would not be put down,” says Glenn Selig, president and CEO of Selig Multimedia, Inc.

Selig says his office gave the cat water but then Paws disappeared for a few weeks.

The cat returned today.

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And that’s when the company decided to do something.

Using the resources of its PR firm and news distribution wire, Selig Multimedia, Inc. launched a campaign to find the owners who may be missing their cat, or find a new home for the lost cat who has only three legs.

“It’s one of the hind legs that appears to have been amputated,” says Selig. “Despite the disability, Paws appears to have no problem moving around and at a great clip, too!”

Selig Multimedia also posted a video on YouTube. To watch the cat in action, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6ZX68SJZ6Q.

“We hoping this story has a happy ending,” says Selig. “It would be a great holiday miracle and a great story to tell for years to come.”

If you are interested in providing a home for the cat, please contact Selig Multimedia, Inc. at (813) 708-1220.

UPDATE: 12/8/2011

The cat made her way inside the Selig Multimedia, Inc. offices. (See video below.)

An hour later, the cat’s owner came forward and claimed the cat. The cat’s name is Heather. Turns out, she had been abandoned about a year ago and the new cat owner took her in. The new cat owner is taking good care of her and she is warm and safe now.

“Thanks to everyone from around the U.S. and Canada who offered to help,” says Selig. “There are a lot of really wonderful, caring people in this world. And it’s reassuring to know that.”

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Despite the baby scandal, Justin Bieber performs on TODAY show to promote Christmas album.

The PR Blog, created by the PR firm The Publicity Agency, posted a blog today about the Justin Bieber baby scandal and asks by both sides are spending so much time spinning the news if results of a DNA test is so exact.

“For something that is supposed to be determined by test results–with near 100% certainty–there’s an awful lot of mouth flapping going on about the Justin Bieber baby scandal,” writes Glenn Selig, a crisis management PR expert, in the blog. “Justin Bieber is the daddy or not. Why not let the test speak for itself and just shut up?”

Justin Bieber’s camp says the pop idol took a paternity test Friday and doubts the mother will submit her child for a test to make a comparison. They are sure that test results will show he is not the daddy.

Meantime, Jeffrey Leving, the attorney for the self-professed mom of the Justin Bieber baby Mariah Yeater, is raising questions about Justin Bieber’s paternity test because, according to TMZ “a member of Yeater’s team was not present while it was administered and he has no idea if the test was done using proper controls.”

Bieber is out promoting his Christmas album. He performed with Usher on NBC’s TODAY show this morning.

Glenn Selig founded The Publicity Agency in 2007 and has represented some of the biggest newsmakers and most influential business leaders and companies nationwide.

The read the entire blog on the Justin Bieber baby scandal, please visit: http://thepublicityagency.com/2011/11/23/justin-bieber-paternity-case-the-pr-spin-gets-uglier/

Dennis Davern accuses Robert Wagner in death of Natalie Wood on NBC's TODAY show this morning.

The PR crisis for actor Robert Wagner shifted into overdrive shortly after 7:00am ET this morning when the captain of a yacht accused actor Robert Wagner in the death of Wagner’s wife Natalie Wood on NBC’s TODAY program.

Dennis Davern admitted that he lied to investigators three decades ago when asked about what happened on that yacht he captained 30 years ago when actress Natalie Wood died and what he knew about Natalie Wood’s death.

Dennis Davern hinted that he conspired with Robert Wagner and Christopher Walken, another actor on board the yacht that night, to get on board with the same story to tell investigators.

“Was the fight between Natalie Wood and her husband Robert Wagner what ultimately led to her death?” host David Gregory asked on TODAY.

Davern replied “Yes.”

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Davern said he made mistakes not telling the truth about the events that led to the death of Natalie Wood and urged the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office to reopen the case. He said on the NBC program that he believes Robert Wagner intentionally kept the investigation low profile and that Wagner did not do everything he could have done. Davern would not elaborate.

Wagner, in addition to becoming the focus of a criminal investigation, which will be officially announced later today, now faces an intense amount of unwanted bad publicity.

“Just the reopening of the investigation is potentially harmful to Robert Wagner, his career and his image,” says Glenn Selig (Twitter: @glennselig), a crisis management PR expert and founder of The Publicity Agency.  “Robert Wagner should be concerned. In a world where people rush to judgement, most will assume there is likely something amok simply because law enforcement is taking the unusual step of opening a 30-year-old case and doing it so publicly.”

Selig says Robert Wagner needs to develop a strategy to deal with the publicity.

“Guilty or not, this will clearly be challenging for Robert Wagner to deal with and to talk about. But now is the time to start working on that PR strategy,” says Selig.

It’s been about six weeks, but already ‘The PR Blog‘ has tackled the PR blunder for Hilary Swank, Blackberry’s black-eye, Mel Gibson, PR issues facing Disney and actor Mitchell Musso, Justin Bieber and his alleged baby and the Penn State sex scandal. Perhaps that’s why the blog has has already become the object of talk on social media sites and online.

“It’s thrilling to see people’s reactions to the blogs,” says Glenn Selig, founder of PR firm The Publicity Agency, and The PR Blog‘s author. “I simply try to provide observations on stories making headlines and I’m pleased that readers like it. I enjoy writing and, honestly, like opining.”

Glenn Selig (Twitter: @GlennSelig) is frequently called on by news media outlets to provide a comment on crisis management public relations situations that are making news.

‘The PR Blog‘ provides insights and observations on crisis management PR facing entertainers, businesses and individuals. Selig is The Publicity Agency’s “strategist-in-chief.”

The PR Blog also focuses on other issues from the world of public relations.

Selig started the PR firm The Publicity Agency in 2007 after working as a TV anchor. He has been featured on numerous radio and television stations to give his opinions on crisis management pr in high profile cases.

To check out the official website of the PR firm, please visit www.thepublicityagency.com.

The child sex scandal at Penn State dominates local, national headlines.

Because the allegations involve a severe lack of action, the Penn State Board of Trustees appear to be trying to control the uproar stemming from the sex abuse scandal by quickly firing the university president and Penn State’s longtime coach Joe Paterno. But that strategy could backfire, says a crisis management PR expert, because it appears the action was taken devoid of any investigation and is a clear rush to judgement.

“If you are going to fire a coach who is akin to god on campus, then you need to be able to help people understand why he deserves to be fired,” says Glenn Selig, a crisis management PR expert and founder of The Publicity Agency. “Once you help people understand the scope of why someone needs to be fired and explain to people what didn’t happen, but should’ve happened, students, alumni and others will rally behind the trustees. But simply making the decision without a proper explanation, you get great pushback.”

Selig applauds the Penn State University Board of Trustees for showing leadership. But making apparent knee-jerk, quick decisions with the hope that things will get better by cleaning house, prior to a truth-seeking process, often leads to matters getting worse, not better.

“Doing something just to do something is almost always the wrong something to do,” says Selig (Twitter: @glennselig). “This whole mess began because university officials failed to handle this effectively and did not thoroughly investigate what had happened. But you don’t make things right by cleaning house before knowing the full story and the events that unfolded. Due diligence and an investigation seems to be missing in the swift action university trustees took. Investigate. Then clean house if that is what is appropriate and then the students, faculty and alumni will stand with you.

“The university is badly damaged and it won’t get better simply by taking any action. What’s needed is the right action. There is too much disarray and you don’t bring calm by firing the university president and an incredibly popular football coach without a careful internal investigation, which clearly did not yet take place.

“You don’t make things right by making more mistakes and it seems abundantly clear that the university is in panic mode and it needs to begin functioning amid the crisis.”

Selig believes the Penn State University Board of Trustees may be trying to do what is in the best interest of the university.

“Perhaps Joe Paterno deserves to be fired. But the trustees did not do a good job of making that case to the university community and to the public. They probably can’t make that case because they don’t have all the information. The firing may have been premature or it may simply have been a mistake so the university is still reeling.”

Penn State sex abuse scandal receives major news coverage on CBS and other networks

Two top administrators are the latest casualties from the Penn State sexual abuse scandal, which is turning into a PR crisis of monumental proportions.

The Penn State sex abuse scandal has forced the sidelining of the university’s athletics director, Tim Curley, who’s been put on administrative leave. Gary Schultz, senior vice president for business and finance, will retire.

“The common denominator is Penn State–all three men worked for Penn State and the employees knew about the allegations but did nothing. So the university looks awful in the court of public opinion,” says Glenn Selig, a crisis management PR expert. ”The scandal is just breaking and likely more will come out over the coming days.

“Penn State has several groups of people it must be mindful of during this crisis: students, parents, faculty, alumni, the news media and the public at large.  Penn State has an awful lot at stake here and needs to be mindful of what’s at risk. The scandal is here; now it’s a matter of how the university handles it.”

Curley and Schultz face allegations that they lied to a grand jury in connection with the Penn State sex abuse scandal involving Jerry Sandusky, 67, a one-time successor to coach Joe Paterno who retired in 1999.

Sandusky faces 40 abuse charges, including 21 felonies. He is charged with abusing eight boys between 1994 and 2009, with some incidents said to have taken place in a Penn State athletics building.

According to the grand jury investigation, Sandusky met the alleged victims through a youth services foundation he started. Some of the alleged molestation incidents are alleged to have taken place on the Penn State campus.

Attorneys for Curley, Schultz and Sandusky say their clients are innocent.

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Mass number of tech blogs and mainstream media outlets are chronicling the launch of UNTHINK, the new underdog social media website that waged war on Facebook and Google+ this week.

From leading tech blogs like TechCruch and AllThingsD, to mainstream media outlets such as Fox News, CNN and local news stations, the media are reporting on UNTHINK.

“The David versus Goliath story has been featured around the world and in hundreds of websites, magazines, newspapers and television,” says Glenn Selig, founder of The Publicity Agency, the PR firm that represents UNTHINK. “The proverbial plot on the social media story has thickened.”

With 800-million followers, Facebook is a giant. UNTHINK launched as opinion polls show record high dissatisfaction and discontent with the social networking giant because of the privacy issues and frequent changes.

“Until now many have largely ignored the warnings about Facebook because there was no alternative,” says Selig. “I believe that is just part of what makes this such a powerful story and why there is such interest among media outlets.”

TechCrunch:
“Unthink is the kind of startup that could only come from outside of traditional tech hotspots like Silicon Valley or New York, as there’s a certain level of audacity… that you need in order to think you have a shot at displacing social networking giant Facebook and all of its 800 million users.”

MSN Tech & Gadgets:
“Just when you thought you had signed up for all the social networks you needed to be on to have friends, be hip and sound professional, a new service is getting off the ground hoping to out-do all the rest.
“Unthink is the newest social network out there, launching in public beta this week. It’s designed to be the ‘anti-Facebook,’ going against everything that the addictive conglomerate stands for.”

Rolling Out:
“Here’s why the prospect of Unthink or other social media entity eventually dethroning Facebook as the king of social media could materialize, though it will be undoubtedly an awesome undertaking:
“Facebook users covet the attributes of the site, but they decry the sinister way the braintrust of Facebook [mainly Mark Zuckerberg] has made personal information available to unknown entities in cyberspace.
“Facebook users have complained incessantly about clandestine changes in the infrastructure of the cite and lack of notification of its many implications to its 800 million users until after it has already been implemented.
“And then, once the changed have been infused within the structure, they mainly leave it to users to figure out themselves the methods they must undertake to protect themselves from vulnerability and unwanted entries into groups, etc.
“Facebook users are unsettled by a lot of the confusing esoteric language [small print] purposely designed to bewitch users into not discerning how much of their sensitive information can be intercepted by other users or cyberspace predators.
“UNTHINKER’s credo is that prospective users are not users, they’re owners. Unthink is not in control, you are. It even has its own manifesto, deeds and covenants. That is a very attractive attribute to privacy advocates.”

Digital Trends:
“As we see it, Unthink faces an inconceivably difficult uphill battle against Facebook and Google+. At the same time, however, Unthink’s servers are, at the time of this writing, completely overwhelmed by the bombardment of traffic headed to the site today. While some may see that as evidence that the company is unprepared for the big leagues, it at least shows that people are interested in a Facebook alternative – something we saw in droves with the launch of Google+.”

CNN:
“Even Google has struggled to pull users away from Facebook where, despite complaints, users have appeared willing to deal with occasional privacy concerns in return for a convenient online hangout populated by all their friends.
“But if even a small percentage of those users choose to abandon ship for the “revolution,” it may be enough for Unthink to declare victory.”

Washington Post:
“In a completely different vein, UnThink is in just the right position to tap into the frustration of the global youth who participated in the Arab Spring, and those in the U.S. who are putting their support behind Occupy Wall Street.”

ReadWriteWeb
“For Unthink or any other challenger to succeed, they have to get a critical mass of users. That’s going to take more than a spunky YouTube video and some attitude. If a critical mass of users decides to migrate to Unthink, then it has a chance to succeed. But how to get the critical mass?”

Voice of Russia:
“A look at the new Facebook-killer. Facebook may soon be toppled by a new social networking giant in town, Unthink, which calls itself ‘anti-Facebook.’”

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UNTHINK Media Coverage:
Forbes
ReadWriteWeb
rtt
c|net
IT World
Fox Business
TechCrunch
Tech Digest
Interactor (UK)
Shiny Shiny (UK)
MSN Tech (Canada)
RollingOut.com
Digital Trends
Toronto Star (Canada)
CBS News Tech Talk
CNN
Gigaom
Gawker
Winbeta.org
The Next Web
PC Magazine
Web Pro News
Mobile Media
GMA News Online
International Business Times
The Blaze
IT Pro Portal
The Hollywood Reporter
Washington Post
Newsroom New Jersey
Full HD (Greece)
Kathimerini (Greece)
Social Media Today
MyFoxNY.com
Tech News World
Investor Place
Business Journal
MyFoxTampaBay.com
Phil Bradley’s weblog
Spiegel (Germany)
Basic Thinking (Germany)
Monster and Critics (Germany)
PC Welt (PC World-Germany)
ZDNet
Examiner
Portfolio
CNN Tech Podcast

Before bursting onto the social media scene about two months ago, UNTHINK had been in secret development for nearly four years.

UNTHINK.com is now in public BETA launch and is by invitation only. Once inside, anyone can invite an unlimited number of people to join them.

Online Media Kit: http://thepublicityagency.com/publicity-agency-clients/unthink-online-media-kit/

CONTACT:
Glenn Selig
PR firm: The Publicity Agency
Email: glenn@thepublicityagency.com
Phone: 813.708.1220
Mobile: 813.300.5454
UNTHINK Press Releases: http://ow.ly/6izEK

National PR firm The Publicity Agency represents UNTHINK social media.

It takes strength and guts to represent a social media company that set out to pick a fight with Facebook. But, there was no hesitation whatsoever when UNTHINK approached The Publicity Agency for public relations services.

“It’s who we are.  We are tenacious. At our PR firm, failure is never an option. It’s really that simple,” says Glenn Selig, founder of The Publicity Agency. “We thrive on challenges, we enjoy celebrating success and we embrace the concept of working hard.”

Though there are dozens of social network startups that try to break out and take on Facebook, very few succeed at the endeavor or even manage to land significant media attention to chronicle their quest.

But in launching UNTHINK (www.unthink.com), The Publicity Agency has managed to accomplish the near impossible:  UNTHINK (www.unthink.com) has been featured on the top tech blogs including AllThingsD and TechCrunch and more than 30 television stations and media outlets nationwide.

“We had many doors slammed in our face and we had some, let’s just say, spirited conversations,” recalls Selig. “There were tech gatekeepers who did not want to report on UNTHINK despite the fact that this effort was different than what had been done in the past. Quite frankly I do not care about the twenty other social networking websites. I know UNTHINK is different and I believed the public deserved to know about UNTHINK. The public, and those fed up with Facebook, should have a choice but they can’t choose if they don’t know.”

UNTHINK Corporation is a technology company based in Tampa, Fla. UNTHINK is not a startup. It was founded on April 22, 2008 by successful entrepreneurs with experience in re-inventing markets, and is supported by a dedicated team of more than 100 cutting-edge techies and rebels. It is a product of the foresight of its founders who three years ago realized that social media was headed in an alarming direction. UNTHINK.com is a social media revolution. It is built ON purpose WITH purpose to better serve people and brands, empower them, and make their lives easier. It disrupts existing market ‘think’ and shifts social media in the direction of Win-for-All.

The Publicity Agency (TPA) is a full-service, national PR firm with home offices in Tampa, Florida.

The PR agency, called “one of the top PR firms in the U.S.” by the Tampa Tribune, and named a ‘Top 25 PR Firm’ by the Tampa Bay Business Journal in 2010, is a leading strategic public relations firm founded by power publicist Glenn Selig, a multiple award-winning former major city network news reporter/anchor.

CNN host/anchor Nancy Grace dubbed Glenn “The PR Guru” and Fox News Channel called Glenn “one of the best in the PR business.”

The Agency represents businesses, news makers, entertainers, professionals seeking top-tier Agency representation. Glenn and the team of talented and experienced publicity agents and publicists, have worked with some of the biggest names in business and entertainment.

The Agency designs custom publicity campaigns to land clients national or local news publicity.

Check out the Online Media Kit for UNTHINK: http://ow.ly/78B7M

MEDIA CONTACT:
Glenn Selig
PR firm: The Publicity Agency
Email: glenn@thepublicityagency.com
Phone: 813.708.1220
Mobile: 813.300.5454
The Publicity Agency Press Releases: http://ow.ly/7783R