November 2011
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You want me to do WHAT?!
On my first Friday at Marie Claire magazine (circa 1996) my boss asked me to “please return all the shoes to their respective designers by Monday”.
Ok sure.
I went into the fashion closet (think large ROOM) and surveyed what must have been no less than 1000 pairs of shoes crammed onto shelves. I was instructed to separate the styles by designer and then “polaroid” and...
October 2011
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My Top 10 Social Media Tips →
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The ROI on Social Media is in the people that speak about your brand-
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If you’re all things to all people, then you are nothing (It’s all...
– Dr. Bob Deutsch #FFD
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My Sliding Doors
Did you see it? Simply put there’s two paths Gwyneth can take and with each one her life will be completely different. She chooses one. But is it the right one? Only time will tell, but she will never know what really could have happened if she went the other way.
Upon entering college the big question is always ‘what will you major in?’. Well for me, it’s sort of a...
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#PR101 Do not rely on Editors to look out for your brand. It’s your job to...
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#PR101 When you see a chance take it….because it won’t come around...
#PR101 Relationships are to PR, as platforms are to high heels. Sure you can get...
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The Diary of Donna Karan Spring Look 24
There are many types of PR, but in fashion, getting the job done depends on having samples. Samples are our currency and without them, well there’s not much we can do. Every designer has a different situation when it comes to this and for us at Donna Karan we implement our best Kindergarten skills and share. We have basically one complete sample line that we have to share with Sales,...
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The Top 5 Things You Shouldn't Say or Do in Social...
1. Follow me! (Dave Kerpen of Likeable Media explained this best- ‘do you run into a crowded cocktail party and scream ‘be my friend!?’) Yeah no…
2. Like my page! (sorry, I missed where you gave people a reason to like your page?…)
3. #FF your own Twitter handle (seriously? enough said-)
4. Tweet steal (give credit where credit is due)
5. Friend people you...
If you got a start, give a start-
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My #Skincare101
Things I own that I shouldn’t:
1) 100 millionX magnifying mirror
2) Tweezerman blackhead extractor (deadly but oh so satisfying).
Between these two items I can cause a lot of damage….
Let’s just say skincare and I have always been at war. Growing up I always got that one or two killer pimples. When I say killer, I mean KILLER. Ouch. It wasn’t until adult life that I...
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You're Invited...
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#PR101 Don’t write a press release, you wouldn’t want to read....
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The “subject” of an email is VERY important. Make it count- it might...
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