Back in August, the operators of the Indian Power hired Rudy Giuliani as a spokesman to lie about vouch for the nuclear plant’s safety and starting next week, he will appear in a series of ads. Read more »
Three representatives from the Church of Scientology were standing outside Conde Nast headquarters this morning and distributing copies of their Thetan-inspired magazine Freedom. This month’s issue is a parody of The New Yorker that’s filled with articles attacking writer Lawrence Wright and his employer for a 24,000 word piece about “Crash” director Paul Haggis. Read more »
A bond-brokering single mom from St. Louis is taking credit for hiring the plane that towed an aerial banner over Manhattan on Tuesday which read: “Thanks For The Downgrade. You Should All Be Fired.” It was flown near Wall Street and since the S&P offices are in the same vicinity, some news outlets assumed the notice was targeting the financial services company, but the woman says her message was intended for Congress and she would have done it in DC, if not for the airspace restrictions.
Pissed that drivers in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius are carelessly cockblocking bike lanes all NYPD-style, the local mayor decided to teach his constituents a little lesson.
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Apart from perp walks and occasional b-roll news footage from the Midwest, I don’t see all that many people wearing Ecko anymore, but maybe Marc’s cutting edge promotion that’s sure to go over well, can swing things back in his favor. It’s called “Branded for Life” and yes, the details are every bit as horrific as the name. Read more »
Channeling a tactic used by pranksters and street artists alike, NBC modified statues throughout the city, except they got permission and paid $120,000 for the right to do so. The network had capes placed on thirty statues as part of marketing campaign to promote its new superhero show “The Cape.” Historical icons like Christopher Columbus, George Washington and Harriet Tubman (pictured), will wear the black cloaks that surprisingly have yet to be stolen by homeless people. (Photo: Mythic Mage/flickr)
Finally, we have a PR winner in one of the worst celebrity charity campaigns ever executed and it’s a billionaire, which must be a big relief to several publicists, since it wasn’t the kids suffering from AIDS or the ego-dying participants for the past week. Pharmaceutical kingpin Stewart Rahr kicked in the remaining $500,000 to Keep a Child Alive, allowing a slew of stars to return to the social networking platforms their fans didn’t seem to give a shit about in the first place.
“There’s a fun little action going on tomorrow,” writes the Yes Men. The activisty pranksters are recruiting New Yorkers to help them pull of some sort of stunt that won’t be announced until 5:15PM. Interesting parties are being asked to assemble at the Columbus Circle entrance to Central Park. Oh, and if “can look like a TV news crew, please do!”
Rupert Murdoch figures it’s a lot to easier to sell newspapers in the UK by enticing readers with cash prizes.
Have you seen that big orange thing in the sky with the word Conan on it? The blimp has been flying all over the city to help promote the funnyman’s epic return to the airwaves on November 8th. When aloft, it offers a bird’s eye view via a live cam that can be viewed from the Team Coco website, but not right now, it’s “napping.” Here it is on a recent flight.
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