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Here's an example of how NOT to promote a new CEO blog... with a press release issued before the public launch of the blog.

"The Nautique Insider, the marine industry's first CEO blog, will be updated 2-4 times a month and be posted on the Correct Craft website, correctcraft.com. The blog will contain exciting information about Correct Craft including entries related to developments at the company, events, products or other topics."
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Here's an example of how NOT to promote a new CEO blog... with a press release issued before the public launch of the blog.

"The Nautique Insider, the marine industry's first CEO blog, will be updated 2-4 times a month and be posted on the Correct Craft website, correctcraft.com. The blog will contain exciting information about Correct Craft including entries related to developments at the company, events, products or other topics."
- full press release

Dullsville

This is PR 1.0, a press release written in corporate-ese and pressed into service to promote a PR 2.0 initiative.  Well, they're touting it as a 2.0 initiative.  I smell a ghostblogger(s) for CEO Bill Yeargin behind this one. Also, as the blog isn't live yet (I don't see a link from the Correct Craft home page), why promote it??

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Presentation and discussion with esteemed fellow panelists William Moss (aka Image Thief) and China's WOM guru Sam Flemming. This is a lunchtime event for AmCham Shanghai members on Tuesday Oct. 23, 2007. More info here.

Watch Edelman Asia Pacific chief Alan Vandermolen's video interview with CIC's Sam Flemming.

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Presentation and discussion with esteemed fellow panelists William Moss (aka Image Thief) and China's WOM guru Sam Flemming. This is a lunchtime event for AmCham Shanghai members on Tuesday Oct. 23, 2007. More info here.

Watch Edelman Asia Pacific chief Alan Vandermolen's video interview with CIC's Sam Flemming.

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