tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post114383165939181922..comments2024-03-28T10:44:01.308-07:00Comments on @jspepper: April Fool's Joke Gone Awry?Jeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17859194486093074401noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1144214475758227802006-04-04T22:21:00.000-07:002006-04-04T22:21:00.000-07:00Well, Greg - hopefully others will see that and av...Well, Greg - hopefully others will see that and avoid and ignore Amanda/Brian, and then the blog will cease to be important.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859194486093074401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1144205483834170902006-04-04T19:51:00.000-07:002006-04-04T19:51:00.000-07:00Before I fully knew of the "Brian Connolly" connec...Before I fully knew of the "Brian Connolly" connection, I exchanged a couple of very informal and non-offensive e-mails with "Amanda" today. All regarding copyright or "fair use" issues over a drawing used on the Strumpster's blog that originated in The Economist.<BR/><BR/>Well, by tonight, he/she/it has read my own post on my blog, "Inside Market Research", is so infuriated by it that he/she/it has promised to call the general counsel at my employer's parent company. That should be fun, since, the last time I checked, my blogging activity was endorsed by my employer.<BR/><BR/>Funny how "dialogue" can turn so quickly into "harrassment" in some people's mind(s).<BR/><BR/>I've certainly learned that some things (and people) are better left alone.<BR/><BR/>GregGregory Kohshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207068772106028805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1143918010107888042006-04-01T11:00:00.000-08:002006-04-01T11:00:00.000-08:00"Such a classic show. :)"As I said at the outset, ..."Such a classic show. :)"<BR/><BR/>As I said at the outset, "Watch as I work the pole."<BR/><BR/>Cheer or jeer all you want; makes no never mind. I still get paid. Good shows or bad, the tips are pretty much the same.<BR/><BR/>Ciao,<BR/><BR/>- AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1143916524444900182006-04-01T10:35:00.000-08:002006-04-01T10:35:00.000-08:00Actually, Phil, I prefer the "if you love it so mu...Actually, Phil, I prefer the "if you love it so much, why don't you marry it" retort.<BR/><BR/>Such a classic show. :)Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859194486093074401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1143913582129768082006-04-01T09:46:00.000-08:002006-04-01T09:46:00.000-08:00Wow, Pepper... Amanda/Brian just used the Pee Wee ...Wow, Pepper... Amanda/Brian just used the Pee Wee Herman "I'm rubber and you're glue" defense!<BR/><BR/>You going to counter with "cooties quits," or "no givins?"philgomeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713690671545500196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1143910989690118732006-04-01T09:03:00.000-08:002006-04-01T09:03:00.000-08:00So much for honesty and transparency Jeremy. As I ...So much for honesty and transparency Jeremy. As I said on Strumpette, the business is hypocritical. You are being true to form.<BR/><BR/>As to name calling, you’re cursing at a mirror… and the mirror doesn’t care.<BR/><BR/>- Amanda<BR/><BR/>Jeneane, I appreciate your counsel. Hey, the best ballplayers maybe hit 30 percent.<BR/><BR/>But just so you know, I don't write for an audience. I certainly don’t do it to foster relationships. I write because I enjoy it. Frankly, I am having great fun and will continue. You will likely find other things to enjoy. I will likely find others who enjoy my take on the business. C'est la vie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1143909705867614722006-04-01T08:41:00.000-08:002006-04-01T08:41:00.000-08:00Even I'll say that what I found fun and with MUCH ...Even I'll say that what I found fun and with MUCH potential at first has -- predictably I guess, since it would take REALLY GOOD writing to do it right -- gone down a disappointing, path. <BR/><BR/>sorry amanda. good idea, potentially industry shaking, but poor execution that has minimized what Strumpette could be/could have been.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you're right, Jeremy, maybe it is an April Fool's thing?<BR/><BR/>P.S., don't miss Josh Hallett's blog. He has a surprise for you. Or maybe NOT a surprise. ;-)Social Director of the Internethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594483069781415702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1143909523733299552006-04-01T08:38:00.000-08:002006-04-01T08:38:00.000-08:00Amanda, I just deleted the comment - not because o...Amanda, I just deleted the comment - not because of my emails, but because it included others. <BR/><BR/>The stuff in my emails is stuff I have said to others anyways - so no issue there. The fact that you are including others is the issue.<BR/><BR/>And, notice you never did answer if we did know each other from Kodak days ... but the great thing on that account is everyone claimed to work on it ... and most didn't.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859194486093074401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1143908991587679922006-04-01T08:29:00.000-08:002006-04-01T08:29:00.000-08:00Thank you all for the comments - the combination h...Thank you all for the comments - the combination here showed the true professionals who can communicate ... and 50 year olds that act like 5 year olds that devolve into childish name calling and antics.<BR/><BR/>Let's treat the 5 year olds as they should be - ignore them.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859194486093074401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1143904044471208452006-04-01T07:07:00.000-08:002006-04-01T07:07:00.000-08:00The purpose of the Strumpette was/is to poke fun a...The purpose of the Strumpette was/is to poke fun at just this. You are a small band of young kids with very little business sense and an unbelievably inflated sense of importance. Coincidentally, that’s typical in PR. Typical also that while you huddle in your little make-believe world, the real world laughs at you. You’re a joke. Ciao for now, - AmandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1143841248889880392006-03-31T13:40:00.000-08:002006-03-31T13:40:00.000-08:00In my last (and I assume final) email exchange wit...In my last (and I assume final) email exchange with A-MAN-duh this afternoon, he informed me of his new strategy: he's targeting the blog to people outside the PR industry, because they "get it." <BR/><BR/>Why anyone outside the PR industry would want to read about Edelman's inside baseball, I have no idea.Scott Baradellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04137057925586819535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1143837624615335312006-03-31T12:40:00.000-08:002006-03-31T12:40:00.000-08:00Not surprisingly, Brian hasn't deigned to call me ...Not surprisingly, Brian hasn't deigned to call me in the ol' 323. I'm good enough to be put on the original "Strumpette" spam list, though. Even if he isn't Strumpette but is merely a reseller, as he claims, it seems to me that you really shouldn't oughta be hosting spammers. <BR/><BR/><B><I>(Rolls up newspaper.) "BAD WEB HOST! *THWAP!* NO BISCUIT!"</I></B><BR/><BR/>Oh, and there's the part about my whole Edelman-affiliation-thing that might have something to do with the fact that I haven't heard from him. Clearly an axe to grind there.<BR/><BR/>Not that I have a particular desire to talk to him. Would seem no one else did either.<BR/><BR/>Hell... And since my penguinista buddy back home can do a way slick Mambo install for me for the cost of a trip to Buffalo Bill's Brewpub, I really have little use for WePublishing. <BR/><BR/>In other words, any such call would be *highly* unproductive.<BR/><BR/>What was marketed as a gritty look at the soft underbelly of the PR business is now evidently reduced to cribbing stories from Reuters and making gossamer-thin connections to the originally promoted topic of the blog. <BR/><BR/>As they say... Flames that burn brightest, burn shortest.<BR/><BR/>The funny thing is, Brian evidently talked to a bunch of folks who correspond with each other (and me) all the time. Since he objected so much Krempasky's posts, I can only imagine he'd birth a monkey if he heard what people are saying *offline*.<BR/><BR/>Incredible...philgomeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713690671545500196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1143835424128983302006-03-31T12:03:00.000-08:002006-03-31T12:03:00.000-08:00Yeah, in passing, I raised the same April Fool's q...Yeah, in passing, I raised the same April Fool's question in a post about the Strumpette site going down (to steal Scott's pun). As you said, Jeremy, if it is, the joke's on BC.<BR/><BR/>Like Scott said, BC has called everyone (even me).<BR/><BR/>And, then the e-mail I'm sure many of us received about the latest posts (still relating PR pros to prostitutes) and trying to stir the pot again.<BR/><BR/>And on and on and on it goes.<BR/><BR/>I may visit there every once in awhile, but for the most part, if we ignore Amanda Connolly and Brian Chapel, it will fade away and his 2nd 15 minutes of fame (following the Mambo-jumbo lawsuit) will be over.<BR/>MikeMike Driehorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10531542388191234247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1143834840944496442006-03-31T11:54:00.000-08:002006-03-31T11:54:00.000-08:00Even though the blog is back up, I pray no one wil...Even though the blog is back up, I pray no one will comment in it and no one will write about it/link to it.<BR/><BR/>Now, the companies and individuals that are associated with it have some serious reputation management to engage in, or they will not recover. I actually don't think they can, but if they want any serious consideration, they'll have to try.<BR/><BR/>If it continues, the only takeaway - to me - is that those involved are unstable, unsound and truly foolish.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317050159888690263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1143833990164269402006-03-31T11:39:00.000-08:002006-03-31T11:39:00.000-08:00It's amazing that the posts seem to continue...eve...It's amazing that the posts seem to continue...even when everyone is calling it out. If Strumpette wasn't Connolly, what is the author of that blog supposed to do in that situation? If it were me I'd address the issue up front, but since it hasn't happened - it leads me to confirm the assumption that it is someone else...a fake...a character...what have you. It’s been less than one week, but I second your comment Jeremy - Let's end talk of that blog.Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05279217890274652822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1143833563940802292006-03-31T11:32:00.000-08:002006-03-31T11:32:00.000-08:00Scott, you're leaving money on the table!Scott, you're leaving money on the table!Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859194486093074401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5540166.post-1143832879833257822006-03-31T11:21:00.000-08:002006-03-31T11:21:00.000-08:00Brian's called me a couple times but I haven't tal...Brian's called me a couple times but I haven't talked with him to this point. Sounds like he's called every PR blogger in town pleading Strumpette's case.Scott Baradellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04137057925586819535noreply@blogger.com