Mark My Words
Son of Barnum continues
Mark Borkowski, Publicist Borkowski, who staged the biggest custard-pie fight ever in the Millennium Dome (3,312 pies in two minutes), has set himself a challenge on a par with making a romance about estate agents. His one-man show will proclaim that we should think of publicists as heroes. Son of Barnum: A Stunt Too Far […]
Will the new ad channel work?
AFTER the break … another break: a new channel for advertisement … Independent – London,England,UK … Mark Borkowski, a media analyst and expert on the advertising industry, predicted last night that the channel would be a “five-minute wonder”. … http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/media/story.jsp?story=544146
CLIFF RICHARD! NOT QUITE WHAT I CLAIMED
Jim Moran once said “There is nothing more dismal than a fact!” so in this morning’s Scotland on Sunday was the following news story by Aidan Smith: Sir Cliff’s Wimbledon singalong was all a PR stunt… DEPENDING on your tastes, it was a golden moment in the history of British music or a cringe-making aural […]
EDINBURGH FRINGE: a walk down memory lane
Ian Shuttleworth’s review of Taboo featuring Pink & Squeezy conceived by Dexter Augustus, August 1992 Gimmicks, gimmicks, gimmicks. Everyone needs gimmicks to get their show noticed among the 1100 here on the Fringe… and just about everyone has one. It might just be a good review blurb on their leaflet… “Nominated for the Independent Award,” […]
Marriage stunt was one of the best
Marriage stunt was one of the best BRMB’s infamous Two Strangers and a Wedding competition was among the best ever radio publicity stunts, an industry expert told the Radio Festival in Birmingham yesterday. The on-air marriage of Greg Cordell and Carla Germaine in 1999 had all the ingredients to attract extra listeners and revenue to […]
COME IN, BIRMINGHAM: ARE YOU RECEIVING ME?
Chrysalis Radio’s chief exec Phil Riley had me in the hot seat on stage at The Radio Academy’s annual festival yesterday, in front of radio’s great & gross. On the topic “Improperganda – Wild, Wicked and Worth it?” we cheered everyone up with tales of great radio publicity stunts and included a rare appearance by […]
I once hired a real ghostbuster
Andrew Green Andrew Green, who has died aged 76, was pursuing a blameless existence as a freelance parapsychologist, secular exorcist and author of such classics as Ghost Hunting: A Practical Guide, when, in April 1996, he was plucked out of obscurity to investigate reports of paranormal sightings at the Royal Albert Hall.
HAS BECKS FALLEN OFF THE BRAND-WAGON?
HAS BECKS FALLEN OFF THE BRAND-WAGON? Is Goldenballs slip-sliding into a brand pariah? Until recently David Beckham�s seductive face could re brand and save the planet (and, had they been quick, Dasani too). But today it�s looking like Goldenballs can�t even flog Golden Syrup.
All you need is luvvies
The Scotsman – Edinburgh,Scotland,UK One of the hottest tickets looks to be the appearance of publicist Mark Borkowski, who after years of thrusting others into the public eye will tread the … http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh.cfm?id=738442004