‘Video’ Archives
When a Reporter Says, “Don’t Touch »
(Click here for the video.) This confrontation between a hospital public relations person and an investigative TV reporter unfolds like a slow motion car crash. The setting: A sleepy public meeting hosted by a Northern California hospital. A local TV news crew arrives in pursuit of a story about alleged abuse of a patient gift fund. [...]
Banal Prelude to History »
This video captures the minutes before President Richard Nixon's historic televised resignation speech. I must credit Vital Speeches of the Day for unearthing this fascinating example of "the disconnectedness between the profound public moment and backstage banality."
Mobile homes for sale. Honesty in advertising. »
They don't teach this in grad school. Take a look at this cut-to-the-quick commercial. I think it has quite a bit to teach about how honesty and humor create an interesting selling proposition in some of the least likely circumstances. My thanks to Joel Burslem for unearthing it on his Future of Real Estate Marketing blog.
