Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 29, 2007

'While I poke fun at social networks, Facebook has been a lot of fun and taught me a few things. The experience has inspired me to create a poorly-produced video series called Facebook Confessional. You can see the latest episode above* and I post all of them on my Facebook profile and archive them on YouTube. The latest episode shows reasons why you should consider joining Facebook.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 29, 2007

'Wow. Inspired title, no? Further proof we need help around here. Thanks to everyone that''s submitted a request to write for the Bad Pitch blog. If we have not gotten back to you yet, we will. You''ll start to see some of the guest-contributed posts yet this week. And speaking of week, enjoy yours.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 24, 2007

'It’s summer, I have that other blog, Richard has a new book. The end result is lighter posting than usual here. And that''s saying something! “We never call, we never write,” but we still love The Bad Pitch Blog. So lets make lemonade out of this situation…it IS summer and all. If you’re interested in writing a quick post for the blog, drop us a line at badpitchblog AT gmail DOT com.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 7, 2007

'MyRagan and the YoungPRPros have extended the "Best Pitch Ever" Contest to Friday, July 13, 2007. Be sure to enter and compete for a free Southwest Airlines ticket and a free, one-year-subscription to PRWeek (a $200 value). More details here.

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Bad Pitch Blog

JULY 7, 2007

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