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Repeat Offender: The Back Story Part Two

Jeff Hoffman, Co-Founder, Color Jar                                     Jeff‘s continued successes as an entrepreneur include such household names as Priceline.com and UBid.com.  After launching Priceline, Jeff decided to take a detour and head to Hollywood.  He was always fascinated with the creative process involved in the entertainment industry.  Some of his friends were skeptical and thought he [...]

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Repeat Offender: The Back Story Part One

Jeff Hoffman, Co-Founder, Color Jar   Jeff Hoffman’s industrious nature and work ethic started at a very young age.  He discovered early on that the dollar in his pocket was not what made him tick.  Whether he was delivering newspapers, or selling seeds door-to-door it was the satisfaction of having worked hard was far more [...]

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Repeat Offender: The Big Picture and The Quick Take

Jeff Hoffman, Co-Founder, Color Jar Jeff Hoffman has started many companies including Priceline.com, uBid.com and CTI, to name just a few.  His latest company is Color Jar, an idea accelerator that supports entrepreneurial ventures by creating a support team that provides every aspect of expertise required when launching new products or services, and accelerates the [...]

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The Latest Episode of The Spotlight! The World’s ONLY PR Superhero!

                          EPISODE SIXTEEN                               The Spotlight                                         In                            Feedback Foul-up   Location:  A small company trying to use social media to effectively grow The situation:  A small company with tremendous growth potential has a successful Facebook page and blog.  They started out very small, with virtually no readership, and now, through steady effort and [...]

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The Latest Episode of The Spotlight! Episode Fifteen!

EPISODE FIFTEEN The Spotlight In Sinister Smugness Syndrome   Location:  A large company in the midst of a major crisis   The situation:  A large company is in the midst of a major and worsening crisis.  They are one of the companies that has hired the large PR firm run by the evil PR manager [...]

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The Spotlight – Episode Fourteen – Whacky Website World

EPISODE FOURTEEN The Spotlight In Whacky Website World   Location: A small software company The situation:  A small software company has a brand new product that is sure to put them right on the map, however, despite the fact that the new product is revolutionary, their website is a disaster.  Given the fact that most [...]

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The Spotlight Returns! Episode Thirteen!

EPISODE THIRTEEN The Spotlight In Super-PR Firm Shuffle Syndrome   Location: A medium-sized business with a strong online retail presence.   The situation:  A small retail company has signed up with a major PR firm, run by the evil Damian Detritus, and are paying large amounts of money every month.  However, they are getting the [...]

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The Spotlight – Episode Twelve – Unreasonable PR Expectations

    EPISODE TWELVE The Spotlight In Examining Extreme Expectations   Location: A mid-sized company that has been gaining steam and it now venturing into using professional public relations for the first time.   The situation: The company hires a major public relations firm, headed by the evil PR Company CEO, Damian Detritus.  In his [...]

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The Spotlight – Episode Ten! – The World’s Only PR Superhero

From September 19, 2011 Stuttering Speaker Situation Location: A small company trying to reach bigger clients The situation: A small company has some great products and a chance to expand their business venture, increase their customer base and reach new people. One of the ways they have found brings the best results is when their [...]

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Social Media: Checking the Privacy Issues

September 12, 2011 One thing that comes up a lot when discussing social media is the issue over privacy. Just how private is the information you post on your Facebook page, for example, or your Twitter page? One of the things that seems to be such a major selling point for Google + right now [...]

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