Media Coverage of the Republican Campaign: “Open Marriage or Open Convention”

Friday, January 20th, 2012

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Douglas Simon, President and CEO of D S Simon Productions, shares his take on the underreported story of the 2012 campaign.


Some of Doug’s VlogViews:

“There was an important rule change that’s not getting a lot of coverage by the Republican National Committee: No state that votes before April 1st is allowed to hold a winner take all contest. 52% of the delegates will be chosen by that date; meaning the majority of the delegates chosen are going to be broken up among the different candidates which may make it more difficult for Romney to have a majority of delegates at that point.”

“The real strategy is can candidates survive until April 1st and be in a good position to get the winner take all numbers that happen after that?”

Helpful Websites:
RNC Delegate Summary

Frontloading HQ

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Here’s What You Missed at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

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If you missed CES this year, you missed a lot. Here’s a chance to catch up:

D S Simon Productions partnered with the Consumer Electronics Association as the official Broll provider for the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. D S Simon created a total of 42 videos capturing the best of the excitement, energy and engagement the week long unveiling event has to offer. Walk around with the likes of Justin Bieber, 50 Cent, LL Cool J, Jillian Michaels and Snooki and watch exclusive footage of some of the coolest technological innovations this side of the Starship Enterprise. Highlights include new product launches from Microsoft, Sharp, Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, Samsung, Verizon, Motorola, LG and Intel. If you are interested in watching the videos in their entirety or using the Broll, please contact CES@dssimon.com. Enjoy!


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Julia Hood, Executive Vice President for Haymarket Media, On Corporate Communications

Friday, January 6th, 2012

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Douglas Simon, President and CEO of D S Simon Productions, spoke with Julia Hood, Executive Vice President for Haymarket Media, on her recent return to PR Week. Julia shares what she learned about corporate communications during her time with the Arthur Page Society and how she plans to incorporate those lessons into making PR Week even bigger and more impactful.


Some of Julia’s VlogViews:

“I was really blessed to have this kind of master class in corporate communications, as I call it, and among the themes that emerged for me was how the profession has matured though the lens of the corporate communicator; the way that the corporate communicator is working as a chief convening officer and a chief collaboration officer across the whole network within the organizations.”

“PRWeek is an incredibly strong brand, people are loyal to it. Our readers are very fond of it, we have strong partners and we have a strong subscriber base that keeps growing. We’re getting deeper into organizations; that, to me, is telling us something.”

“Part of PRWeek’s mission in the next couple of months is going to be defining, ‘What do we believe in? What do we believe the industry is for? The profession is for? The value of the profession is for organizations, for society, for the greater good?’”

“We’ll be looking for more partnerships. We’ll be looking to encourage and support other activities that help us focus on some of the themes that we believe are really important about the way the profession is growing.”

Helpful Websites:
http://www.prweek.com/
http://www.haymarket.com/home.aspx
http://www.awpagesociety.com/

Julia on Twitter: @julia_hood

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Super Bowl Hero Carl Banks Headlines D S Simon’s Big Game Communications Offerings

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

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Douglas Simon, President and CEO of D S Simon Productions, shares an exciting addition to the D S Simon Super Bowl communications lineup and introduces former NY Giant and Super Bowl hero, Carl Banks as newest spokesperson. He also shares other exciting Super Bowl related communications initiatives D S Simon will be participating in for 2012. For more information on or to participate in these or other opportunities, please contact Jamie Claudio, Chief of Staff, at jamiec@dssimon.com.


About D S Simon’s 2012 Super Bowl Initiatives:

“Even though I am a diehard Jets fan, I’m proud that we’re going to be partnering with former NY Giants football Super Bowl hero, Carl Banks.”

“He’s an awesome personality and he’ll be heading a co-op Satellite Media Tour on January 26th before the big game. It’s a great opportunity for you to share your message with key audiences across the country.”

“We also have a very important anti-domestic violence initiative with the Verizon Foundation and the NFL Players Association that will be taking place from Indianapolis during Super Bowl week.”

“If you’ve got content that’s Super Bowl related that you want to share with news stations across the country as well as web outlets, we’re going to be holding not one but two video B-roll feeds on January 31st and February 1st to get your content distributed easily.”

For more information on or to participate in these or other opportunities, please contact Jamie Claudio, Chief of Staff, at jamiec@dssimon.com.

Website: www.dssimon.com

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