by admin | Jan 17, 2017 | Marketing, Public Relations
Many companies celebrate milestone business anniversaries – those ending in 0 or 5 – yet ignore the in-between years. That’s a big mistake. Each business anniversary is an opportunity to showcase products and services, engage customers and prospects and drive sales...
by admin | Apr 19, 2014 | Marketing, Public Relations
If, like me, you are a vinyl record enthusiast, today is our day to celebrate the 7th anniversary of National Record Store Day (http://www.recordstoreday.com). The official commemoration began in 2007 as a way to acknowledge the unique culture of independently owned...
by admin | Feb 28, 2014 | Cinema, Film, Gone With the Wind, Movies
David O. Selznick and Victor Fleming arrived at Ben Hecht’s house early one morning. They spirited Hecht away in Selznick’s car, and on the way to the studio they came to terms: Selznick would pay Hecht $15,000 for one week’s work. At the studio,...
by admin | Feb 27, 2014 | Cinema, Film, Gone With the Wind, Movies
Since screen writer and playwright Sidney Howard’s original effort, Gone With the Wind’s script had been changed by numerous pens. David O. Selznick had resorted to printing revised pages on different shades of colored paper in an effort to keep track of...
by admin | Feb 25, 2014 | Cinema, Film, Gone With the Wind, Movies
On February 25, 1939, Robert Gleckler, the actor playing Tara’s overseer Jonas Wilkerson, died of uremic poisoning at the age of 52. His death stunned Gone With the Wind’s cast and crew. The previous month, George Cukor had directed Gleckler in the...
