Category: Contests

Criminals Make Some of the Best Entrepreneurs »

It’s funny. I don’t remember the conversation or how it came up but I remember flippantly commenting to someone that criminals make great entrepreneurs. They’re organized, self-starters, motivated, strategic, enterprising. I guess I’m not the only one who had that thought. Tonight I caught 3/4 of one of the most interesting TV shows I’ve seen [...]

Simon, Come Back! American Idol Suffers Without The Voice of Real »

OK, enough is enough. Listen I love JLo as much as the next person. She’s adorable actually, but tonight was too much. And Randy? Why is he still on this show? Ranting about how they’re “angry” that one of the most boring contestants Idol has ever seen got voted out. Pia Whatever Her Name Is [...]

Personal Branding–This is Hilarious! Adam Lambert Parody »

You know you’ve succeeded in creating a personal brand when it is worthy of being parodied. Even those of you who are not American Idol fans must have noticed Adam Lambert’s skyrocketing success, despite the fact that some homogeneous white bread type and not he, was the winner of American Idol. Beyond his voice, Adam [...]

Donald Trump: Newest American Idol Judge? »

It’s official. Kara DioGuardi is out. Boo hoo. Randy Jackson is the last judge standing…sitting. But the real question is can American Idol survive Simon Cowell’s departure? Who will replace Paula, Ellen, Kara and Simon and who will have a big enough persona to keep the show going? Can’t think of anyone offhand, except perhaps [...]

Last Entrepreneur Standing »

So I’m watching last comic standing tonight. Nobody is all that funny. What ever happened to Paul Foot? But I did notice something. That it’s more important to have an interesting colorful persona than to have “good jokes”. Several of the comedians were funny on paper. One even got the compliment that if the show [...]

Business Lessons From American Idol »

Just spent a day coaching entrepreneurs to be original, be authentic, be confident and be stars. Then hung up the phone and tuned in to hear Simon and the gang say the same stuff to the contestants on American Idol. Haven’t seen much of that this season on American Idol so I dug up the [...]

BOOK GIVEAWAY! 3 Copies of David Meerman Scott’s New Rules of Marketing & P.R »

One of the perks of having a business marketing & publicity blog is that I get great books sent to me to spread the word. And I love to share them with you! I told you it was coming. Yes, it’s another Step Into The Spotlight! Business Book Giveaway. We have 3 copies of David [...]

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