How does the average person know if an urban legend is true or false? It has happened to all of us. You get an email from a parent, a friend, the guy who likes to send jokes. Usually it looks something like the image of the email below which claims Tyson Foods is eliminating the American Labor Day holiday for the Muslim Eid Al-Fitr holiday. Usually it claims that the company in question read more...
April Fools 2011: Using Gags and and Hijinks to Get Attention for Your Brand
The first rule of public relations and announcements: peg your announcement to coincide with an associated holiday, event or other news hook. In trying something different, I am going to collect the best April Fools gags by companies throughout the day and add them here. If you see one that I should cover, leave a comment below. Or you can Tweet it to me @kamichat on Twitter. Here is a starter that I got late last night. GreyScale Popular Android App, read more...
