Watch out, boys and girls. There’s a new PR blogger in town — and she plans to do for our biz what Gawker does for New York media and Wonkette does for politics.
Her first post is a naughty little bombshell. She gives word of an office pool in which participants predict our friend Steve Rubel’s demise at Edelman. (Steve has already found the post and put himself down for the year 2015.)
Strumpette — a.k.a. Amanda Chapel of Chicago — says she started her blog to offer “an honest treatment of the PR business. Why? Because there really isn’t one.”
We beg to differ, but hey — let the woman try to differentiate herself. She certainly offers things we don’t:
Bottom line professionally speaking, I am 5′ 4″ tall, athletic, Pantine shoulder-length black hair, perfect perky boobs. I present well and am most accomodating. I’ve slept with clients. I sleep with my boss. I am the consummate PR strumpette.
We’re glad she’s learned a thing or two about branding while being, in her words, “a whore.” (See, Josh, we’re not the only one.)
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Your latest post over there has had me in stitches!
Yes, Scott. Ms. Chapel certainly has started her blog off with a bang.
Mike
From the Strumpette’s bio, that appears to be one of her specialties.
Scott,
But seriously, what do you think we do for a living. Think about it. At least I am being honest about it.
- Amanda Chapel
Amanda,
You could make the argument that any job is whoring yourself at one level or another. Hugh MacLeod had a great post on this topic. Check it out.
Look, I really liked your first post. You’re a talent. In fact, I’ve added you to my faves and can’t wait to read what you come up with next.
But at the same time, I can empathize with Steve, who’s going to be put in an awkward situation at work because of this post on Monday, in all probability. And for what — our entertainment? What’s the big insight to be learned here? Like I said on your blog, Steve’s a regular guy — not Jessica Simpson.
If you’ve read my blog, you know I change my mind about stuff all the time. So maybe tomorrow I’ll think the Steve post was the best thing ever. What do I know? You just need to go with your gut, write what you feel, and let the chips fall where they may. And I’ll be reading.
I’m sure it was meant in the best of ways — although what way exactly I’m not sure — but I’d prefer not to be part of any office pool regarding sleezy wrestling.
http://strumpette.com/archives/66-Place-Your-Bets,-Ghoulish-Office-Pool-Spreads.html#c15
OK, my face is red. She brought that part up, you’ll notice.
And like most PR people, you’re too stupid to even check your “accomodating” spelling.
Mr Anonymous: I’d say that she needs to include MORE typos if she wants to keep up with a lot of the top blogs.
And can you do anything but complain? Yeesh.
You know, I just realized that it’s obviously annual report season — she wrote “Pantine” and I read “Pantone”…as in Pantone 5395, jet black.
Sheesh, and my mother think I show too much skin on my blog.
I can’t wait for the Podcast series! Instead of Shel and Neville’s “For Immediate Release,” Amanda could title her series…well she could actually use the same name come to think of it…
I actually have a very beautiful nude on my blog today – and a true story to go with it. Why not find my Venus?
http://www.elleeseymour.blogspot.com