Abercrombie & Fitch has asked “The Situation” from the hit series “Jersey Shore” not to wear their line of clothing. Lisa & Tommy talk about this bold PR move and discuss. Do they really hate Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino that much or are they just trying to catch the attention or people and build buzz? Lisa & Tommy make the case, but what say you?

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Tommy received a personalize thank you note in a technology purchase at work. Lisa and Tommy talk about ways companies differentiate themselves from their competition.

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Lisa and Tommy talk about their picks for best news aggregators for their Apple iPads. Lisa likes Fluent News and the Daily and Tommy prefers flipboard. One beef they both find with the crop of newsreaders is the fact it takes time to download content and they are not very friendly in situations where you don’t have wifi or 3G access…like airline travel. There needs to be a way you can pre-download content for offline reading.

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Lisa shares her story with Tommy about using social media and technology to communicate with her network of family and friends when her dad was dying.

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Lisa and Tommy talk about a tradition that Lisa learned at her first PR job called March FORTH. A time to stop and reflect with fellow co-workers on the past year, set goals both personally and professionally and look forward to the future.

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Tommy and Lisa talk about the roll out of the Internet and it’s expected impact in the mid to late 90s. While the Internet didn’t change business over night back then, it surely is happening now. Take a listen and let us know what you think.

Red Shoes Speaks No. 56 A little discussion about a big change from Lisa Cruz on Vimeo.

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Check into this! Is Foursquare evolving fast enough for businesses? Are you not digging Digg? Is Facebook evolving too fast? Weigh in as we discuss the evolution (of not) of social media platforms.

Red Shoes Speaks No. 53 The evolution of Social Media Tools from Lisa Cruz on Vimeo.

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Consumers are gathering their news and information in a variety of ways. Therefore, it’s more important than ever for government to deliver information on multiple platforms today. Tommy and Lisa discuss the ins and outs of consistently delivering information where the consumer is engaged.

Red Shoes Speaks No. 52 Why government needs to use social media to get the word out from Lisa Cruz on Vimeo.

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Once you get over the growth of Lisa’s pregnant belly, take a listen of what Tommy and Lisa have to say about the crush of negative political ads that ran during midterm elections. Did you have your fill? Do you think negative ads help or hurt the candidates? What would you think about a candidate who chose not to use negative ads?

Red Shoes Speaks No. 50 Negative Ads in Politics from Lisa Cruz on Vimeo.

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45 percent of employers are looking at job candidates’ profiles online. How does this apply to kids today? Lisa and Tommy talk about being smart when it comes to kids’ online presence.

Red Shoes Speaks No. 49 – Beware what you post online from Lisa Cruz on Vimeo.

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