By Palin Ningthoujam on Apr 8, 2009 in mediarelations
My colleagues were sending out media invites for a press briefing tomorrow and I happened to chance upon the invites that were sent out yesterday and today. Mr. Chidambaram’s press conference incident yesterday sure has its consequences in the PR industry.
SPOT THE DIFFERENCES
This invite was sent out yesterday morning:

This was sent out today:

(ok I was just kidding, please don’t take this seriously)
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Palin Ningthoujam is Genesis Burson Marsteller's Digital Strategist and is the founder of India PR Blog. He also blogs at Advocable.com and has written for Mashable.com, New Communications Review, and Desicritics.org. He has worked at leading PR agencies in India and has managed clients across verticals including IT, telecom, automobiles, tyres, FMCG, lifestyle, retail, textiles, banking & finance, hospitality, book publishers, real-estate, market research firms, think tanks, NGOs, healthcare, education, ceramic tiles, and government bodies. You can contact Palin via email here or online here.
On Apr 8, 2009, Vikas Kumar said:
Thats funny but I agree with Palin.
On Apr 10, 2009, Bushpig said:
It is a trend nowadays to throw a shoe on famous personalty and ppl like punjab Chief minister will give u reward as well.
On Apr 13, 2009, Bhawna said:
if not for general press conferences, it will become necessary for political press conferences and briefings.
On Apr 14, 2009, Joey Logano Fan said:
Interesting to say the least, hehe.
So will it be socks? Or Barefeet?
On Apr 8, 2009, IndiaPRblog said:
New mandate for media invites: My colleagues were sending out media invites for a press briefing tomorrow and I .. http://tinyurl.com/cxw8qr
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On Apr 8, 2009, seems2me said:
Reading: “New mandate for media invites: India PR Blog” (http://twitthis.com/q5n4×6)
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On Apr 8, 2009, anaggh said:
Laughing at: “New mandate for media invites: India PR Blog” (http://twitthis.com/q5n4×6)
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On Apr 8, 2009, samraatkakkar said:
The #chidambaram effect on invites for press conferences http://tr.im/ismo
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On Apr 9, 2009, SickPuppyDawg said:
Reading: “New mandate for media invites: India PR Blog” (http://twitthis.com/q5n4×6)
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