We at SSPR have been a tad quiet lately. Fear not attentive legions! We are still here. Well, actually some of us are “here” and some of us are “elsewhere.” You probably recognize the International Orange paint of the Golden Gate Bridge above, or at very least you recognize the omnipresent fog. So the “elsewhere” is San Francisco. Our beloved Molly has been living in San Francisco for the past six weeks while Margaret is still living, working and rocking in Durham. SSPR was born, got TOTALLY AWESOME, and then boom! We expanded to a bi-coastal operation. Life, work and perhaps destiny have brought Molly to Northern California. And while we are sad (really, it’s a mutual admiration society) we are not putting SSPR on a shelf or in a corner. Instead we are letting it fly, blossom and surf into new territories. What we love to do - strategize and implement unique, customized, modern communications plans for great people, organizations and companies - remains steadfast. Like communication, we are flexible. Look at it this way, we’re learning more in a creative hotbed and meeting more amazing people. Moral of this tale? We are still SSPR! And, we are ready, willing and able to work for clients from the Atlantic to the Pacific and most places in between.
What are you doing on 10/10/10? Keywords for Change suggests you spread the #LOVE! Sounds a bit like a virtual peace sign but this is more than hashtag hippies suggesting a new media love fest; Keywords for Change looks to explore the intersection between the technological and the social. Social media - blogs, Twitter, Facebook, etc. - is all about the network, physically how we communicate online and the networks we create with shared consciousness and built communities.
The tech-nerd side of the #LOVE experiment (and the part I obviously don’t fully understand…) looks at 10/10/10’s unique relationship to binary code (see, I don’t understand and you don’t either) and digs into the power of SEO. But ultimately the choice of the word #LOVE is telling, KFC (Fried chicken? no - Keywords for Change - stay with me) wants to know:
“What happens when we all focus our thoughts and words at the same time. What will the effect be if millions of people around the world shared the same message at the same time?”
Focus on #LOVE, whatever it means to you, however it guides your work, play, life. On 10/10/10 lend your thoughts and your social media words to the #LOVE experiment. Let KFC track the results with data visualization, random number generation and first hand accounts. Whatever you think of the metrics, what could be so wrong with weaving a little #LOVE into your day?
We’d #LOVE you to click the pic above and read more.
From the inaugural Hopscotch Music Festival, to the Nasher’s opening of The Record to the Megafaun-Fight the Big Bull collaboration Sounds of the South, the past few weeks have produced feats of passion, determination and ambition in the arts that I’ve come to expect from Raleigh-Durham, NC. These events were a testament to the potential of this community and hopefully a taste of things to come.
Photo credit: Liz Vitale
”Look Away Dixie Land” opened Friday at Durham’s Labour Love Gallery located in Golden Belt. Labour Love presents “Look Away Dixie Land” as an opportunity to explore the past, present and future of the great Southern racial divide. The show features three prominent artists from the Triangle: McArthur Freeman, Titus Brooks Heagins and our friend Dave Alsobrooks of the Paragraph Project.
The image above is from Alsobrooks’ series. Born and raised in South Carolina, Alsobrooks recounts the significance of the Confederate Flag as a point of contention in his artist statement:
The flag has traditionally been a prominent icon, seen on license plates, shirts, tattoos, bumper stickers and keychains among other items. The “Southern Cross” was even displayed atop the state’s capitol building from 1962 until 2000. Arguments were made to remove the flag and to uphold its public display in Columbia. I knew folks entrenched on either side of this discussion, so I was privy to both points of view. During this time the phrase, “Heritage, not hate,” became popular. It became the “politically correct” slogan accompanying the Confederate Flag. Paraphrased: the Confederate Flag doesn’t have any hateful associations — its public display is only a tribute to history, heritage and a way of life. Heritage, not hate? To whose heritage are we referring?
“Look Away Dixie Land” will be showing until October 10th.
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As much as I enjoy selfishly showcasing my own pathos and creative angst on a daily basis, I thought I might put a cork in it today in order to recommend a female-owned publicity firm whose co-owner I have worked with (and with whom I have entrusted…
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