The FBR Open

I was on a little vacation last week to visit my parents in Arizona (which is why I haven't been posting). I had high expectations of wearing shorts and getting a nice tan while playing lots of golf. Sadly, the weather was cool- mostly in the lower 60's. Not too bad, compared to some other places, but not what I was hoping for.

We spent a couple of days at the FBR Open, a PGA Tour event, held at the TPC Scottsdale each year. It was packed with people- the crowds set an all time record, over 170,000 people were there on Saturday. Known as a party with a bit of golf thrown in, I had heard stories about the rowdy crowds at the famous par 3 16th hole. Surrounded by hills, grandstands and skyboxes, 20,000 fans cheer good shots and boo bad ones. Not normal behavior for the PGA Tour- so bad in fact, some golfers refuse to play the FBR!

All I can say is that the stories are true. I spent Saturday afternoon in the crowd at the 16th and we all cheered, and yes, booed the golfers depending on how close the hole they got. It was all good-natured and a lot of fun. From what I could see, the golfers seemed to be enjoying it too.

Happy New Year!

Well, obviously I've been a lazy blogger over the last months. Sales opportunities have been coming at me fast and furious and I took a week's vacation in Arizona to visit my folks. Very nice.

However, tech and PR news has been piling up without any comment by me, so I need to buckle down and start...

...tomorrow.

In meantime, I'd like to point you in the direction of a new blog by...my boss, Marc Hausman.

Yes, we've all heard the stories about appallingly bland, boring blogs by corporate CEO's, but this one is different, and not just because he signs my paychecks. Marc has some strong opinions about the direction of PR and it's continuing ability to help businesses increase their sales, profitability and valuation. Add http://www.strategicguy.blogspot.com to your feedreader today.