Dan Janal | Publicity and PR Leads Blog

Whoever said “All publicity is good publicity” never met Stephon Marbury, the basketball player (I’ll avoid using the term “star”) who defended Michael Vick.

Vick, as you might recall, is in all kinds of hot water because he likes to see dogs fight. That kind of obsession can lead to the cancellation of your football career, lucrative endorsement contracts, fines and jail time.

If any time is the time to keep your mouth shut about defending Michael Vick, this would be a good time.

But Stephon saw this as an opportunity to get his name in print — and did so just as he was promoting his own line of basketball shoes.

I’m sure his sponsor is having his lawyer review the sponsorship contract now.

Lesson learned: Watch what you say, when you say it, and be careful about hitching your wagon to a locomotive going downhill.

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Not if you ask Michael Vick!

That old PR maxim just doesn’t hold water when you do something really, totally stupid and undefendable.

I guess OJ would second that opinion!

OTOH, many celebrities and politicians have “rehabilitated” their images, but only after much pain, expense and time.

Better to consider your actions before you say or do something stupid.

The world is a very small place today and if you don’t want to become the Michael Vick of your niche!

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If you want to see what it is really like to be a network TV star, then you might want to start watching reality shows on the Food Network and HGTV. They both have shows where people compete to get their own TV show.

These shows put the contestants through the real paces of what TV personalities actually have to do in front of the camera.

I gotta tell you: It’s not as easy at it looks!

Check out
The Next Food Network Star to watch each episode on the Internet.

HGTV Design Star

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