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Mike Tyson Tells PR.com “The Greatest Fighter of All Time Should Be the Guy Who Entertained People the Best”

Allison Kugel — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:49:39 +0000

Allison Kugel interviews Mike Tyson for PR.com:

Mike Tyson Shares His Undisputed Truth & Unrelenting Humor with PR.com By Allison Kugel – April 12, 2012

PR.com (Allison Kugel): There is something you said a while back about happiness and success. You said, “When you have something in life that you want to accomplish, greatly, you have to be willing to give up your happiness.” Do you still feel that way, today?

Mike Tyson: Wow. It would have to [be] reminiscent of that, yes. This show (“Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth” at MGM Grand in Las Vegas) is a small, little show. I used to have arenas, like with WWE, thirty thousand people. To me, this is like my living room with my family, seven thousand people. But I’m still serious and I still want to do well. Even when I had a billion dollars, I just wanted to do well. That’s how I am. Sometimes in wanting to do well I have to block out any chances of being happy, because I want to accomplish a goal. That’s how I’ve been raised by Cus D’Amato. Happiness is not worth your goal.

PR.com: Did you have to be angry to be a good fighter, or could you be happy and fight?

Mike Tyson: You can be very happy. I looked at boxing from a different perspective than other people. I looked at boxing that I’m only better because I’m superior in everything. I’m superior in my thinking, my breathing… I’m only the best because I’m superior. This is some sick shit. This is how I was taught with my trainers, you know (laughs). This is not me being this. This is me just saying this shit. So don’t think I’m this guy no more. But this is how it was, it was all about superiority. This is how I was raised; that I was better, smarter. But this is some crazy shit. I sound like fucking Hitler right now.

Read the entire Mike Tyson interview

WheelsNeedDeals.com Launches 1st Automotive Daily Deal Site with Two Group Deals for Long Island Car Owners

Allison Kugel — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:37:39 +0000

WheelsNeedDeals.com Launches 1st Automotive Daily Deal Site with Two Group Deals for Long Island Car Owners

New discount site, WheelsNeedDeals.com, launches with two car care deals for Long Island and Queens, New York car owners.

Plainview, NY, April 19, 2012 –(PR.com)– WheelsNeedDeals announces April 18, 2012 as its official launch date. The automotive discount deal site will launch with its first two deals for Long Island, New York car owners to take advantage of.

Deal #1 Family Auto in Baldwin, New York: Oil change package that includes tire rotation and safety check, an $87.00 retail value for $12.00 (an 86% discount). The first 5 people to purchase this deal will receive an additional 5% discount.

Deal #2 Bethpage Car Wash in Bethpage, New York: Two “Ritz” level car washes, a $50.00 retail value for $16.00 (a 68% discount). The first 5 people to purchase this deal will receive an additional 5% discount.

WheelsNeedDeals will offer two new deals each week, and will expand in the coming weeks to offer three new deals per week. Each automotive discount will be offered for seven days on WheelsNeedDeals.com to all members of the site.
“In an unstable economy many people are neglecting their cars which can lead to additional car problems, and expenses. WheelsNeedDeals offers a practical solution that will allow everyday drivers to properly maintain their cars without denting their wallets, with our significant discounts,” states WheelsNeedDeals Co-founder and VP of Marketing, Jimmy Palakis.

Adds Co-Founder and VP of Operations Jeff Cohen, “Car owners want to know that their automobile is being taken care of by top-level professionals. Before we sign a merchant to our program, all WheelsNeedDeals potential merchants are thoroughly vetted by our staff to ensure our members a hassle-free experience with merchants they can trust.”

Co-founder and President Jared Kugel, continues, “WheelsNeedDeals is for the typical car owner like you and me. It’s their one-stop-shop for deals on everything they need to take care of their car.”

Brick and Mortar automotive and car care deals will launch on Long Island, New York and in Queens, New York, while online automotive and car care deals will be offered to all WheelsNeedDeals members nationwide. Car owners can go to WheelsNeedDeals.com and sign up to start receiving deals for discounts on car maintenance, and car-related products and services. WheelsNeedDeals will continually offer discount deals on: oil changes, car washes, car detailing, auto body work, driving school, defensive driving classes, and automotive accessories as a few examples. The website will also offer informational features, including useful car care tips.

Car owners in regions throughout the United States can sign up to receive merchant deals, and an email alert when WheelsNeedDeals discount deals become available in additional regions throughout the Tri-state area, and eventually in regions throughout the United States.
Visit http://www.wheelsneeddeals.com to join and start receiving discount deals for all car- related products and services.
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Wheels Need Deals LLC Allison Kugel 516-942-0264 Contact www.wheelsneeddeals.com Allison Dawn PR www.allisondawnpr.com allisondawnpr@aol.com

Flexfit Headwear Creates Special Edition Hat in Support of Haiti

Allison Kugel — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:45:04 +0000

Flexfit partners with Hamylo (short for Haiti My Love), an organization working in support of Haiti, founded by “Sweet Micky For Prezidan” documentary film producer and philanthropist, Macc Plaise.

Hicksville, NY, March 21, 2012 –(PR.com)– Flexfit headwear and non-profit organization, Hamylo, are gearing up to debut the official Flexfit Hamylo “H” custom embroidered, special edition hat. A portion of proceeds from the sale of each hat will go towards relief and re-building efforts in Haiti. The Flexfit Hamylo “H” hat will be available to the public for purchase next month.

The hats feature the Hamylo logo, an “H” topped with the Cap of Liberty, as it appears on Haiti’s national flag. Flexfit’s Hamylo “H” hats will also be given out at the premiere of the much anticipated documentary film, “Sweet Micky for Prezidan,” about Michel J. Martelly’s rise to become President of Haiti. The film features appearances by: Sean Penn, Ben Stiller, Danny Glover, Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel (The Fugees), and America’s Next Top Model judge Nigel Barker; and is co-produced by Hamylo founder, Macc Plaise.
“Flexfit is proud to lend its brand to bringing awareness to the cause of re-building the nation of Haiti,” states Andy Song, Marketing Manager for Flexfit LLC.

In reciprocity, Hamylo Founder, Macc Plaise states, “As a young organization with big dreams of helping the people of Haiti, we are very fortunate to have the support of Flexfit. The collaboration between Flexfit and Hamylo is a great beginning for us, and we are very proud to be working with such a preeminent headwear manufacturer.”
About Flexfit Through hard work, superior talent, and unmatched standards, Flexfit has developed into a leader in headwear. Today, Flexfit exports hats to sixty countries worldwide. The patented Flexfit brand is recognized around the globe for top quality. Every year Flexfit introduces groundbreaking styles and innovations that set new standards for the competition to try and follow. The Flexfit brand has become synonymous with, both, groundbreaking headwear technology and global humanitarian work. Merging philanthropy with athletics is a significant part of Flexfit’s corporate philosophy. To learn more about Flexfit brand headwear visit www.flexfit.com.

About Hamylo Hamylo, short for “Haiti My Love” is an organization founded by film producer, Macc Plaise with the goal of keeping Haiti remembered. Hamylo offers merchandise bearing the letter “H” for Haiti with Hamylo’s unique logo. The Hamylo logo is an H topped with the Cap of Liberty just as it is on the royal palm for independence on the Haiti flag’s coat of arms. Designed by Hamylo founder, Macc Plaise, Hamylo intends to brand their logo as the standardized “H” for Haiti.
A portion of the sales proceeds from Hamylo merchandise will go towards supporting the work Hamylo’s non-profit partners who are working to improve conditions in Haiti. Hamylo’s flagship product is a custom Flexfit cap with the Hamylo “H” logo embroidered on each cap (purchase availability to be announced).
Media Contact: Allison Dawn PR, tel: 516-942-0264, email: allisondawnpr@aol.com

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CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta Speaks with PR.com About Novel, Monday Mornings & Imperfect Medicine

Allison Kugel — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:15:05 +0000

CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta Speaks with PR.com About His New Novel Monday Mornings & Imperfect Medicine

CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, speaks candidly with PR.com Senior Editor, Allison Kugel, about writing his first novel and how surgeons handle medical mistakes.

New York, NY, March 12, 2012 –(PR.com)– In a revealing interview with PR.com, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, talks openly about writing his first novel, saving lives in Iraq, how doctors handle medical errors, spirituality, Obamacare, and even the music he listens to while in the OR.Here are excerpts from Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s interview with PR.com:Describing how doctors learn through trial and error:
“It’s unsettling to think about it and when people half joke that they still call medicine the ‘practice of medicine,’ there is some real meaning behind that. As much as you can learn from textbooks and from didactic lectures, the fact of the matter is that the big advances in medicine and science do come about with this sort of trial and error.”His thoughts on whether human beings have a soul:
“I guess I’ve always believed people have a soul, and that’s not something that I could subjectively prove. What’s the old saying that scientists use? ‘In God we trust. Everyone else bring data.’ (Laughs). There’s no data on this one. But to me it’s inconceivable that there isn’t more than a bunch of carbon that comprises us as human beings. Exactly what to call the other thing, whether it’s a soul or something else, what it’s made of or where it goes, I don’t know.”

His go-to music playlist while performing brain surgery:
“This is literally from the last operation I did on Monday: ‘Finger Eleven’ by Paralyzer; Weezer; ‘Just Breathe’ by Eddie Vedder; ‘You Are A Tourist’ by Death Cab for Cutie; ‘Fidelity’ by Regina Spektor; ‘The Only Living Boy In New York’ by Paul Simon; ‘Hold On Hope’ by Guided By Voices; ‘Painkiller’ by Turin Brakes; ‘Fix You’ by Coldplay; and I got ‘Moving Along’ by All American Rejects. And then I actually got back to Paralyzer which means the operation took almost two hours (laughs). I can tell how long my operation takes if I hear the same song again.”

His thoughts on Obamacare:
“People always ask what is the biggest healthcare issue facing America. Clearly it’s that not enough people have access to some of the great developments we have made. Whatever the solution ends up being, right now there isn’t any other concrete plan being put forward. The sort of nationalized affordable care act is a good start. I think it’s expensive. I think costs are going to continue to go up, at least in the short term. But of all the things you want to spend your money on, as a country, this isn’t a bad one. This is a pretty good place to be putting some of your dollars, I think. And I say that as a citizen more so than as a doctor.”

On choosing the name “Chelsea General” instead of “Monday Mornings” for the television adaptation of his novel, “Monday Mornings”:
“I liked the title ‘Monday Mornings.’ The reason I picked ‘Monday Mornings’ (referring to the title of his novel) was because when you think about Monday morning quarterbacking you think about people reflecting and trying to do a little retrospective, in this case with some particular events, but it could be with their own lives. You also have an aspirational quality because Monday morning is a beginning, not an end. And it played on the words with M & M being both for Morbidity and Mortality and ‘Monday Mornings.’ But here is the funny reality of this sort of thing. It’s confusing to have a show called ‘Monday Mornings’ on a Thursday night.”

To read the full PR.com interview with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, go to:
http://www.pr.com/article/1203

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TV Casting Seeks “Real” Modern Family for New Reality Television Show

Allison Kugel — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:07:08 +0000

Now Casting: The REAL Modern Family

Doron Ofir Casting & A Major Television Network is searching for the nation’s most entertaining, MULTI-GENERATIONAL and/or EXTENDED MULTI-CULTURAL families. We’re not just looking for parents and children, we want grandma, grandpa, aunts, and uncles too! If your family is a cast of characters that live near one another and regularly get together for Sunday dinners, BBQs, and birthdays, we want to hear all about you!

My Modern Family

Over the years, TV has brought us different examples of family. Leave it to Beaver, The Brady Bunch, All in the Family, The Cosby Show and now Modern Family, they redefined stories of American families. Isn’t it time TV represented yours?

We are seeking diverse families with an array of dynamic personalities, real drama, and a penchant for hilarious comic relief.

Despite the dynamics, differences and dramas love and acceptance conquer all in a true definition of today’s real modern family.

Like the Keatons, the Seavers, the Ricardo’s, The Tanners, the Huxtables, or even the Addams before you ..

Is your family’s last name the next great television sensation?

Show us that home is more than where the heart is.

Apply now!!!! www.MyModernFamilyCasting.com

Camila Alves Talks Muxo Handbag Line and Blending Fashion Public Relations with Affordability

Allison Kugel — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:19:07 +0000

: Fashion and Accessories Public Relations

Last week I interviewed model turned handbag designer, Camila Alves, about her Muxo couture handmade bag line as well as her Muxo by Camila Alves line for QVC. Throughout our conversation I picked up quite a bit of cues regarding how Alves prefers to handle the public relations and marketing of Muxo handbags. When I asked Alves which celebrities were fans of Muxo handmade leather bag (knowing full well she has many celeb fans), Alves expressed to me that she does not like celebrities to be the cornerstone of her public relations tactics in promoting her handbags.

Camila Alves told me during her PR.com interview, “You know, that is always a touchy question for me because I don’t advertise who wears our bags. A lot of the people who have our bags, some of them purchase, some of them the stylist got it, some of them got it out of the trunk of my car because a lot of them are friends. I would never come out and say who has the bag and who does not have the bag.”

Alves does not want to position her bags to the public by influencing the cosumers’ choices to be in line with any one celebrity; this is a riskier move than aligning her bags with various big name stars, but Alves feels confident in her public relations approach. Though she does admit that when it comes to publicizing fashion and accessories, many buyers and consumers are eager for famous names. “Unfortunately, that’s what people look at these days. That’s what people want to know, and that’s how the business works. Eventually it gets out of my control because this or that person is wearing the bags out and the paparazzi takes a photo, and then it’s in a magazine. We have no control over that. But I would never put on our website, pictures of so and so wearing the bags.”

Camila countered that her handbags are not trendy or part of a particular celebrity fad, but rather, they are timeless pieces of wearable art that women can wear and then pass down to their daughters years from now.

Although the go-to formula these days for fashion pr is to align a brand with a celebrity or multiple celebrities for that matter, marketing a brand to women’s individuality is also a viable public relations tactic when it comes to fashion and accessories.

This story was brought to you by Allison Dawn PR

Social Media Buzz: My Busy Philipps PR Interview Generates Coverage All Over The Blogs

Allison Kugel — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:45:20 +0000

Social Media Buzz

My recent interview with Cougar Town star and comedic actress Busy Philipps has generated a lot of social media PR buzz for both, PR.com and for Busy.

During my interview with Busy for PR.com on February 2, 2012, Busy Philipps discusses her love of Twitter as a means of controlling her own voice on the Internet and setting the record straight about her work and her life. During our chat I asked Busy who convinced her co-star Courteney Cox to finally join Twitter, and Busy told me it was her and Cougar Town‘s creator Bill Lawrence, along with Cougar Town fans who finally convinced Courteney to start Tweeting.

Using PR.com’s strong online presence in teh search engines and our media contacts within the online entertainment space, PR.com gained public relations media coverage at the following entertainment news blogs for this celebrity story:

http://www.contactmusic.com/news/busy-philipps-pestered-cox-to-join-twitter_1290512

http://www.busy-philipps.org/tag/busy-philipps

http://culdesaccrew.net/ – scroll through

http://www.new-magazine.co.uk/latestnews/view/38155/Philipps-pestered-Cox-to-join-Twitter/

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/300659/Philipps-pestered-Cox-to-join-Twitter/

http://www.star-magazine.co.uk/breakingnews/view/37513/Philipps-pestered-Cox-to-join-Twitter/

The actress even tweeted about her interview with PR.com, emphatically stating, “Allright dudes- Read this: http://www.pr.com/article/1197 THAT is basically who I am.”

This story was brought to you by Allison Dawn PR

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’s Kim Richards Admits “I’m An Alcoholic”

Allison Kugel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:26:50 +0000

Kim Richards Opens Up About Rehab

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kim Richards emerges from her stay in rehab with the self-realization that she does, in fact, have a problem with alcohol. Kim admits this much on the latest Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion show, stating to Bravo host, Andy Cohen, “I am an alcoholic.” I, personally, am proud of Kim Richards for her candor and for working on herself to improve her health and her life.

Good public relations is not always about concealing the truth or denying something that seems unflattering about you. Sometimes the most positive PR move one can make is to own up to a problem, a disease, or a mistake, explain what you have learned from it and how you are continuing on this journey called life. I hope that the public will embrace Kim and be supportive going forward.

Have a look at this promo clip from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion:

Flexfit Announced As Official Headwear of Long Island Ducks & Bridgeport Bluefish Pro-Baseball Teams

Allison Kugel — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:10:33 +0000

Allison Dawn PR Client, Flexfit, Announced as Official Headwear for Two Clubs

Long Island Ducks, Bridgeport Bluefish to wear Flexfit brand exclusively in 2012

Central Islip, NY, January 24, 2012 –(PR.com)– The Long Island Ducks and Bridgeport Bluefish, members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, today announced a partnership with world renowned headwear manufacturer Flexfit/Yupoong, making the company the official on field headwear of the Ducks and Bluefish, as well as the first choice for all retail sales at the Waddle In Shop and Bluefish Gear Shop throughout the 2012 baseball season.

“We’re excited to be able to partner with Flexfit, a company whose values are in lockstep with ours on providing our players and fans with cutting edge, high caliber headwear,” said Ducks President/GM and Bluefish Senior VP Michael Pfaff. “Flexfit has established itself as a world leader in the category and we’re working on some exciting new looks and designs for all to enjoy this upcoming season.”

In addition to providing the teams with all on field headwear, including spring training/batting practice headwear, special event headwear and potential playoff/championship caps, Flexfit will enjoy exposure through team marketing platforms. Along with the new look and feel, players and fans will enjoy sleeker, more streamlined designs with moisture-wicking performance and cutting edge styles during the 2012 campaign.

To be a level above, Flexfit implements set routines of Research & Development. Through the years, Flexfit has introduced new products that have revolutionized the headwear industry. From the famous Flexfit sweatband to the company’s cool & dry technology, Flexfit is always staying ahead of the curve. Flexfit is constantly searching for new product innovations that can bring joy to hat bearers and improve the welfare of the communities they are involved with.

“Flexfit is excited to be the official 2012 headwear sponsor of the Long Island Ducks and Bridgeport Bluefish professional baseball teams,” states Flexfit LLC President, Thomas Cho. “We look forward to both teams enjoying the comfort and performance that only Flexfit hats can provide.”

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Heidi Klum and Seal Officially Separate and Plan to File For Divorce

Allison Kugel — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:23:55 +0000

Heidi Klum and Seal to Divorce

We didn’t want to believe it at first, but alas, supermodel Heidi Klum and her husband of eight years, Seal, have officially announced their separation. Of all of the celebrity couples to split over the past year, this one came as a sucker punch to us. Seal and Heidi Klum always appeared to have a beautiful love story, topped off by four adorable children, Leni, Henry, Johan and little Lou. It seemed Heidi and Seal were continuously renewing their wedding vows, throwing lavish costume parties each Halloween. The couple also couldn’t stop recounting the story of how they met at the Mercer Hotel in New York when Heidi was already (gasp!) four months pregnent with little Leni from a previous relationship. Seal took on the couple’s first born child as his own, adopting Leni after her birth. Heidi even recently, legally changed her last name to Samual, Seal’s legal sir name.

Sure Heidi travels the globe promoting and filming her Project Runway franchise and Seal is currently on the road promoting his latest album, Soul 2, but these two should be used to juggling romance, family and hectic work schedules. So what exactly went wrong in Heidi Klum and Seal’s marriage?

Well, according to TMZ who usually does enough dumpster diving to actually get the real story, Heidi Klum has decided to divorce Seal, “largely because she has had it with his volcanic temper.” This is an interesting scoop, reason being, a few years back TMZ actually caught evidence of said temper with their video cameras when Seal and Heidi were waiting for the valet to bring their car around to the curb outside a Los Angeles restaurant. I happened to be flipping channels when I stopped and watched Seal’s less than graceful display of anger towards the paparazzi. Seal was shouting insults at a photographer, calling him names and declaring that he and his kind “ruin people’s lives” with their constant and unrelenting tabloid coverage. Heidi Klum was standing silent and looked embarrased by her hubby’s over the top display of disapproval towards the paps. When the famous couples’ car finally pulled up (an Audi convertable) Heidi quickly jumped into the driver’s seat, looking a bit upset, and Seal got into the passengers seat as the two sped off. We’re guessing an argument ensued back at casa Klum-Samuel.

Everyone knows the paprazzi are invasive and obnoxious but Seal played right into their camera-clad hands by throwing a temper tantrum in front of their video cameras, and no doubt, Heidi was peeved!

The TMZ story also goes on to blame Heidi’s exploding career for the rift that caused the separation. “She has become a mega-entrepreneur and extremely rich, and that professional evolution has created a distance between them,” according to TMZ. Money and success causes famous couple’s to “grow apart.” Kinda sad.

According to TMZ Heidi and Seal are still currently residing under the same roof, though that will change “very soon.”