Laurel Touby Holds Fake Presser

Taking a page from the FEMA playbook, mediabistro.com Founder Laurel Touby not only held a fake press conference but populated it with fake reporters from CNN and other outlets to promote her upcoming conference.

Join us on May 20-21 for the first annual mediabistro Circus, a event designed to discuss video, mobile and social media in an entertaining way with the top thinkers and pundits.

Edelman’s Micropersuader Steve Rubel will be speaking, as will flack-outer and Longtailer Chris Anderson from WIRED.

Joe and I will be two of the Carnies working the event. Drop us a note to prnewser at mediabistro if you’re planning on coming.

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion‘s Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook’s Morin Oluwole, and bitly’s Tim Devane. Register now.