Popular Science – SpotterRF “Revolutionary” in Best of What’s New 2012

Radar – You’ve come a long way baby!

Popular Science calls it a “revolutionary product” for protecting soldiers and the public. Popular Science Magazine’s Best of What’s New 2012 Award goes to PilmerPR public relations client SpotterRF for their compact ground surveillance radar. This new product is a peek behind the advanced tech curtain where tremendous public risk exists.

The prestigious award ...

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Guerilla PR – National Geographic Feeds Red Bull – Stratos PR Frenzie

Update: Sun Nov 11, 9p Eastern, National Geographic airs Space Dive

As of the end of 2011, Red Bull employed 8,294 people in 164 countries.

A total of 4.631 billion cans of Red Bull were sold worldwide in 2011.

Denmark, Norway, & France have banned the sale of Red Bull.

Caffeine content per serving: 8oz-80mg (Coke classic: 12oz-40mg)

Guerrilla PR 101: Today, PR online masters Red Bull today sent jumper Felix Baumgartner into the record books as the man to fly the fastest ...

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Businessweek – Vivint Acquired by Blackstone — Validation for Utah Entrepreneur in Orange Cap

UPDATE: Since writing the article below I asked Todd Pedersen the following:

What’s the likelihood of Blackstone growing the Vivint HQ outside of Utah?

Todd’s answer: “Zero. I’m not moving.”
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From my home office I can almost see the Vivint headquarters in Utah Valley’s River Bottoms.  I’ve watched with some amazement as this  small entrepreneurial start-up has grown into a industry “dominator”–I  say that with my best Arnold Schwarzenegger accent.  Today’s news of Blackstone’s acquisition of the company for around $2B tops ...

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