Welcome to the Ampersand Blog

The peeps at Kel & Partners have a lot to say. After all we are public relations and social media zealots who thrive on sharing interesting news and great stories with the public. The Ampersand Blog is really the voice of our Peeps – the kick-ass team of people that work at K&P. Whether it’s a story about the way PR works NOW, Web 2.0 and the social media universe, our families, beloved pets or quirky travel experiences, you’ll find it all right here. You may laugh, you may cry, but the best part is you’ll leave feeling “wicked smaht” as we like to say here in Boston.

  • SSenai Facebook

    SSenai | Tuesday, April 3, 2012 No Comments »

    Redefining Normal: The Bald Barbie Debate

    Following a parent-led Facebook campaign called “Beautiful and Bald Barbie! Let’s see if we can get it made,” which received 150,000 likes in less than four months, Mattel recently announced plans to make a “Bald Friend of Barbie” next year. Here’s the thing: The doll will only distributed through certain children’s hospitals, directly to “girls who are most affected by hair loss,” which has some folks, including members of the original Facebook campaign, upset.

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  • JFeeney Facebook

    JFeeney | Wednesday, February 15, 2012 1 Comment

    Sony Hikes Up Prices on Houston Albums After Death- Smart or Slimy?

    As all of us know, Whitney Houston tragically died at the Beverly Hilton Hotel last Saturday at 48 years old. My first reaction was probably the same as most: disbelief. Sure, we hadn’t heard from the ultra talented songstress in quite some time, but dead? It was too sudden to seem real. In times of such great sadness, it takes a real opportunist to see such a terrible loss as a chance to gain. This is where Sony comes in.

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  • JFinn Facebook

    JFinn | Thursday, February 9, 2012 2 Comments

    Stay classy, New England

    This past week has been hard – not just for me, but for all New England sports fans. Sunday’s Super Bowl loss was a hard hit to take – and it was to NY, which only makes it hurt more. To make matters worse, a company (who will not be named) decided to pull a PR stunt making fun of Wes Welker.

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  • deedeecee Facebook

    deedeecee | Monday, February 6, 2012 5 Comments

    YMNKM, but I am a SWF, and mom of 2.

    I consider myself pretty hip. I mean, I own an iPhone, post on FB and wear skinny jeans with UGGS. Yes, I text too. However, as a writer, it is hard for me not to use proper sentence structure, grammar even when communicating through mobile devices.

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  • amandeville Facebook

    amandeville | Tuesday, January 24, 2012 4 Comments

    A Review of Every Social Media Measurement Tool in the History of the World

    As the Data and Marketing Analytics Guru – I tacked on the “guru” part myself – I try to find social media tools that can simplify my reporting. I thought coming up with a compilation of all the social media reporting tools in existence would be helpful to other people trying to create an effective social media strategy and determine ROI. Apparently, there are a lot more in existence than I realized. I found over a dozen of them, though there could still be more. Here is a rundown of each tool that I hope will be informative, and possibly even interesting, to social media users.

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  • alosha Facebook

    alosha | Thursday, January 5, 2012 87 Comments

    This Is going To Be The Best year Aver.

    Hi My friend’s This Is Alosha I Work Ate Kel&partners. I Came to Work here thru Best Buddies. I Want To Shear My Axperians Ate New years.

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  • Jayne Seward Facebook

    Jayne Seward | Tuesday, December 27, 2011 1 Comment

    Pinteresting…..

    pin·ter·est (n.): A fun reminder of the clothes I ill never afford/fit into, the home décor I will never afford/fit into our small home, the recipes and crafts I am too lazy to ever make, the saying I wasn’t clever enough to think of on my own, the photos I wish I had taken but [...]

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  • JFinn Facebook

    JFinn | Tuesday, December 20, 2011 No Comments »

    Hanukkah Ham

    Sometimes people have weird traditions but you cherish them because they are traditions. One of the traditions in my family is to have a ham at Hanukkah time.

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  • Kendyll Messina Facebook

    Kendyll Messina | Thursday, December 15, 2011 No Comments »

    Santa Has Elves, You Have Social Media

    With the holiday season upon us, it is crunch time for most when it comes to holiday shopping. When you consider the amount of time you spend on Facebook, Twitter, and foursquare why not use your favorite social media sites to help cross everyone off your holiday shopping list?

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  • redheadmeag Facebook

    redheadmeag | Monday, December 12, 2011 6 Comments

    Klout, schmout

    In the last few weeks, there’s been a lot of negative backlash directed at Klout, based on an algorithm change that caused a lot of people’s scores to plummet. As for me, I’ve been a skeptic since I got my first Klout score.

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