The natural gas industry got some welcome PR from two unexpected sources this week: a storm named Gustav and Republican Sen.

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Three times in a little over a week I received unsolicited PR pitches from people who told me I was part of their blogger outreach program and they wanted me to write a piece in Forbes about their content marketing programs.

FORBES: An Apology to Content Marketers

Just last week, HP's PR team widely disseminated a brief video teasing a wispy laptop called the Spectre.

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But this week, the company flunked crisis PR 101 and spawned a social-media firestorm with its inept handling of the issue.

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After requesting a fairly intricate proposal, the Jersey Guy said he found a better deal with another PR firm because they promised him press releases each week during a 6-month contract.

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Every week, I get an email from NBC PR flack, Adam Freifeld, reminding me of that fact.

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Immediately after the announcement, the invited press get to see and handle the device under the watchful eyes of Apple PR people, but a few anointed ones get to take one home with them for a week of secret testing.

FORBES: How We Journalists Get Sucked Into the Apple's iPhone Hype