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PR's Game Plan for the Sports Industry

Posted At: September 24, 2010 9:41 AM by Paige  Niewerth While millions of sports fans cheer in stadiums and living rooms around the nation, few people applaud, or even acknowledge, the behind-the-scenes work of a public relations professional. Public relations is an essential aspect in the sports industry and has been especially noticeable during the past […]

Trouble in Entertainment Paradise

Posted At: September 24, 2010 9:20 AM by Miah Evans In recent years, the music industry has taken a hard hit with illegal downloads and unrestricted access. According to Wacholtz’s Off The Record: The New Music Business Guide, there are more than 20 billion illegal downloads each year or more than 2 million per hour. Fifty-one percent […]

Art Festivals – Feeding the Starving Artists

Posted At: September 24, 2010 8:56 AM by Hillary Stroud It’s hard to make a unique mark in this world with so many artists competing for recognition. One way artists can expose themselves is through art festivals. TheKentuck Museum Association, located in Northport, Ala., holds a yearly art festival to promote more than 280 artists from […]

PR Gives Autism a Voice

Posted At: April 21, 2010 2:15 PM by Allison Cook “One in 11,000 children will appear in a Broadway play. One in 110 will be diagnosed with autism.” The message of nonprofit research organization Autism Speaks is clear: autism is more common than we think. April is Autism Awareness Month, and it’s time for Americans to learn […]

And the Nominees Are . . . PR Education Programs of Excellence

Posted At: March 10, 2011 9:33 AM by Hannah McDaniel The 2011 PRWeek Awards is scheduled for March 10, 2011*. The awards presented range from Healthcare Campaign of the Year to Agency of the Year and everything in between. Simply being a finalist as an organization or practitioner is a huge accomplishment that can solidify an organization’s credibility […]

Masters of Their Work

Posted At: March 28, 2011 2:13 PM by Victoria Corley Giotto brought to life the Virgin and Christ in the Arena Chapel. Manet made an undeniable impression on art with the establishment of the Salon des Refusés. Gunta Stölzl wove Bauhaus into modern industrial designs. How can one compare the skills of public relations practitioners to […]

A Downtown Park, a PR Opportunity

Posted At: March 28, 2011 2:22 PM by Wesley Vaughn Even before it opened on Sept. 17, 2010, Birmingham’s Railroad Park was labeled a symbol of progress and hope in a city that has faced unfavorable public perception since the civil rights movement of the 1960s. The 20-acre green space served as an urban planning achievement, […]

PRSA’s Advocacy Umbrella

Posted At: March 30, 2011 1:19 PM by Marissa Stabler A-B-C-D-E — for many, this is the beginning of the English alphabet; for the Public Relations Society of America, this is the beginning of a multifaceted mission. As the world’s largest society of public relations professionals, a central part of PRSA’s mission has long been to […]

Reaching Across Borders

Posted At: March 30, 2011 1:58 PM by Katy Echols   Globalization is an ever-growing trend. It has seeped into every aspect of life from communication and fashion to business and politics. To keep up with this trend, businesses are adapting their operations. We are seeing globalization everywhere: businesses are relocating, opening offices in foreign cities […]

PR Around the World

Posted At: March 30, 2011 2:39 PM by Katy Echols It seems the world is shrinking. People thousands of miles away seem closer as technology has allowed for a more interconnected and interactive world. We can skype with someone in Tokyo while sitting in Houston. We can send emails from Alabama to Austria in a matter […]

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