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Too Soon, Chipotle, Too Soon

Too Soon, Chipotle, Too Soon

Published on April 6, 2016, at 4:30 p.m. by Leah Tobak. As many of us know, Chipotle Mexican Grill has spent the past six months recovering from a major PR crisis due to multiple E. coli outbreaks in its restaurants. These epidemics sickened numerous customers

Welcome to the Real World

Welcome to the Real World

Published on March 30, 2016, at 4:10 p.m. by Lindsey Young. As graduation approaches, college seniors prepare to enter the “real world.” But after four years of studying public relations, are they really ready? Many young professionals have confessed that while in college they succeeded

Atlanta: The PR Industry’s Undiscovered Jewel

Atlanta: The PR Industry’s Undiscovered Jewel

Posted on February 22, 2016, at 7:40 p.m. by Lindsey Young. Atlanta is one of the best cities in America to be a millennial. According to a study by Time Money in 2015, Atlanta ranked second on the “Best Cities for Millennials” list . But

Social Media Updates: A Gift for Brands

Social Media Updates: A Gift for Brands

Posted: September 17, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. by Taylor Shelnutt. Six thousand tweets are sent every second around the world, accumulating to 500 million tweets per day. Three hundred million people are monthly active Instagram users, posting an average of 70 million photos per day.

Through the Fires: The Evolution of Crisis Management

Through the Fires: The Evolution of Crisis Management

Posted: March 9, 2015, 3:23 p.m. by Ethan Wiggins. Ludlow, Colorado, April 20, 1914: 1,200 striking coal miners and their families are attacked by the Colorado National Guard and the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company camp guards. More than two dozen men, women and children

The Creative Newsroom

The Creative Newsroom

Posted: November 13, 2014, 11:02 a.m. by Rachel Uniatowski. When the word “newsroom” comes to our minds, many of us think of a room filled with journalists running around trying to find stories to write and report on, but in Edelman’s Creative Newsroom — that’s

More Than Just Food

More Than Just Food

Posted: October 6, 2014, 2:13 p.m. by Amber Patterson. Restaurants are dreams turned into serious business for today’s chefs. They are learning that it takes more than just food and word of mouth to get customers to fill the seats every night. They need social

No Nice Southern Girl Should Be Involved With Public Relations

No Nice Southern Girl Should Be Involved With Public Relations

Posted: April 3, 2014, 10:11 a.m. by Myreete Wolford. Betsy Plank changed the way I understand the word “passion.” Betsy was a leader like no one you’ve ever heard of before. She once said, “I lived almost two career lifetimes in public relations, which is

Top Five Reasons to Know About The Plank Center

Top Five Reasons to Know About The Plank Center

Posted: March 13, 2014, 9:25 p.m. by Myreete Wolford. I have a present for you, a treasure you may have yet to discover. The public relations nerd in you should be squealing with excitement because I am about to fill you in on a resource

And the Winner Is…

Posted At: November 20, 2013 2:10 p.m. by Jacquie McMahon Most public relations practitioners agree on the importance of applying for awards. Winning a prestigious award like the Silver Anvil rewards the team and the client for hard work throughout a campaign. But what about

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