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Can I Get a Funk Yeah?

Posted At: October 7, 2013 2:30 p.m. by Jacquie McMahon Standing in the crowd as five college students open for Dispatch and Wiz Khalifa, you might wonder how that happened. But if you know Mother Funk’s lead singer Josh Ferrell, you’re not even surprised. Ferrell instantly

The Truth Behind the “Scandal”

The Truth Behind the “Scandal”

Posted At: October 7, 2013 1:30 p.m. by Christi Rich The hit ABC drama “Scandal,” while a compelling show, may pose a threat to the reputation of true crisis professionals. Main character Olivia Pope, a crisis manager in Washington, D.C., worked with her colleagues to

Advancing Public Relations Education

Advancing Public Relations Education

Published At: October 6, 2013 8:30 p.m. by Jacquie McMahon Public relations is “practically as old as society” according to industry forefather Edward Bernays, but the education for the profession is still relatively new. Public relations only became a widely accepted college major in the

Miley Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop

Posted At: October 4, 2013 8:30 a.m. by Lexi Holdbrooks You know that one mortifying nightmare where you are standing stark naked, in public, and everyone is staring? For some reason you left for work or school that day and thought it was absolutely normal that

The DIY Blog Boom

The DIY Blog Boom

Posted At: October 3, 2013 1:00 p.m. by Jessica Smith Do it yourself (DIY) blogs have been on the rise during the past couple of years largely because of Pinterest and people’s desire to make their own projects for less. Some of the more successful

Messages You Can’t Forget

Posted At: October 3, 2013 11:40 a.m. by Courtney Cox What’s the first thing you think of when you hear Lady Gaga’s new single “Applause?” For me, it’s human-sized hamsters wearing suits and sunglasses, closing the door of their bright green Kia Soul and turning

Greenville, S.C., Targets Millennials

Greenville, S.C., Targets Millennials

Posted At: October 2, 2013 2:49 p.m. by Sarah de Jong Cities are increasingly trying to recruit college graduates to their area workforce. The National Center for Education Statistics reports that during the 2013-2014 school year, colleges are expected to award 943,000 associate’s degrees, 1.8

Get Your Thumbs Ready to Post

Posted At: October 2, 2013 2:10 p.m. by Aime O’Keefe https://vine.co/v/hgazKLULFm1/embed (Eric Simmons) It’s official. The government shut down Monday night because the House of Representatives and the Senate played hot potato with Obama’s budget. As the clock ticked down, social media exploded. Not surprisingly,

The Parbuckling Project

Posted At: October 1, 2013 3:25 p.m. by Aime O’Keefe A hot topic in the news last week was the successful salvage of the Coasta Concordia cruise ship off the coast of Italy, which ran aground on a coral reef last year. Through the effort

Bizness Apps: Creating a Mobile App for Your Business

Posted At: September 30, 2013 2:30 p.m. by Ashley Jones With the evolving use of technology, in particular mobile technology, public relations professionals are faced with providing clients real-time, meaningful information at any moment and location. For most small businesses, creating an impressive mobile app

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