Posted At: October 18, 2013 10:37 a.m. by Sarah de Jong. Imagine a city of 60,000 that has been featured in O, the Oprah Magazine, Southern Living, Men’s Journal, Martha Stewart Living, Saveur, Travel + Leisure, The Boston Globe and dozens more. You wouldn’t think
Posted At: October 9, 2013 4:27 p.m. by Sarah de Jong It is finally the season of football, sweaters and crunchy leaves. As a child, fall meant eating candy corn until your stomach hurt, then consuming even more on Halloween. Well, move over candy corn;
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
Posted At: September 18, 2013 2:45 P.M. by Christi Rich On Sept. 11, 2013, Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, authored an op-ed in The New York Times. Many public relations professionals, students and educators likely had the same thought I did: There’s no way he
Posted At: September 18, 2013 1:42 p.m. By Karly Weigel For the past 32 years, Butterball Turkey has opened its phone line for holiday cooks to call in for help. The line opens at the beginning of November and remains open through December. Whether the
Posted At: September 16, 2013 2:30 p.m. by Sarah de Jong Chick-fil-A: To some people, the nine-letter, hyphenated name of the fast-food chicken empire immediately makes them salivate. To others, it brings up unpleasant memories of the company’s past public relations blunders and overly fried
Posted At: September 12, 2013 7:30 a.m. by Jessica Chambers Twitter can be the media’s best friend or worst nightmare. With a single click, information can be spread to the masses. However, the use of Twitter can also backfire and damage a news outlet’s credibility.
Posted At: August 28, 2013 2:20 p.m. by Karly Weigel Finding an iPhone application that proves to be shocking or new is rare. Buycott, an emerging iPhone app, has captivated consumers’ attention and caused companies to reevaluate their public stances. The app’s motto could not be more fitting: “Buycott
Posted At: August 9, 2013 4:15 p.m. by Aime O’Keefe Ten years ago vacation planning and booking were left to the niche market of travel agents. Travel agents were given exclusive complimentary passes to luxury resorts and hotels to bribe and sway clientele to book
Posted At: July 19, 2013 4:40 p.m. by Gillian Richard Internships are a crucial component to not only your résumé, but also to growing as a PR professional. These experiences are an outlet to make mistakes, learn from them and become more seasoned at handling crises.
