The Birmingham Renaissance
Posted At: October 9, 2013 6:03 p.m. by Kyle Borland A city is a brand. In the same way a company like Coca-Cola or Apple would market itself, each city has to do the same. For better or for worse, each city has a certain
Lending a Hand to Local Talent: W.C. Handy Music Festival
Posted At: April 17, 2013 2:12 P.M. by Claudia Calhoun As the semester comes to an end and the Alabama heat begins rolling in, I start counting down the days until my favorite event of the summer: W.C. Handy Music Festival. My childhood was spent in
Perfecting the Bedside Manner: Healthcare Public Relations
Posted At: April 4, 2013 9:09 A.M. by Katie Sanders A nurse or doctor is expected to have a comforting bedside manner. Along with knowing the diagnosis and treatment, healthcare professionals deal with the emotional and abstract challenges that present themselves in daily activities. Healthcare
Steve Webster: Bringing the Crimson Tide to L.A.
Posted At: March 20, 2013 11:00 P.M. by Jessica Ruffin There’s no question what college football team Steve Webster favors when one steps into his office. A framed and autographed Greg McElroy jersey hangs on one of the crimson-colored walls, along with several Alabama paintings.
A Toast to Triumph
Posted At: March 6, 2013 4:00 P.M. by Gillian Richard and Haley Clemons “Eighty-five percent of all restaurants fail within the first five years, and 50 percent fail within the first year,” said Kim Boyle, assistant professor of restaurant, hotel and meetings management at The
Winning National Championships Wins You More Than Trophies
Posted At: January 24, 2013 1:38 P.M. by Caroline Murray As the Alabama Crimson Tide won its 15th football national championship, CNN sent me a push notification announcing the results. As I read the notification with glee, hundreds of thousands of others (many of whom had probably never
Remembering Tragedy
Posted At: April 12, 2012 3:15 PM by Katie Kallam. City leaders face a distinct public relations challenge following community tragedies. They must acknowledge and honor the tragedy that has occurred while remaining relevant to national media, even years after the event. But just what
The PR of Politics
By Amanda Coppock In light of recent remarks by Alabama’s newly elected Gov. Robert Bentley, I can’t help but wonder: do politicians realize they have such a strong impact on their states’ reputations? Any governor of a state or president of a country has a
Juicy Campus: Too Hot for Comfort
WARNING: To those interested in visiting this Web site (https://www.juicycampus.com/posts/gossips/all-campuses/), be aware of the hateful speech and offensive language and material. Look out Facebook, beware MySpace, there’s a new social media sheriff in town. Just last week, the Web site www.juicycampus.com was called to my