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Game Changer: How NIL Deals Are Revolutionizing Collegiate Athletics

Game Changer: How NIL Deals Are Revolutionizing Collegiate Athletics

Published on April 17, 2025, at 2:51 p.m.by Evie Feinour. Short for “name, image and likeness,” NIL refers to the way collegiate athletes are now permitted to earn money. Athletes can leverage their NIL to secure brand deals and pursue other promotional opportunities — something

Media and the PR Playbook: Strategies for Sporting Success

Media and the PR Playbook: Strategies for Sporting Success

Published on November 6, 2023, 3:46 p.m. by Caroline Raley. In virtually any field, the power of public relations is undeniable, yet it shines brightest for some in the exhilarating arena of sports. Top Agency defines sports public relations as “promoting teams, individual players and sports organizations

Ready, Set, Post

Ready, Set, Post

Published on November 13, 2020, at 6:45 p.m. by Katelyn Lambert. Tom Brady’s personal Instagram account has over 6 million more followers than his team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Fans are becoming more loyal to their favorite athletes than to the players’ teams. Social media

Brand Ethics: Companies and Individuals Reevaluate Their Images

Brand Ethics: Companies and Individuals Reevaluate Their Images

Published on September 30, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. by Kendal Lambert. Ethics is defined as the branch of knowledge that deals with moral principles. Companies and brands must band together all of the values they hold and want to represent. In today’s changing climate, some

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

LeBron James: Time for a Little Humility

by Megan Cotton Last November in my blog I asked “Can LeBron Take The Heat?,” a response to the Nike “What Should I Do?” video meant to repair LeBron James’ broken image after his move to Miami and the much hated ESPN special, “The Decision.” In

Tiger Silenced, Nike Tees Off

Nike released an advertisement with Tiger Woods that continues to receive a lot of hype. In the ad, Tiger’s late father speaks to him on current issues that erupted in the past couple of months. Because many sponsors no longer want to be associated with

If You Seek Amy, Do Not Hook Up

In today’s world of pop culture, image is everything. Celebrities fill our media outlets with tales of parties, elopements and other eye-catching drama. Image is not only the physical image that these celebrities portray, but it is the image they portray through their work, whether

A Long Look in the Mirror

Your image is what others see and think of you. Your image is what gives you a good or bad reputation. Your image also follows you through personal endeavors and your climb up the corporate ladder. So what if 60 million plus people thought differently

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