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Powdered Wigs and Smartphones

Powdered Wigs and Smartphones

Published on October 8, 2017, at 4:39 p.m. by Maggie Schneider. Tricorn hats, horse-drawn carriages, flintlock muskets and … iPhones — all of these elements are now indispensable at Colonial Williamsburg, one of the premier living history museums in the country. Even though its purpose is

10 Years of Platform, 10 Years of PR

10 Years of Platform, 10 Years of PR

Published on June 16, 2017, at 7:35 a.m. by Allison Morris. A lot can change over the course of 10 years. In 2007 I had braces and shopped at Aeropostale, which now is closing stores nationwide. My parents had just given me a flip phone

No Updates for Apple’s Marketing

No Updates for Apple’s Marketing

Posted on September 16, 2015, at 6 p.m. by Sally Immel. Just when we thought that better quality camera lenses were all we had to look forward to in an update from Apple, the tech company proved us wrong on so many levels. With the campaign

A Bite out of Apple

A Bite out of Apple

Posted: September 10, 2014, 3:11 p.m. by Connor Fox. “Think Different.” One of the most recognizable campaign slogans in the late 1990s illuminated the efforts of Apple Inc. to begin a new era with innovation. And that it did. Apple products now speak for themselves

Buycott: An Application for Principled Buying

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

Have Apps, Will Travel

Posted At: February 11, 2013 2:00 P.M. by Haley Clemons Careers in public relations can be riddled with unexpected travel, press trips and the occasional canceled flight. This might be one of the reasons that PR was voted as CareerCast’s fifth Most Stressful Job of

The iPhone 4: Verizon vs. AT&T

By Aman Judge With the recent news of Verizon Wireless selling the iPhone 4, the question arises if other iPhone users will make the switch from AT&T to Verizon. Although the iPhone 4 was exclusively on the AT&T network, Verizon had been toying with the

My Phone=My Life

Most of us can’t get through the day without our cell phones. We feel naked and separated from society; we have to consistently be in the know. We constantly use them in the car, walking down the street and working out; we even attempt to

What’s your social media poison?

As college students, we throw around the word “addiction” when we’re referring to our BlackBerrys, iPhones, iPods, Facebook and Twitter pages, YouTube and other media; we’re social media “junkies,” and we fall apart when our crops die on Farmville. But, is social media addiction a

Up-to-date in PR? There’s an App for that (or several)

Apple dominates the Smartphone market today because of its 100,000 plus applications, but other Smartphones are catching up. With all the available apps, why not take advantage of the great resources held in your hand? There are apps available for your Smartphone of choice featuring

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