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For the Love of Chicken Fries

For the Love of Chicken Fries

Posted: April 1, 2015, 2:10 p.m. by Annslee Wilson. If you haven’t heard by now, Burger King brought back its beloved chicken fries (cue tears of joy). Chicken fries first graced us with their presence back in 2005, and left the menu, ever so tragically,

Linking Arms for Mutual Success

Linking Arms for Mutual Success

Posted: March 31, 2015, 3:01 p.m. by Sarah Parker. Carefully considering prospective clients is critical for the long-term success of any PR agency. When an agency is diligent in assessing clients, it can form lasting, mutually beneficial relationships that produce extraordinary results. But sometimes that

Darrin Griffin: Deaf Superhero

Darrin Griffin: Deaf Superhero

Posted: March 30, 2015, 10:42 by Haley Petrey. Have you ever thought about how your ability to hear affects the way you communicate? As a hearing child of deaf adults (CODA), Darrin Griffin experienced life through the two different worlds of Deaf and hearing cultures.

Calling All Interviewees

Calling All Interviewees

Posted: March 30, 2015, 2:20 p.m. by Sarah Parker. For PR majors, spring means a lot more than sunshine and pretty flowers. It’s internship season. And you know what comes with internship season? Interviews. These brief conversations are stressful because you have limited time to

The Value of an Apology

The Value of an Apology

Posted: March 30, 2015, 2:05 p.m. by Annslee Wilson. With more outlets available now than ever before for brands to reach and interact with their audiences, it is often too easy for a brand to tarnish its image. A single word or action holds the

Job-Hopping: A Résumé-Killer?

Job-Hopping: A Résumé-Killer?

Posted: March 27, 2015, 5:18 p.m. by Laura Gregory. Years ago the concept of “job hopping” was considered a massive red flag on a potential employee’s résumé. An article in Forbes magazine even characterized it as “career suicide.” Employers were reluctant to hire someone who

#LeanInTogether

#LeanInTogether

Posted: March 24, 2015, 11:51 p.m. by Laura Gregory. In March 2013, Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer at Facebook, published “Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead”, a book that digs deeper into why women are stalling in reaching their full potential in

The Key Player: Dr. Kenon A. Brown

The Key Player: Dr. Kenon A. Brown

Posted: March 16, 2015, 10:49 a.m. by Annslee Wilson. In today’s public relations industry, some practitioners do not believe that academic research is a valuable resource. Crisis management research, in particular, is often overlooked as a key player in providing practitioners the best practices used

What’s All the Buzz About?

What’s All the Buzz About?

Posted: March 16, 2015, 10:45 a.m. by Katie Lansford. Buzzfeed. It’s a combination of social media, viral content, quizzes, videos and serious news stories. It’s addictive and entertaining. But most importantly, it’s changing the way we consume content online. Buzzfeed is forward thinking in that

Ebola Crisis: Disappearing Fear

Ebola Crisis: Disappearing Fear

Posted: March 16, 2015, 10:31 a.m. by Sadie Schwarm. Fall of 2014 was filled with widespread fear after the microscopic killer, Ebola, swept the nation. News cycles ran 24/7 to update the public about newly diagnosed Ebola patients and the health status of infected individuals.

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