Posted: October 17, 2014, 11:31 a.m. by Rachel Uniatowski. You did it. You landed your first job right out of college, and you’re on your way to becoming a public relations professional. But wait — you’ve only had internships, and you have no idea what
Posted: October 15, 2014, 2:45 p.m. by Katie Foster Howard. It’s an event that thousands of millennials, particularly women, have been waiting for all summer. No, I’m not talking about pumpkin spice season — I’m talking about a book release. With the release of her
Posted: October 13, 2014, 2:20 p.m. by Brittany Downey. It happens every time… Those Clydesdales run onto your television screen, the yellow Labrador whimpers, and our eyes water. Budweiser gets us. The company knows just what it takes to make us squirm — in a
Posted: October 13, 2014, 10:50 a.m. by Connor Fox and Katie Foster Howard. In just 10 seconds or less, a Snapchat can disappear forever. There’s no way to share snaps or track snaps through a hashtag, and there are currently no scheduling programs or official
Posted: October 9, 2014, 4:42 p.m. by Brittany Downey. The 60 Minutes special “What makes us America” played on CBS Sunday, Sept. 28, featuring United States President Barack Obama. Among the topics were relations between the U.S. and Russia, the upcoming mid-term elections and battling
Posted: October 8, 2014, 2:27 p.m. by Brittany Downey. I watched a video called “What is PR?,” and it highlights a lot of great things practitioners do. The voiceover is strong and a little mysterious. The flashing lights and scenes are glamorous. However, I couldn’t help but
Posted: October 6, 2014, 2:30 p.m. by Kelsey Weiss. It happens every October. Pink lightbulbs are purchased, pink ribbons are cut, and pink outfits are proudly donned to support breast cancer awareness and research. It’s a cause we happily support each year, because a large percentage of
Posted: October 6, 2014, 2:13 p.m. by Amber Patterson. Restaurants are dreams turned into serious business for today’s chefs. They are learning that it takes more than just food and word of mouth to get customers to fill the seats every night. They need social
Posted: October 2, 2014, 4:48 p.m. by Amber Patterson. We hear it all the time. Make sure you get an internship. You need the experience. Without an internship, there is no hope for your dream job. As public relations students these realities are constantly thrown at us.
Posted: October 1, 2014, 9:08 p.m. by Jean Faircloth. In the midst of constant negative media coverage, the “athlete” reputation has taken a beating. However, Derek Jeter proves that players with immense success and fame can uphold the positive model brand of an athlete. It
