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NASCAR Wreck Drives Home Need for Spectator Safety

Posted At: March 12, 2013 9:00 A.M. by Jessica Ruffin Millions of Americans sat horrified in front of their televisions as one of the tires and the flaming engine from Kyle Larson’s racecar went soaring into the stands at the Daytona 500 race on February 23,

Lights, Camera, PR?

Posted At: March 6, 2013 2:35 P.M. by Jessica Ruffin I’ll never forget the day that I was sitting behind a desk in Los Angeles and calmly said into the phone, “Hello, may I please speak with the representative for Charlie Sheen?” I was put

Skeletons in the Closet: Avoiding Te’o and Armstrong’s Mistakes

Posted At: February 27, 2013 9:02 P.M. by Grayson Martin The age-old adage, “if you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything,” has never been more true than it is now with the multiple cases of deceit leading to image meltdowns. We are

Out-of-the-Park PR

Out-of-the-Park PR

Posted At: February 20, 2013 2:42 P.M. by Jessica Ruffin The smell of freshly mown grass fills your nose, mixing with the thud of shoulder pads colliding against one another. The sound of Air Jordans squeaking on the waxed floor becomes muffled by the growing noise

Sports in a Social World

Sports in a Social World

Posted At: February 7, 2013 5:40 P.M. by Gillian Richard It is no secret that the use of social media has exploded over the past few years. Corporate use of social media is also on the rise —companies who do not have any social media

Crisis Communication in College Athletics

Posted At: May 3, 2012 2:30 PM by Katie Bishop Over the last two years college athletics have been victim to two major crises: Cam Newton and Auburn University’s recruiting scandal, and former Pennsylvania State University assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and his sex abuse allegations.

You Had Me at Oh, No: PR Lessons from Sports Professions

Posted At: April 9, 2008 12:24 PM by Anthony Greer Jerry Maguire sure makes it look easy. A handsome, up-and-coming sports agent takes a stand against dishonesty in client representation, gambles his whole career on his integrity (and a brash young football star) and manages

PR's Game Plan for the Sports Industry

Posted At: September 24, 2010 9:41 AM by Paige  Niewerth While millions of sports fans cheer in stadiums and living rooms around the nation, few people applaud, or even acknowledge, the behind-the-scenes work of a public relations professional. Public relations is an essential aspect in the

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