I took mental notes while surfing the newest version of the XFL and probably like most people that tuned in, compared it to the NFL. Having recently been immersed in everything NFL during Super Bowl week in Miami, it wasn’t… Read More »NFL, XFL – it’s still football season
I was saving my first post of 2020 for something updated. Something more contemporary, along with a fresh look to the website. I wanted the new(ish) page to do more than call out bad PR. I would provide more examples… Read More »Mamba Mentality takes on added meaning
Every year seems to have its buzzwords and many are overused. I’m sure that as you read this, you’re forming your own list in your head. I’d just as soon make up words than read these again en masse. So,… Read More »Buzz off buzzwords
Pretend you own a multi-million-dollar business that’s internationally known, and your affiliates have only increased in value each year they’ve existed. During those flush years, which span more than half a century, your business has staged events for all the… Read More »PR scraps left from the NFL-Kaepernick workout
When you’ve set a goal and created a PR plan to essentially rebrand football, the last thing you want are conspiracy theories and brawls in which one player could have killed another on national television. The public relations state of… Read More »As football’s PR efforts work to focus message on safety, violence rears its ugly head
The Washington Nationals were in a precarious public relations position after they won the World Series. No, no one fell off a parade float or said anything that got past the dump button (that I know of). It involved one… Read More »Nationals PR staff probably busy the last few days
It’s been a bad week of publicity for the Houston Astros, the least of which involves two home losses in their opening World Series games against the Washington Nationals. The Astros ills have all been public relations related. They began… Read More »“We were wrong” only begins to address Houston Astros’ PR problems
Name: It belongs to you. Image: None like yours (unless you’re an identical twin). Likeness: Artist draws a picture of someone with long curly hair pulled back with a distinctive headband that looks like you. Those things make your brand.… Read More »NCAA self-inflicts PR pain
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell recently told a reporter from Sports Business Journal that he wants the league’s 100thanniversary to be a celebration. Great public relations plan. I’d loved to have helped outline and showcase the league’s rich history. Those 100 years… Read More »Antonio Brown interrupts NFL’s 100th anniversary PR plan
I watched Brett Favre play college football and couldn’t wait to see him in Atlanta, which was where I lived when he was drafted into the NFL. Well, we know what happened there. But it led to something better for… Read More »R-E-S-P-E-C-T … only if it’s good for me 🎼🎼