Athletes, coaches take to the streets to protest racism and police brutality
Sports on hold challenges message reach … or does it? Stick to sports in 2020 seems — not a chance. Protests after the death of George Floyd at the hand of a Minneapolis police officer included people of all colors, nationalities, ages and genders. They marched with signs and megaphones to voice their ire nationwide […]
PR statements regarding Floyd murder will ring hollow without action
As of this morning, 74 of 123 teams in the big four American professional sports leagues released statements that condemned the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis. Others, including corporate executives and business owners, have added words to the public record as protests that denounce police brutality continue. One of a […]
Amidst virus-related event transitions from live to virtual, “duh” moments
As live events were being converted to virtual ones in light of COVID-19, the rest of us were learning how and when to do things professionally compassionate whether we work in PR, tech support, sports or any other industry. As for those seminars and conventions, their online siblings have grown each day and to no […]
PR during a pandemic can be tricky
My job is to get businesses or people noticed by their ideal audiences and the media. That part hasn’t changed since most of America began to hunker down in wake of the COVID-19 or coronavirus pandemic. How and when to send out publicity pitches — approach people about business news and notes — has become […]
Hat tip to sports broadcast talent
If this was my previously-scheduled April 1, I’d be at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum getting ready to do some behind-the scenes work as the Bucks take on the visiting Toronto Raptors. As we know, everybody’s schedule is not the way we intended a few weeks ago. I was in the same spot three weeks ago when […]
Defining a catch and other first-world problems … we long for your return
I remember when we used to jump on social media to argue about bad calls on the court, or debate catch or no catch on the football field. We’d argue them in the gym the next day. That was so last month. While my PR and journalist peers try to make sense over a now […]
NFL, XFL – it’s still football season
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 hard to get on board. That, and it was snowing truckloads where I was this […]
Mamba Mentality takes on added meaning
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 of how positive, proactive public relations helps businesses and individuals move forward. How it can […]
Buzz off buzzwords
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, as we close out the year, can we omit, or at least use the following, […]
PR scraps left from the NFL-Kaepernick workout
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 world to see. Each of them takes months, even years of planning and a steady, […]