In case you didn’t hear, Southwest Airlines got into quite a public and customer relations pickle this week. More than a million people reportedly saw flights canceled or lost luggage during a high-volume holiday travel period. Passengers and even some… Read More »Southwest Airlines took a PR hit, but can recover
I’m an emotional person. Sometimes that’s a good thing and other times, well …. I was a bundle of them last week when the Supreme Court announced it was overturning Roe v. Wade which constitutionally gave women the right to… Read More »There are PR implications with Supreme Court rulings
Marketing and public relations have played big roles in the rise of women’s sports, but it’s been athletes on their own who have cemented their value. The 50th anniversary of Title IX has brought about stories of old that many today… Read More »Marketing and PR have helped Title IX, but how much?
This post was initially published in gpublicity’s newsletter, SIDEbar, November 11, 2021. I, I, I, me, me, me … If Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers approached his regularly scheduled hit with the Pat McAfee Show this week to tame widespread criticism… Read More »Aaron Rodgers goes for two; doubles down on I’s, me’s and COVID claims
This was initially posted in the August 25, 2021 issue of SIDEbar, a weekly PR newsletter distributed by gpublicity. When game show Jeopardy! set out to find a replacement for its late legendary host, Alex Trebek, it looked like it was doing… Read More »Jeopardy’s PR lesson
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
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