Is Spitting in Golf Bad for a Player’s Image

by abovepromotions | 22nd February 2012

   As a sports fan one can see athletes doing things that well, just wouldn’t look right at the dinner table in your local church hall.  Yet there is one habit many do on a regular basis many of us wouldn’t think twice about.  For instance spitting while on the field.  Unfortunately, for professional golfer, Keegan … Read more Read More

It’s Tip Tuesday!

by abovepromotions | 21st February 2012

It’s Tip Tuesday!  We’re trying something new.  There are some other things we want to share with you so all of the tips for this week have been compiled into this blog post.  These are opportunities you won’t want to miss.  So check out these gig, co-branding requests or B2B opportunities. Of course we match these up with our … Read more Read More

Whitney Houston’s Song, ‘How Will I Know’ Makes Us Think Business

by abovepromotions | 17th February 2012

Here we are the day before the funeral of the late great Whitney Houston.  Many shows are paying homage to her this week by breaking out her greatest hits.   There is one chart topping song that has stood out this week in many ways.  In particularly eight words in the chorus of the song, “How … Read more Read More

Southeastern University Career Expo 2012

by Barbara Nixon | 16th February 2012

Students in my Writing for PR and Advertising class stopped by the Southeastern University Career Expo today. Here’s a bit of what they saw:  [View the story "Southeastern University Career Expo 2012" on Storify] Read More

MSG Network… Did You Not Read Our Post Yesterday Before the Jeremy Lin graphic?

by abovepromotions | 16th February 2012

Jeremy Lin (New York Knick Player) – MSG Network Graphic Politically and Factually Incorrect. (courtesy of thepostgame.com) Readers of our blog!  We must together do a better job of sharing the information posted here.  Clearly we failed to get yesterday’s blog, “Dark Humor No Longer In” into the hands of the team over at the MSG … Read more Read More

Assignments & Options for Writing for PR #COMM4333

by Barbara Nixon | 15th February 2012

The Writing Assignments portion of Writing for PR and Advertising has some static components that all students will complete, as well as several that you can choose among. To earn credit for the assignments, they must be submitted in BlackBoard by their due dates. All students will complete the following: News Release #1 (25 pts.) [...] Read More

Dark Humor No Longer In

by abovepromotions | 15th February 2012

Over the past few months it has become more and more evident that the dark humor comments made years ago by celebrities and companies is no longer “in”. Looking back at Roland Martin’s comments on Twitter the night of the NFL Super Bowl a few weeks ago, the opinion of a group showed jokes of … Read more Read More

7 Things Churches Need to Know About Social Media Now

by Barbara Nixon | 15th February 2012

The Rev. Mary Beene, my pastor when I was a member of Faith Presbyterian Church in Rincon, Ga., asked me to be a speaker at the Savannah Presbytery’s Leadership Development Conference on one of my favorite topics: social media. You can see the slides below. 7 Things Churches Need to Know About Social Media Now [...] Read More

7 Things Churches Need to Know About Social Media Now

by Barbara Nixon | 15th February 2012

The Rev. Mary Beene, my pastor when I was a member of Faith Presbyterian Church in Rincon, Ga., asked me to be a speaker at the Savannah Presbytery’s Leadership Development Conference on one of my favorite topics: social media. You can see the slides below. 7 Things Churches Need to Know About Social Media Now [...] Read More

Feature Story Packages from #COMM2423 on Noah’s Ark of Central Florida

by Barbara Nixon | 14th February 2012

Students in my Writing for Digital Media class wrote stories about Noah’s Ark, an organization in Lakeland that helps developmentally disabled adults and their families. Below, you will find excepts from their stories. To read the whole story, click on the story title. Featured Stories A Light of Hope For Parents of Individuals with Developmental [...] Read More

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