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Sports PR Weekly Roundup: March 16 Edition

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After a bit of a hiatus, it’s the return of this blog’s Sports PR Weekly Roundup feature. I gather news articles and blog posts from a variety of sources that relate to sports business, public relations, blogging and writing tips, career tips and more. Did I miss something you thought was really helpful? Share the link with us in the comment section.

  • CBS predicts that Tiger Woods return to golf will be the biggest television event since Barack Obama’s inauguration.
  • SportsBiz offers up some unique numbers about the men’s basketball tournament brackets.
  • Ed Sherman of ChicagoBusiness.com spoke with the president of the Chicago Wolves (AHL) about his career and some of his favorites.
  • Sports, Media & Society links to a study recently published that describes a gender divide in sports information.
  • A guest post at Culpwrit tabs five personal attributes one needs to succeed in PR.
  • Sports Networker spoke with Jerry Walker, who is the former PR director for the San Francisco 49ers and the current NFL Replay Communicator.
  • Activ8Social names the top 30 athletes on Facebook and explains its reasoning for each athlete.
  • Recent research indicates that journalists are looking to social media when researching a topic according to Journalistics.
  • Pew Research provides some interesting statistics about the rise of Internet use to gather news.
  • Sports PR 101 takes a look at the fun PR campaign that combines Stephen Colbert and the U.S. Speedskating before the Winter Olympics.
  • PR Squared gives readers a lesson on pitching and telling you what to avoid doing.
  • A guest post on The Business of Sports offers up four things that you need to do to get into the sports industry.
  • Dumb Little Man, a blog that provides tips for life, lists eight hidden business lessons that can be learned from March Madness.

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3 Responses to “Sports PR Weekly Roundup: March 16 Edition”

  1. Jason Peck on March 16th, 2010 9:38 am

    Great roundup - thanks for putting together and sharing!

  2. Christy on March 16th, 2010 9:32 pm

    Jason — No problem. Thanks for visiting!

  3. Anthony Caponiti on March 26th, 2010 3:01 pm

    Hey Christy,

    Thanks for including our Top 30 Athletes on Facebook!!! I hope you enjoyed the piece. We plan to do more in the near future and love your blog BTW!

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