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Sports PR Weekly Roundup: October 4 Edition

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It’s another installment of our Sports PR Weekly Roundup feature, where we round up the latest in sports business, public relations, writing, and career tips. Think I left something out? Share it with us in the comments section!

Sport Business

  • Darren Rovell at SportsBiz discusses the Seattle Seahawks’ “freemium” model with engaging fans with the team’s sponsors.
  • Sports Business Digest notes that the NBA brought in more than $100 million in full-season ticket sales this year.
  • Sports, Media & Society addresses the leaked draft of the NHL blogger policy. CoSIDA remarks on the matter and how it exposes the clash of cultures between the teams and bloggers.
  • Sportsnewser reports that the Boston Globe will have two websites — one that is behind a pay wall and the other for free content. They assure sports fans that their sports coverage will be provided for free.
  • MediaWeek discusses the HBO reality show, Hard Knocks, and how it will follow the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals for four weeks before they meet in the Winter Classic on Jan. 1.
  • The Cincinnati Reds designated a section of the stadium as the Tweetup section for their Sept. 28 game against the Astros according to the Sports Business Digest.
  • Speaking of Twitter, the General Manager for the Vancouver Canucks, Mike Gillis, created a Twitter account and will be updating it throughout the season (via Sports Networker).
  • On the other hand, the Washington Redskins are down on Twitter according to TBD.
  • The Sports Commentary recently interviewed the social media leader in sports, Kathleen Hessert.

Public Relations

  • A high school student asked Copywrite, Ink. for suggestions on pursuing a career in PR, particularly sports PR.
  • Culpwrit blogs about determining what you are passionate about and then going after it as a career.
  • Journalistics applies media relations basics when it comes to specifically reaching out to bloggers.
  • PR Squared addresses the evolution of the social media release.
  • GRPR does a video interview with Keri Larsen regarding non-profit PR, which could be of interest to those in sports community relations.
  • Personal Branding Blog provides five tips for sports stars who want to use Twitter.

Writing

  • Blogussion talks about the value of falling behind and how bloggers can try to stay ahead of the game.
  • Confident Writing posts a guide on how to run a Facebook page for your blog or work.
  • Running low on blog topics? Copyblogger lists 50 ways to generate new topic ideas for your blog.
  • Daily Blog Tips addresses three common elements in well-written blog posts.
  • Feeling burnt out when it comes to blogging? I know that’s been a problem for me lately so I was pleased to see ProBlogger address this very topic and how to overcome blogger burn out.
  • Write to Done shares “how to prepare public presentations that knock the socks off.”

Career

  • Want to know how to ace your first annual review? Check out this post at Ms. Career Girl.
  • Student Branding Blog gives some advice on how to handle the “tell me about yourself” interview question.
  • Brazen Careerist provides networking tips for the Gen Y generation and discusses the job search 2.0 for this age group.
  • Pongo Resume names 10 commandments you should obey while networking.
  • Career Rocketeer discusses how recruiters screen resumes so you know what to watch out for.
  • Karen Burns at On Careers notes 30 time management tips and tricks.
  • Secrets of the Job Hunt breaks down examples of errors found in cover letters.

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