Oct

30

Sports PR Weekly Roundup, October 30 Edition

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It’s SPRB’s second week of this feature, which is essentially a roundup of articles and blog posts relevant to sport business, career, writing and PR. It’s all the news and opinion that I wanted to pass along this past week, but didn’t have the time to write a specific post on it. As always, please feel free to suggest a reading in the comment section.

  • Darren Rovell at SportsBiz took a look at how Michael Vick’s image is doing right now.
  • The Sports Networker provides 100 pieces of advice for ticket sales reps.
  • Telios Tips made a list of 560 sports business people on Twitter. Want to find more people in the sports world to follow? You’ll definitely want to check out this post.
  • How should you use capitalization in headlines? BloggingTips rounds up the opinion from various news organizations and stylebooks.
  • Copywrite, Ink. takes a look at how Obama and his PR staff are dealing with FOX News.
  • Flyte offers three steps to help better manage your time when using social media. Altitude also chimes in on this topic, including a slideshow that was presented at the Blog World Expo.
  • Daily Writing Tips reminds readers about the royal order of adjectives. The same blog also explains the differences between em and en dashes.
  • Brazen Careerist lists 10 ways a sales job can help you in PR.
  • BusinessWeek wrote about “The Lost Generation” thanks to the economic downturn.
  • Career Hub offers in-personal branding tips for job seekers.
  • Dumb Little Man provides nine ways to use the comma.
  • On Sports gives some tips for people interviewing for an internship or full-time gig. The post is directed for individuals interested in sports journalism, but I believe that there are takeaways from the post for other career-minded people as well.

Oct

23

Sports PR Weekly Roundup

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I am going to try and make this SPRB roundup a weekly occurrence on Fridays. It will be a place to share interesting articles and blog posts I’ve come across in the realm of sports business, PR and career tips. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to share in the comment section of this post.

  • Gina Chen at Save The Media writes how the media should be using social media in its newsroom. Sally Falkow at The Proactive Report took that thought a step further, emphasizing how this relates to PR professionals.
  • A Chicago Tribune blog says the USOC’s recently hired CCO is a good move for the organization.
  • Journalistics offers up quick tips for PR and marketing professionals who want to improve their writing. The blog also asks what your personal PR plan is. How well are you promoting yourself?
  • Along that line, Rachel Esterline points out ways to manage your image online.
  • A Reuters blog notes that most NHL teams have frozen their ticket prices this season.
  • Fang’s Bites wraps up the news surrounding the Steve Phillips scandal, which had been dealt with internally at ESPN before becoming public news courtesy of Deadspin. He also has ESPN’s statement on the matter.
  • The Detroit News details the reasons why the Detroit Shock (WNBA) franchise is moving to Tulsa.
  • Drew Kerr at PR Rock and Roll wonders if reporters actually read quotes in press releases.
  • Richard Edelman asks if making comments to articles or blog posts online is an appropriate forum for PR.
  • CNN points out eight different ways you can create a digital business card.
  • Culpwrit provides links to 100 great posts to help jump-start your job search.

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