http://sportsprblog.com/blog A look at the sports industry from a PR point of view. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today is the last part of an informational interview that I had by phone with Matt Barnhart, who is the Detroit Lions Director of Media Relations. We spent nearly 45 minutes talking about public relations and the Lions so I decided to break it into multiple posts this week. In ... http://sportsprblog.com/blog/2010/03/04/interview-with-matt-barnhart-detroit-lions-director-of-media-relations-part-4/ Today is Part 3 of an informational interview that I had by phone with Matt Barnhart, who is the Detroit Lions Director of Media Relations. We spent nearly 45 minutes talking about public relations and the Lions so I decided to break it into multiple posts this week. In today's ... http://sportsprblog.com/blog/2010/03/03/interview-with-matt-barnhart-detroit-lions-director-of-media-relations-part-3/ Today is Part 2 of an informational interview that I had by phone with Matt Barnhart, who is the Detroit Lions Director of Media Relations. We spent nearly 45 minutes talking about public relations and the Lions so I decided to break it into multiple posts this week. In today's ... http://sportsprblog.com/blog/2010/03/02/interview-with-matt-barnhart-detroit-lions-director-of-media-relations-part-2/ I had the honor of conducting an informational interview by phone with Matt Barnhart, who is the Detroit Lions Director of Media Relations. We spent nearly 45 minutes talking about public relations and the Lions so I decided to break it into multiple posts over the next few days as ... http://sportsprblog.com/blog/2010/03/01/interview-with-matt-barnhart-detroit-lions-director-of-media-relations-part-1/ An opinion piece by Andy Furman, the man behind Publicity Enterprises, in the Feb. 1-7 issue of Sports Business Journal remarks on how the role of the sports public relations practitioner has changed over time. Furman comments that the role has changed from salesperson or "pitchman" to serviceperson. "Every team has ... http://sportsprblog.com/blog/2010/02/27/sports-pr-should-emphasize-salesmanship-creativity/ Some of you may have heard of the HAPPO movement. HAPPO stands for Help a PR Pro Out and today from 11-3 p.m. EST, PR professionals around the country are helping others find positions in PR. As someone who is still searching for a job in the sports PR field (either ... http://sportsprblog.com/blog/2010/02/19/happo-hire-me/ USA Shooting is looking to hire a media and public relations manager and will accept applications through Feb. 5, 2010. If interested, please visit this website to check out the qualifications and position responsibilities before applying. Good luck! USA Shooting is the National Governing Body for Olympic shooting, and is based on ... http://sportsprblog.com/blog/2010/01/30/job-opening-usa-shooting-media-and-public-relations-manager/ Below are recent articles and blog posts that deal with sport business, public relations, writing tips, and career tips. Did I miss one? Please share in the comments section! PR in Sports lists five social media tips for professional athletes. ESPN will launch ESPN 3D, which is the first for TV, blogs ... http://sportsprblog.com/blog/2010/01/11/sports-pr-weekly-roundup-january-11-edition/ First off, I'd like to wish all the SPRB readers out there a very happy new year! With the new year comes resolutions and I am going with the obligatory resolutions post to start this year. I have come across a fair number of articles and blog posts about keeping ... http://sportsprblog.com/blog/2010/01/01/making-new-years-resolutions-for-2010/ I know I did pretty well for myself this Christmas. My parents bought me the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard Student Edition, which includes Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Bridge and Acrobat. I use both Photoshop and InDesign at work, but it's only editing content or images. I wanted to learn ... http://sportsprblog.com/blog/2009/12/26/what-did-you-get-for-christmas/