http://hamilmc.prblogs.org My PR Blog Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:29:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week, Paula Goodspeed, a former American Idol contestant, committed suicide in her car parked down the street from Paula Abdul’s Los Angeles home. The mentally unstable 30-year-old, who was reported missing and suicidal, was found dead on Tuesday, holding Abdul‘s CDs and pictures. Goodspeed, an obsessed Abdul fan, was mocked ... http://hamilmc.prblogs.org/2008/11/17/american-idol-gets-unwanted-attention/ On Saturday, Meredith Gaston, the Auburn University Panhellenic President, was crowned Miss Homecoming 2008. For the week of November 3-7, the top 5 Miss Homecoming candidates campaigned around Auburn, promoting the importance of various issues on Auburn’s campus. Gaston’s campaign, “eMEREgency”, highlighted the importance of safety on campus as well as ... http://hamilmc.prblogs.org/2008/11/10/meredith-gaston-promotes-the-au-alert-system/ With a struggling economy, now is a difficult time to be looking for jobs and internships. That’s why students and faculty in the Department of Communication and Journalism have created a new networking tool for Auburn PR students and alumni. On Wednesday, November 5, 2008, the Auburn University PR program ... http://hamilmc.prblogs.org/2008/11/03/new-networking-tool-for-auburn-university-pr-students/ In 1870, Kappa Alpha Theta was founded as the first Greek-letter fraternity for women. Today, the organization is known at universities all over the country for their strong traditions and values. “Our purpose is to support members to learn, grow, and excel, and our core values are personal excellence, friendship/sisterhood, scholarship, ... http://hamilmc.prblogs.org/2008/10/27/an-exciting-opportunity-for-auburn-women/ Last week, Auburn University began, yet another, construction project on campus. While many students say that the continuous construction on campus is frustrating, the latest construction project seems to be the worst, by far.   For the next month, the concourse will be completely closed off to students as workers re-brick ... http://hamilmc.prblogs.org/2008/10/20/construction-on-campus-angers-auburn-students/ Auburn fans claim to be extremely dedicated to their school and football team, but some students displayed very poor sportsmanship by booing as we lost another game to Arkansas this past weekend. Obviously no fans want to see their beloved tigers lose, but that is when they need the most ... http://hamilmc.prblogs.org/2008/10/13/booing-gives-auburn-fans-a-bad-image/ As soon as you walk into a public relations class at Auburn University, you immediately notice that it is predominantly female.  Many classes will have at least 20 females and only one male, if that. Is the concept of a male public relations practitioner starting to become as ironic as ... http://hamilmc.prblogs.org/2008/10/06/where-did-all-the-men-go/ Thousands of Auburn students pile into Tiger Transit busses to catch a ride to and from class each day. Without doubt or hesitation, most students probably assume that the university has provided them with a continuously safe ride around campus. Think again.   Last Wednesday, 71-year-old John Batchelor of Loachapoka crashed ... http://hamilmc.prblogs.org/2008/10/01/is-the-tiger-transit-actually-safe/ Since the opening of their first restaurant in 1946, Chick-fil-a has created an image unlike any other fast food chain. When Truett Cathy started the family-owned company many years ago, he realized the importance of establishing a restaurant identified for having outstanding customer relations. Although most fast-food companies only attempt ... http://hamilmc.prblogs.org/2008/09/22/chick-fil-a-more-than-just-a-fast-food-restaurant/ While sitting in his Harvard dorm room in February 2004, Mark Zuckerberg had an idea to create a social networking site unlike anything offered at the time. The site would allow its members to communicate and stay in touch with friends.  In the last four and a half years, this ... http://hamilmc.prblogs.org/2008/09/15/facebook-as-a-pr-tool/