My family, having grown up a few short miles from the Detroit city limits, have always been die-hard Detroit Lions fans. Football fans who have paid attention over the last, oh, 50 years or so know that the Lions have been one of the worst franchises in all of professional sports over that time period, […]
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Say goodbye to Matt Millen - Is the Bobby Layne curse next?
Published by September 24th, 2008 in Sports PR. 0 CommentsDid you delete your MySpace profile today?
Published by January 30th, 2008 in Social Networking, Sports PR, Web 2.0 and Web/Internet. 2 CommentsI’m routinely met with a barrage of e-mails from fake MySpace profiles requesting I add them as friends. These profiles are usually fronts for “camgirl” operations that are - ahem - “less than work safe” - and yet they continue to exist on MySpace. Things that also exist on MySpace: ugly layouts, pages that crash […]
Message to the NHL: If people want to share vids, let them
Published by February 21st, 2007 in Social Networking, Sports PR, Web 2.0 and Web/Internet. 0 CommentsSteve Rubel reports the NHL has forbidden YouTube viewers from embedding the league’s videos on other sites. I’m here scratching my head wondering, “why?”
I’m a hockey fan, and grew up near Detroit (aka “Hockeytown“) where hockey is a very big deal. However, Detroit is a unique market, because people there actually care about the NHL. […]
One reason I’ve been very slow in posting here is that I’ve been working on a new blog, and spending a lot of time getting it up and running. Many of you know that I like to post about sports, and issues in sports that affect the public’s perception of teams and organizations. It got […]
First Day of Super Bowl XL Volunteer Training…
Published by November 30th, 2005 in Public Relations and Sports PR. 0 CommentsI just got back from the first volunteer training session for the Super Bowl XL festivities, and I think Detroit is shaping up to be a good area to host the event. If nothing else, I can give kudos to the planning committee- They really seem to have their stuff together. Over 8,000 volunteers will […]
Minnesota Vikings Struggle To Repair Image
Published by November 5th, 2005 in Crisis Communication and Sports PR. 1 CommentIt’s been a tough year for the Minnesota Vikings. After a slow start to the season, news of a sex scandal involving several members of the team flooded sports radio and news networks. It’s the type of scandal that just won’t go away.
You’ve got to feel bad for the Vikings’ new owner, Zygi Wilf, who […]
NBA Image Improvement Initiatives Necessary
Published by October 20th, 2005 in Sports PR. 0 CommentsLet’s face it, the NBA’s image has taken a few hits recently.
Even non-sports fans remember the high-profile Kobe Bryant sexual assault trial. Even worse for the league was the Detroit Pistons/Indiana Pacers brawl in which several of Indiana’s players charged into the stands and assaulted fans. Additionally, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban reports that some […]
I finally got word this week that I’m going to be a "media relations volunteer" for Superbowl XL, which takes place this February in Detroit. I’m still not sure what my exact responsibilities will be, which will be revealed to me at a training seminar next month. Nonetheless, I’m excited to at least be a […]
Formula One (F1) racing has long faced decreasing interest in the United States, despite being very popular world-wide. You would think that in the face of this situation, every possible effort would be taken to ensure Formula One events go off as well as possible in the U.S., right?
I can imagine that Formula One […]
