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By Will Gibbs The 87th Academy Awards will air February 22, 2015 and reportedly ABC, the channel the show will be broadcasted on, is worried about the ratings.  A report by Haworth Marketing + Media showed that the award show will spend $5.5 million on a publicity campaign in order to draw people to view.  The Hollywood Reporter obtained … Continue reading The 87th Academy Awards uses PR to draw viewers →

By Megan Newton Valentine’s Day is all about love. Majority of people associate it with a box of chocolates, a giant teddy bear or sulking in your own self-pity of single-ness. Love is hard in college, I think we all can agree. But love comes in all different forms. Love means so many different things. … Continue reading Love is all you need →

  By Lindsey Zimmerman If there are two things all Scripps PRSSA members are passionate about, it’s Athens and PR. Come see how the two come together at the Athens Matters block party event hosted by the Bateman team this weekend. Jess Carnprobst, Marisa Fiore, Mira Kuhar and Lindsey Zimmerman have been working hard over … Continue reading Scripps PRSSA Bateman team shows why #AthensMatters →

By Mira Kuhar The big day is getting closer and closer! The #OHIOU Social Media Summit will be happening in less than two days, this Saturday, February 21st. The event will begin in Walter Hall room 135 with a keynote from strategic communication professor Dan Farkas at 11am, and end at 4pm. Here is more … Continue reading #OHIOU Social Media Summit: The Advanced Track →

By Samantha Pelham The cold never bothered us anyway here at PRSSA! No amount of snow or cold weather could stop us from hearing from PR Newswire’s Michael Estefani and Kelly Brucker. Here’s an overview of everything talked about at the meeting on February 16: Announcements First off, give back to the Athens community through … Continue reading A visit from PR Newswire; February 16th meeting recap →

By Mira Kuhar The #OHIOU Social Media Summit is happening this Saturday the 21st from 11am-4pm in Walter 135 & 145! Interested in knowing more about the speakers? Here is the line up for the beginner’s track, and a little bit about them: Matt Prince - 11:50-12:35 a.m. Learning how to keep your social media … Continue reading #OHIOU Social Media Summit: The Beginner Track →

By Demari Muff Happy Valentines Day, I mean Galentines Day, oops I mean Singles Awareness Day. These days Valentines Day seems to be one of the most controversial holidays it’s like everyone seems to have an opinion about it. Some people enjoy the holiday and see it as a great way to spend time with … Continue reading Asking Athens: Thoughts on Valentines Day →

By Samantha Pelham Now that we are a third of the way through this semester, it seems as though everything is starting to pick up. Even though this primarily means having three exams a week, it also means there are a lot of great things picking back up in PRSSA! Here’s an overview of everything … Continue reading Marisa Dockum & The Miss Universe Internship; February 9th meeting recap →

By Allison Zullo On Jan. 30, 18 members of Scripps PRSSA braved snowy and icy road conditions and travelled to Cleveland, OH for the opportunity to tour and network with four public relations companies: PR 20/20, The Adcom Group, PR Newswire and Global Prairie. All four have Bobcats working for them who were able to … Continue reading #ScrippsPRSSAtoCLE: The Recap →

By Demari Muff Greetings fellow communicators! Looking for a place to learn more about social media? Well look no further! Come join Ohio University’s Scripps PRSSA Chapter Saturday, February 21st from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Walter Hall. Allow me to give you variety of reasons why you should attend the #OHIOU Social Media … Continue reading Why you should attend the #OHIOU Social Media Summit →