Comment one:
Author: Kathleen Brown
Title:Hold onto your memories, hold on to those little things–dmb
Comment two:
Author: Collin Bryant
Title: Ending blog
Link: http://collinbryant.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/ending-blog/#comment-96
Spring semester–it’s time to shine.
Personally, I am beyond excited that this semester is coming to an end. Not because I hated PR Writing, but because I hated all of my other classes–and by hate I mean if I never see a journal article again it would be too soon. This semester I pulled more all nighters in one week than in my entire life. And, I mean, this beautiful weather hasn’t really helped the cause.
Although this class was a ton of writing (hence, PR WRITING), I really learned some valuable skills that I will keep with me–probably forever. Intro to PR didn’t prepare me for the amount of press releases I had to write this semester, but I’m glad there were several useful examples that helped the creation process. I not only had to write press releases in this class; another one of my major related classes, News Report and Writing, required me to put my handy dandy press release writing skills to the test. News Report and Writing is another one of those classes I will not miss. Attention professors: if you are a jerk who doesn’t teach nor cares to give an explanation to why something is wrong DON’T expect your students to care. (That wasn’t me pointing fingers or anything!)
As a PR professional, it is going to be required to write press releases, compile media kits, and use creativity. I feel that we did each of these things this semester which has boosted my confidence and knowledge. I also really enjoyed our weekly blogs and discussions. If you can’t tell, I love talking and expressing myself, so being able to form my own opinions on topics that were interesting and challenging at times was a highlight of my week.
I’ve been thinking about my highest point in the semester and I would have to say currently, at 2:32 a.m,I have reached my highest point. It’s crunch time! Every professor is scheduling last minute assignments, extra credit, and study sessions, but tonight I finished 95% of my assignments due on Thursday. I left the library in tears because I was proud of my accomplishments. On a personal level, I’m proud of completing my second semester of college away from home (something I wasn’t even sure was possible.)
My lowest point, well, that one is kind of hard because unlike last semester I haven’t had any terrible breakdowns. Sure, I’ve been overworked and synonym-ed out, but I have had the confidence to finish all tasks at hand.
Would I change anything? YES. I wouldn’t have clicked the ‘register’ button beside my News Report and Writing teacher, but other than that it’s been a great, long semester.
But, I should have known I was in for a good semester when Sarah Russell said, “Spring semester–it’s time to shine!”
Posted in PRCA 3330
Comments:
Comment one:
Author: Kathleen Brown
Title: Take Me Out To The Ball Game!
Link: http://kathleenpbrown.wordpress.com/2012/04/25/take-me-out-to-the-ball-game/#comment-85
Comment two:
Author: Sydney Brown
Title: PR and Baseball
Link:http://sb03182.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/pr-and-baseball/#comment-72
Posted in PRCA 3330
Take me out to the ballgame
I’m so glad this is our topic of the week because I just recently went to my first ever MLB game at Turner Field. I have always been a huge football fan, so watching a new sport that I was unfamiliar with was something new and exciting (plus experiencing it with some of my closest friends was awesome, too.) However, I can’t say that I fell in love with Braves baseball, but if I ever decided that I want to give it another shot I’m fully prepared with a Braves t-shirt, TWO tomahawks, a koozie, and some cool chopping moves.
While at the game, I noticed several things: there were massive lines and everything was super expensive. I mean, I expected both of these problems because I have been to tons of football games; however, Turner Field (just like all fields and stadiums) is huge. Sure, they make tons of money by charging $7.50 for a beer and $6.00 for a burnt hot dog, but waiting in line for 45 minutes and missing a home run could be disappointing to a die-hard fan. Some could argue that a serious fan wouldn’t leave his or her seat, but in reality everyone get thirsty, hungry, and has to go to the bathroom at least once. And, the stand vendors only sell so many products, so if they are out of peanuts when a viewer is craving peanuts, well, that fan is out of luck.
I guess what I am saying is, with all of the space between sections, gates, and hot dog stands the organization could throw up a few more stands, add a few more attendants to help people to their seats, and add variety in the types of products sold in the stands. All of these thing would make someone in attendance more comfortable, and have a more enjoyable experience.
Something I did enjoy about the Braves game was the cheap tickets. I guess the mentality of Turner Field is to sell tickets for almost nothing and break the bank with everything else.
If I were to work for a PR team within the MLB community I would think about lowering the prices of everything. I think that advertising low prices and cheap tickets for America’s favorite pastime would entice people of all ages to come watch. Even if a team wasn’t having a winning season, I think people would be more inclined to support their team if they didn’t have to work a month to pay off the credit card bill. If the team was having a winning season, there could be a promotion dealing with something at a discount or free. Incorporating sponsors into a winning season would benefit both the team and the sponsor. Everyone loves free shirts, baseball hats, and food. For every win, a sponsor could give away a certain amount of joint logoed shirts or if a fan was at a beer stand at the time of a scored run a discounted beer could be given out to the first few customers.
Also, incorporating fun activities for families like a Fathers Day event or Fourth of July event would bring a large, diverse audience. For example, on Fathers Day allow fathers a free ticket with the purchase of a child’s ticket. This promotion would encourage a whole family to go to the game rather than Dad and his friends. It would build memories and maybe even a new fan. 
The girls and me before we left for the game!
Posted in PRCA 3330
Comments:
Comment one:
Author: Sarah Russell
Title: Take me to Italia
Link: http://sarahjrussell.wordpress.com/2012/04/18/take-me-to-italia/#comment-81
Comment two:
Author: Sydney Brown
Title: Traveling
Link: http://sb03182.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/traveling/#comment-65
Posted in PRCA 3330
Just throw me in a green field with some cows.
It has always been on my bucket list to get out of the south, travel somewhere out of my comfort zone, learn about other cultures, and about myself.
Where would I want to go? Well, I’m not sure. I’ve always wanted to see Europe, ride on the back of a moped with a cute French boy, run with the bulls (while screaming for my life), and see the beautiful green mountains of Ireland.
Sure, I want to visit all sorts of fancy museums and look up at the Eifel Tower, but I would rather do what the locals do on a daily basis–milking cows or drinking black coffee. Being immersed in a culture that is unfamiliar to me seems like a life changing experience. I want to be forced to meet new people and I want to be able to keep in touch with people I come in contact with.
As much as I love all of my friends I would want to go by myself. Yes, my mother would have a heart attack, but being on my own would be an experience that seems so enjoyable.
Posted in PRCA 3330
Tweet for a week
Well, this week is coming to an end. I have officially gone over my 35 tweet minimum, which I knew I would; I am a self diagnosed tweet-a-holic.
I will be the first to tell anyone that Twitter is such a great place to vent about roommates or laugh at anonymous accounts.
This week was not a difficult task for me. Every morning when my alarm goes off, I click on the little Twitter icon on my phone and read the latest tweets by all of my followers. These tweets range from “I’m sooooo drunk” to “#MakeKonyFamous.” Knowing that someone was drunk at 6 a.m. is not exactly important, but knowing that a Ugandan warlord is capturing millions of children and forcing them to fight… is.
I have always followed the Washington Post and the AJC, but until this week I never took the time to read the articles they posted. Terrible, I know, especially since whoever tweets for the AJC is hilarious. This week made me realize that reading articles about Atlanta closing several schools or Santorum is no longer running in the presidential race may not affect me first hand, but it could directly impact the person sitting next to me. And, what if this random girl sitting beside me in the library starts a conversation with me. Maybe her little brother’s school is closing at the end of the year. Now, I can add to the conversation–it is a cool idea.
It is also cool to think some of the news I retweeted this week could have been read by one of my followers in Texas and they could have actually learned something other than “I’m taking a shot. Whoooooo this is going to be a black out kinda night”
Will I continue to use Twitter? Absolutely. I mean, if you scroll to the bottom of this page my Twitter feed is there.
Will I change what I tweet about? Sometimes. Of course, I want to vent about my nasty roommates sometimes, but I really want to share interesting news stories to my followers.
https://twitter.com/#!/emilylayne21
Posted in PRCA 3330
Social Media Comments:
Comment one:
Author: Patty Feole
Title: Social Media for the Older Generation
Link: http://pfeole.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/social-media-for-the-older-generations/#comment-79
Comment two:
Author: Sarah Russell
Title: Mellennials and the importance of social media
Posted in PRCA 3330
Look, GG, the internet
My grandmother, GG, is 76 years young. She is my Facebook friend, she send me text messages, and e-mails me silly jokes. She will occasionally ask, “Emily, did you look at my pictures Aunt Judy uploaded to Facebook?” or send me a sweet text that says, “Happy Easter! Lots of bunny hugs and kisses! LOL gg.” (She thinks ‘LOL’ means lots of love. Precious, right?!)
It may take her 20 minutes to send 55 characters or 45 minutes to get her dial-up internet to pull up her Facebook account, but she doesn’t need any help operating social media. Her 39 Facebook friends range from family to high school friends. Social media sites and technology help my GG stay connected and feel young.
On the other hand, my Granny refuses to learn how to text, Facebook, or e-email. She is proud of herself to play Spider Solitaire on the computer. Granny would prefer to chop down a tree, cut it into pieces, start a fire, and send smoke signals than send a text message. She gets aggregated when my daddy shoots her a text.
“Dammit Greg, don’t you know I can’t read that,” she always says.
Trying to talk her into trying out any form social media and technology is like trying to teach Helen Keller to see–absolutely pointless. She has always communicated by driving down the road to talk to someone or calling someone’s house phone that there is no turning back. She is too stubborn (and possibly scared) to change her ways now.
I believe that social media sites are beneficial to everyone; however, someone can’t be forced into using the technology.
Posted in PRCA 3330
Comments:
Comment One:
Author: Kayla Tokars
Title: Favorite Childhood TV Shows
Link: http://kmtokars.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/prca-3330-favorite-childhood-tv-shows/#comment-48
Comment two:
Author: Kathleen Brown
Title: Alone in the world with a little catdog
Link: http://kathleenpbrown.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/alone-in-the-world-with-a-little-catdog/#comment-74
Posted in PRCA 3330
Eclectic Emily Glass 