Immediately after signing a two-year agreement with Turkish Airlines to be their global brand ambassador, LA Lakers basketball player Kobe Bryant faces rough criticism from the US Armenian community. Their disapproval was spiked by the fact the Turkish Government refuses to recognize the massive Armenian massacre by the Ottoman Empire.
Jay Alves, Colorado Rockies’ vice president of communications/public relations, has won the 2010 Robert O. Fishel Award for Public Relations Excellence. The Fishel Award, named after the longtime baseball executive, acknowledges a non-uniformed representative of Major League Baseball for their ethics, character, dedication, service, professionalism and humanitarianism.
There is a price to pay to have the media run investigations, seek the truth and speak freely and England is here to prove it after a failed bid to host the 2018 World Cup. While the loss was mostly blamed on a poor communications strategy, the ongoing investigations and published pieces on FIFA by local publications have played a strong part in the decision.
Tonight is going to be a very interesting night in the NBA. LeBron "King" James returns to Cleveland for the first time with his new team the Miami Heat to face the Cleveland Cavaliers. To say that he is going to be greeted with less than open arms would be the understatement of all understatements.
A printing company has filed a lawsuit against Tiger Woods' manager Theodore Forstmann, claiming he used inside information to place wagers against his own clients — including Woods.
France's national soccer team is facing a new wave of bad PR after the poor performance at the recently ended World Cup. Star footballers Frank Ribery and Karim Benzema are involved in a sex scandal, facing questioning for having allegedly solicited an underage prostitute.
In the past couple of days, there has been a great deal of skepticism surrounding the good nature and past actions of former New York Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner. At the same time, there are plenty of injured hearts grieving the loss of announcer Bob Sheppard, who passed away just two days prior. All the while, media goes to great lengths to spin and cash in on a giant web of ugly.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter apologized for the refereeing mistakes that have blighted the World Cup and promised to look again at introducing video goal-line technology.
Companies promote brands with brand new vuvuzela and anti-vuvuzela apps, while in England Kitbag capitalizes on the country's disillusion with the national team.
Enjoy five brilliant TV ad spots related to the FIFA World Cup 2010 and choose your favorite.