A study completed recently at the University of Texas at Dallas – Naveen Jindal School of Management looked at the positive difference made to a firm’s publicity in newspapers and other outlets when there is at least one member of the Board of Directors who is a media professional of
The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) was established in 1891 as the state’s first academic medical center and has three major components: patient care, education, and research. It is also part of the University of Texas system and a member of the Texas Medical Center. The main UTMB campus
Black Hills State University – the third largest comprehensive public university in South Dakota – is seeking marketing proposals from qualified agencies to develop and implement a comprehensive marketing plan to increase enrollment and raise the visibility of the University in South Dakota. Black Hills State University is a masters-level
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (www.uncsa.edu), the University of North Carolina system’s conservatory for the arts, dedicated to the professional training of students possessing exceptional talents in the performing, visual and moving image arts has issued an RFP to secure an agency partner to develop the
The Penn State Dance Marathon in conjunction with Pennsylvania State University is seeking a public relations firm to aid in the development of the organization’s communication strategy. Penn State Dance Marathon (THON) is a year-long fundraising and awareness campaign for the fight against childhood cancer. Each year, more than 15,000
The West Virginia Coalition for Technology-Based Economic Development (TechConnectWV) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to identify a PR firm responsible for designing and implementing a comprehensive communications strategy for TechConnectWV. TCWV is a coalition of professionals dedicated to growing and diversifying West Virginia’s economy by advancing innovation-based economic
America’s University system has always been a place where preconceived ideas are challenged and new ideas are given the opportunity to be tested and found reliable or wanting. From research labs testing scientific hypotheses to philosophy classes testing methods of thought and determination, college was where you went to run
The Johnson County Education Research Triangle (JCERT) is seeking a public relations agency to assist the JCERT Authority with public information activities for a two-year period. The JCERT initiative is funded through a one-eighth cent sales tax which generates dollars for higher education, research and degree offerings through University of
Edelman, the world’s largest Public Relations firm billed The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill a total of $1,695,656 for crisis PR work done in 2014 for work surrounding a major academic scandal. The scandal involved lawsuits, and a continuing NCAA investigation as a result of fake classes, and
Something’s going on over at Florida A&M University involving its Board of Trustees. Recently they decided to hire an outside PR firm and they’re in the process of finalizing a contract with the Tampa-based agency, Brock Communications. Before beginning the negotiation of a contract, the Board of Trustees agreed to
