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Online SportsBook BetOnline tried their hand at producing original content this past week, something that a gambling site doesn’t usually do when dollars are not on the line, when they released “The Final Dance” featuring former Chicago Bulls Horace Grant, Ron Harper, Bill Cartwright, and Craig Hodges. But how to drive some buzz and cut through …
There is nothing like, as they say in Hamilton, “Being in the room where it happened,” and for a good part of the Chicago Bulls run, Tom Smithburg was in the lockerrooms, hallways, and offices as manager of media services for the team. If you wanted to talk to Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman or Phil …
#FakeNews is the bane of everyone all year long. Except on April 1. If you’re a naturally mischievous person, April Fool’s is actually one of the best days of the year. Communications people are often at the center of their brand’s pranks. Spending their days writing so many straight news stories and press releases, it’s …
Time for a little best practices roundup…three good ones from this week… ROSE ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL: Most times an athlete’s rehab is behind a wall of secrecy and HIP-AA regulations. We seldom see the work he or she outs in as we concentrate on those who have replaced even the brightest of stars for …