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The Inventors Hall of Fame and failed expectations
I wonder how many people in Akron know that the Inventors Hall of Fame is located in the former Rubber Capital of the World? Probably not many. And it doesn’t matter at this point. Looks like th … more »
PR on the runThe Inventors Hall of Fame and failed expectations
Rob Jewell wrote 11 hours ago: I wonder how many people in Akron know that the Inventors Hall of Fame is located in the former Rubb … more »
GM and Bush's magic wand — 3 comments
Rob Jewell wrote 1 week ago: Phil Gramm, I’m not whining here. Honest. I finished a really pleasant five-mile run this morn … more »
Baseball, cornhole and political campaigns — 4 comments
Rob Jewell wrote 2 weeks ago: Well, I came back from my run this morning to find out that the major league baseball season in Nort … more »
Mad News June 25–29, 2008 — 2 comments
Deborah Lipp wrote 3 weeks ago: AMC is allowing that the beginning of season 2 in 1962 is officially leaked, and has posted a 1962 t … more »
Rachael Ray: Terrorist?
Rob Jewell wrote 1 month ago: This is a great country. In the span of about 24 hours I’ve had the opportunity to write about … more »
The news -- oh, boy
Rob Jewell wrote 2 months ago: I read the news today, oh, boy. I actually thought that would be a clever opening. And maybe it is. … more »
Education and student loans — 3 comments
Rob Jewell wrote 3 months ago: Well, I spent the afternoon grading student papers for my ethics class at Kent State. But, hey. Thin … more »
Teaching and superstars — 5 comments
Rob Jewell wrote 3 months ago: Hope my mom and dad don’t read the story in the Akron Beacon Journal this morning about the … more »
Public relations and management — 2 comments
Rob Jewell wrote 3 months ago: I wonder if the University of Akron has a department of management. If so, it might want to send som … more »
Goodbye Akron Beacon Journal — 10 comments
Rob Jewell wrote 5 months ago: I’m really cranky this morning. I wanted to run outside. But freezing rain greeted me at 6 a.m. So … more »
A day for football and advertising — 4 comments
Rob Jewell wrote 5 months ago: I had a super run this morning. Temperature in the upper 20s. No wind to speak of. No cars. So now I … more »
Public relations and hiding the truth
Rob Jewell wrote 5 months ago: My friend and colleague at Kent State, Jeanette Drake, has an excellent op-ed article in the Akron B … more »
A question for Monsanto: Got transparency? — 6 comments
Bill Sledzik wrote 5 months ago: My friend and colleague Jeanette Drake has an op-ed piece in the Akron Beacon Journal today, and it … more »
Some days the events write the posts for you... — 7 comments
Bill Sledzik wrote 6 months ago: Can’t resist commenting on some of today’s more obscure news stories. There’s a … more »
PRSA, news releases and the news media — 3 comments
Rob Jewell wrote 6 months ago: Bill Sledzik has another excellent essay on his ToughSledding blog. He’s looking at the Public Rel … more »
Public relations, the Akron Beacon Journal and Kent State
Rob Jewell wrote 6 months ago: Well, this should be interesting. I finished my five-mile run this morning and then began scanning t … more »
Kent State in the headlines -- again! What's your advice? — 17 comments
Bill Sledzik wrote 7 months ago: It’s fortunate the state of Ohio doesn’t allow firearms on college campuses. Otherwise, … more »
Good Story, Bad "Invisible PR," — 5 comments
Luke Armour wrote 8 months ago: There’s nothing like getting a story in a big paper about a client or your business. As the pr … more »
Auditing PR's weakest link: The public interface — 6 comments
Bill Sledzik wrote 9 months ago: This post began as a customer service rant, but since it’s all been said before, I decided to … more »