PR

Thanks for bearing with us while we revanp some of our services, including the blog and the website. We are back up and running now with many new features, so look for great new additions to the website and more from the blog.

Today I ran across an article about Brett Farve. It talked about the PR nightmare that has come about because of the recent he said, she said talks from both Farve and the Packers. From both sides I can see the points that they wanted to get across, but I can also see how the whole thing has taken on a life of it's on. When Farve left the negotions yesterday this article reported that there were parents and kids yelling we don't like you anymore. You suck. Why? Because he changed his mind? Maybe he handled coming back and the interviews poorly, but as someone who understands what it means to speak about what you are passionate about, did all of that deserve "You suck!"

So from a Public Relations standpoint, I would say both parties have some serious damage control to do. And what happens to the passionate Packer PR if the rumors turn out to be true and Farve ends up playing for the arch rival Vikings? Talk about a PR nightmare for the Vikings?

If Brett Farve looked at himself as a Business, or at the very least an institution, would he be offering this kind of publicity? And how about the Packers? Are they treating this from a business standpoint? Would the Vikings even want to be a part if they were looking at this from a business standpoint?

One other instersting PR/Advertising mix from the world of sports. I read another recent article on the advertising panic that was going on because Tiger Woods was not going to play in the recent Championship, which meant that viewership would be down considerably and the advertisers were trying to come up with ways to recover those losses.

Now that's power.....

Til next time.