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Marketing & Communications

COM Set to Open New Center on Media Innovation for Social Impact

February 11, 2025

College of Communication

“Too Many Balls” Had Too Little Foresight

October 18, 2024

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Marketing & Communications

Ryan Reynolds, Tom Brady, and Peppa Pig: Brands Go Big for This Year’s Super Bowl Ads

February 8, 2024

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Disinformation

Misinformation, Disinformation, and the Israel-Hamas War

October 23, 2023

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Climate Change

COM Student’s UROP Climate Project Lands Her a Trip to Washington

August 2, 2023

Social Media

Brilliant? Delusional? Understanding Why Elon Musk Changed Twitter to X

July 25, 2023

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Accolades

Students Create Ads for Chobani, Celebrity Cruises, and More

June 8, 2023

Photo: A collection of small photos depicting animals, one for each letter of the alphabet. For example, A is for African Elephant and B is for Bison. Text at the top reads "The Species ABCs. Protecting the planet protects every species, from A to Z."

College of Communication

COM Students Create Successful Marketing Campaigns for Night Shift Brewing and World Wildlife Fund

May 5, 2023

Photo: A young dark-skinned Black man models blue scrubs and a white lab coat in front of a large rose bush. The name "VERDE" is shown to the left of him in bold, white letters.

Learning Public Relations

COM’s PRLab Takes On Medical Apparel Brand VERDE as a Client

December 16, 2022

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Business & Law

Why Dunkin’s Revamped Rewards Program Has Angered So Many Customers

October 31, 2022

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Listen Now

How Do I Talk to a Climate Change Denier?

September 26, 2022

Photo of David Ortiz on stage with Questrom Prof. Susan Fournier in the Questrom auditorium during a one-hour Q&A on May 5. Fournier, a white woman who wears a black skirt and black and white blouse, claps her hands and smiles. Ortiz, a middle-aged Black man, is seen seated and smiling wide; he wears ripped jeans, a gray graphic tee and sunglasses. Next to Fournier on the ground is a canvas bag with the number 34, Ortiz's number, and behind them is a large red backdrop that reads "Insights@Questrom: LIVE"

Questrom Speaker

Big Papi Visits BU: “I Am So Proud of This Town”

May 5, 2022

Photo of Puppeteer Leigh Baltzer, owner of Through Me To You Puppetry, smiling and waving at her computer as she attends a BU business course virtually from her Brookline home Feb 28. Baltzer is a middle-aged Asian American woman with shoulder length black hair, glasses, and she wears a tan sweater and series of chunky necklaces and bracelets.

Small Businesses

New Boot Camp Pairs Local Businesses with BU Faculty

April 1, 2022

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Communications

A PR Crisis: How to Manage Will Smith’s Oscars Slap

March 28, 2022

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Marketing & Communications

Rethinking Valentine’s Day Marketing for the Unattached or Lonely

February 9, 2022

Social Media

Facebook/Meta Stocks Plummet: Has Facebook Peaked?

February 8, 2022

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Marketing & Communications

SHA Students Devise Hypothetical Post-Pandemic Marketing Plan for Popular Hotel Chain

May 11, 2021

A photo of someone with gloved hands holding a vial that reads "COVID-19 Vaccine" and a needle. A patient is in the background wearing a mask and holding their sleeve up in preparation of receiving the vaccine.

COVID-19 Vaccine

How to Fight Vaccine Misinformation

February 24, 2021

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Marketing & Communications

COM Students, New Alums Offer Free PR Services through New Pro Bono Agency

December 15, 2020

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Politics

Election 2020: A Day of Nervousness Turns to a Night of Uncertainty

November 3, 2020