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		<title>PR Firm Hired by the WAC Has a History of This</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the ongoing debate over Boise State or Oregon, the WAC has gone so far as to hire a PR firm to make sure no one forgets about the Broncos. In the article at ESPN.com, Doug Cole of Scott Peyron &#8230; <a href="http://www.offthepond.net/2009/11/pr-firm-hired-by-the-wac-has-a-history-of-this/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the ongoing debate over Boise State or Oregon, the WAC has gone so far as to hire a PR firm to make sure <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4623676" target="_blank">no one forgets</a> about the Broncos. In the article at ESPN.com, Doug Cole of Scott Peyron &amp; Associates discusses the arguments being made:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;We made sure to let the national press know that a win against the 16th ranked BYU, which is now unranked, is not as strong as Boise State&#8217;s signature win against No. 16 (AP) Oregon, which is now ranked eighth,&#8221; Cole said. &#8220;Those are the types of things that dictate what our positioning is in terms of reminding media and getting stats in front of [the media] just so they can be honest and not ignore Boise State.&#8221;</p>
<p>After Oregon&#8217;s win over USC last week, the firm reminded media members that Oregon&#8217;s only loss came at the hands of Boise State and that the Broncos held the Ducks to several season lows, including points and total yardage.</p></blockquote>
<p>The whole argument centers around Oregon which amounts to 8.33% of the season.</p>
<p>The blog demands better so it got to work doing some of that investigative journalism that was all the rage back when newspapers made money. What I found was that this PR firm has made similar arguments before.</p>
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<td style="padding:5px; color:#000; background:#ccc" colspan="2"><strong>2009: The firm was hired to promote the English pop band  Right Said Fred to reach out to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding:5px 0 5px 10px">In 1992, you might remember that Right Said Fred had one of the top  hits of the year in <em>I&#8217;m Too Sexy</em>. In fact, did you know that in  February of that year, it was the #1 rated song? Michael Jackson&#8217;s, at  the same time, was only rated 8th. This rating is not as strong as  Right Said Fred. Don&#8217;t forget this one-time legendary group while  voting on your next set of inductees.</td>
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<td style="padding:5px; color:#000; background:#ccc" colspan="2"><strong>1977: Sony hires Scott Peyron &amp; Associates to promote its Betamax technology and addresses consumers throughout the world:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding:10px 0"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2079" title="betamax" src="http://www.offthepond.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/betamax.jpg" alt="betamax" width="180" height="94" /></td>
<td style="padding:5px 0 5px 10px">Take a hard look at Betamax. It&#8217;s a superior technology. While everyone  else is in complete agreement that VHS is the preferred format and the  superior machine, we know that if you actually give Betamax a chance,  the machine will prove itself better than what you&#8217;re currently hyped  on.</td>
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<td style="padding:5px; color:#000; background:#ccc" colspan="2"><strong>2005: The firm is hired by Chevrolet to run a smear campaign against industry rival Ford:</strong></td>
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<td style="padding:10px 0"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2077" title="edsel" src="http://www.offthepond.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/edsel.jpg" alt="edsel" width="179" height="93" /></td>
<td style="padding:5px 0 5px 10px">Anyone who saw the Edsel that Ford debuted in 1957  can attest that the company is an epic failure. Sure, it&#8217;s true that  since then, Ford has more top sellers by a 3 to 1 ratio with cars like the  Focus, the Explorer, all those F-Series trucks, the Taurus, the Mustang  and the Escort, but let us not forget that  Edsel. Man, it was a disaster.</td>
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