Welcome back to the PR Minute where we share with you a few pieces of PR news from this week.
On Sunday, teenage Target employee Alex became an Internet sensation when a customer snapped a photo of him and posted it to Twitter. The photo has been retweeted thousands of times and is now a trending topic on social media. Target’s brand managers have taken advantage of the publicity by posting about their employee on their social media sites. To learn more about this teenage sensation read: http://bit.ly/1txZCHn
Republican Rick Scott won re-election for governor in Florida on Tuesday defeating former governor Charlie Crist. The Associated Press called the race at around 10:20 p.m. with only about 80,000 votes separating the two candidates. According to Bay News 9, Scott spent nearly $77 million compared to Christ who spent $40 million. With both candidates spending such large amounts of money this race has become the most expensive in Florida history. To find out more about this record-breaking campaign read: http://bit.ly/1vF3AfG