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Thoughts From the Digital Sport Team at NACDA

Mike Adorno, SVP of Communications, shares his top-line takeaways from the NACDA conference in Orlando this June.
July 16, 2025

Full Court Press: Public Relations Takeaways from Netflix’s “Running Point”

Account Lead Courtney Moed writes in PRNews about the PR lessons she learned while watching the Netflix series Running Point.
June 30, 2025

Four Business Lessons from Bananaland: My Night at the Greatest Show in Sports

I didn’t expect to walk out of a Savannah Bananas game thinking about customer experience models, brand architecture, or organizational culture. But that’s exactly where my mind went after being completely awe-struck by the experience. What happened on the field—and all around it—was a lesson in how to build something people want to be part of, talk about, and keep coming back to.
May 28, 2025

How Tennessee Lost the Nico Battle, Won the War of Public Opinion, and Ushered in a New Chapter of NIL With 9 Simple Words

Mike Adorno, DSHPL Senior Vice President, Communications, details when star quarterback Nico Iamaleava held out for a bigger NIL deal, Tennessee stood firm — and won the battle for public opinion with nine simple words: "There's no one that's bigger than the Power T." The University's decisive messaging reshaped the conversation around loyalty, team values and the future of NIL negotiations in college sports.
April 30, 2025

Covers.com NCAA Tournament Media Hits

March is a time for madness and basketball. Throughout the month, Covers analysts Jason Logan and Rohit Ponnaiya spoke to media outlets around the country about different conference tournament.
April 14, 2025

Digital Sport by Hot Paper Lantern Named Public Relations Agency of Record for TheLinkU

TheLinkU has named Digital Sport by Hot Paper Lantern (DSHPL) its public relations and social media agency of record.
April 8, 2025

Jason Logan of Covers Discusses March Madness on KNX News

Jason Logan of Covers.com joined KNX News to discuss strategies for filling out a bracket for the men's NCAA tournament.
April 2, 2025

Pitching the Super Bowl remotely: Lessons from 3 years of success

Sterling Randle, Account Lead at Digital Sport by HPL, offers his expert perspective on navigating the challenges and opportunities of pitching spokespeople for Super Bowl coverage — entirely remotely. In PR Daily, he shares the strategies that have contributed to his success year after year.
March 31, 2025

Local Media is Often Overlooked: Learning from Sports PR

SVP of Communications, Mike Adorno, makes the case for local sports media in a well-rounded media strategy.
March 12, 2025