{"id":13185,"date":"2024-10-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/?p=13185"},"modified":"2024-10-09T10:48:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T14:48:00","slug":"travis-kelces-pr-team-what-is-the-motive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/2024\/10\/11\/travis-kelces-pr-team-what-is-the-motive\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce’s PR Team: What is the Motive?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The news of a \u201cbreakup contract\u201d between the Kansas City tight end and Taylor Swift has shocked and confused the internet. Many are wondering if the contract was curated by a user or a calculated move by Kelce\u2019s team.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201ccontract\u201d surfaced on Reddit displaying printed documents with the company name and logo of Kelce\u2019s PR agency, at the top. The document was titled \u201cComprehensive Media Plan for Travis Kelce’s Public Relations Following Breakup With Taylor Swift.\u201d<\/em>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cbreakup\u201d is allegedly scheduled to be released on Sept. 28, 2024. The contract planned to, \u201cEffectively manage and mitigate the fallout from the breakup between Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, ensuring Travis Kelce retains a positive public image, minimizes negative media portrayal, and continues to build his personal and professional brand.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kelce\u2019s PR team quickly disproved the situation in a statement, at <\/strong><\/a>The Daily Mail\u2019s <\/em><\/strong><\/a>request.<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have engaged our legal team to initiate proceedings against the individuals or entities responsible for the unlawful and injurious forgery of documents,\u201d the firm says.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With questions of the document\u2019s authenticity out of the way, a new speculation has formed: Was this a curated move from Kelce\u2019s agency?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some believe Kelce\u2019s publicists, Jack Ketsoyan and Pia Malihi,\u00a0 are not above a PR stunt. When Ketsoyan appeared on The Quicky<\/em> podcast in 2019, he said that he has staged relationships in the past to generate \u201chype.\u201d<\/strong><\/a> Additionally, Malihi received a negative social media response in October of 2023 when Swift fans suspected the publicist of having a controversy with Swift<\/strong><\/a> because of an Instagram post from Malihi that covered Swift\u2019s face with a clown emoji. (Forbes).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While not confirmed or denied, the speculation on social media seems to be that Kelce\u2019s team may have created the documents themselves to generate hype around the couple and perhaps boost Kelce\u2019s career. The timing of the Reddit post has led some fans to believe that it was meant to line up with the <\/a>opening of the NFL season<\/strong><\/a> to maintain public interest as football has gained viewers since the couple\u2019s debut. The statement of legal action from Kelce\u2019s PR team has left some fans wondering if the action is to be a cover up for the \u201ccontract\u201d being allegedly leaked.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether the document was forged by a user or a stunt, the surprising news has social media\u2019s eyes peeled for the couple\u2019s next moves. Amid the news, Kelce and Swift have been spotted in public at the US Open together, and an inside source stated to <\/a>The Daily Mail<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em>that the couple was \u201crock solid\u201d and that overall, Swift found the situation to be amusing.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This situation could affect the firm\u2019s relationship with the public. In reference to the PRSA Code of Ethics<\/strong><\/a>,<\/strong> PR professionals should have the intention to \u201cBuild trust with the public by revealing all information needed for responsible decision making.\u201d Parts of the code include: \u201cBe honest and accurate in all communications,\u201d and \u201cAvoid deceptive practices.\u201d Because Kelce\u2019s team has admitted to a history of deceptive and inaccurate practices for public attention, this may have led fans and readers to question the team.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jasira Jouett is a sophomore at Murray State University pursuing a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Public Relations with a minor in Arts Administration. She serves as her PRSSA Chapter\u2019s 2024-2025 Officer of Recruitment and on the 2024-2025 Publications Subcommittee for PRSSA National. Outside of PR, Jasira loves to take time to indulge in reading and writing, music, cooking, and crafting. She loves to try new things and is a thrill-seeker. Her future career goals include working in event planning, social media marketing, and logo\/webpage design. You can connect with Jasira on LinkedIn<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The news of a \u201cbreakup contract\u201d between the Kansas City tight end and Taylor Swift has shocked and confused the internet. Many are wondering if the contract was curated by a user or a calculated move by Kelce\u2019s team.\u00a0\u00a0 The \u201ccontract\u201d surfaced on Reddit displaying printed documents with the company name and logo of Kelce\u2019s PR agency, at the top. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":13186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3742,2898,3412,3551],"tags":[1448,15,3798],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13185"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13185"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13188,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13185\/revisions\/13188"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressions.prsa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}