meeting 1 - what is pr
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SCOPE AND DEFINITION OF PUBLIC RELATIONSLecture 1
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Quick Review
• Promotions Aspect of the Marketing 4Ps– Advertising– Public Relations– Personal Selling– Sales Promotions
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Quick ReviewAdvertising Public Relations Personal Selling Sales Promotions
A paid, non-personal communication from an identified sponsor using mass media to persuade or influence an audience
A discipline which looks after reputation with the aim of earning understanding and support, influencing opinion and behavior
A person-to-person buyer to the mutual, long-term benefit of both parties with the aim of building relationship or partnership that provides a long-term benefit to both the seller and the customer.
A promotions effort conducted in short durations with the aim of creating short-term differentiation by offering a better product value resulting to growth (even at artificial level). Growth benefit may be attained either by increasing product trial, or increasing product quantity.
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What is Public Relations?
• Public Relations is about reputation – a result of– What you do– What you say– What others say about you
• A discipline which looks after reputation with the aim of earning understanding and support, influencing opinion and behavior
• Involves responsibility and responsiveness in policy and information to the best interest of the organization and its publics
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A Variety of Definitions
• Public Relations is a process It includes: • Research and analysis • Policy Formation • Programming • Communication • Feedback from numerous publics
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More Definitions
• “Public relations is the management function that identifies, establishes, and maintains mutually beneficial relationships between an organization and the various publics on whom its success or failure depends.”
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Key Words In Defining PR
• Deliberate • Planned • Performance • Public Interest • Two way communication • Management function
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Public Relations as a process
• A series of actions, changes, or functions that brings about a result;
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PR has a process...
4 steps in the PR process– Research
What is the problem or situation?– Action (planning)
What will you do about it?– Communication
How will you tell your audience(s)– Evaluation
Did your plan work? How well?
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Components of PR
Counseling management Research of public
opinion Media Relations Publicity Employee relations Community relations Public affairs Government affairs
Financial relations Industry Relations Development (aka fund-
raising) Multicultural Relations Special events Marketing
communications
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Other terms for PR
• Corporate Communications • Corporate Relations • Corporate Public Affairs • Public Information • Publicist • Press Agent
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PR vs. Journalism
Scope – Many components vs. two (writing and media relations)
Objective – Advocates vs. objectivity Audience – Mass audience vs. defines publics Channels – Many vs. one
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PR vs. Journalism
Scope - PR practitioners have many jobs and management skills
Publicity - Just one small aspect of PR Objectives - Journalists provide timely, accurate
information to the public. PR also informs but also persuades people to change behavior or maintain positive behavior for an organization through a mutually beneficial relationship
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PR vs. Advertising
• Advertising is paid, external, controlled, identifiable and can be used as a communication tools for PR initiatives;
• PR is earned – it communicates through news releases, feature stories, events/efforts, TV and Radio appearances, etc.
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How PR supports marketing(The 5th P)
• 4 P’s of marketing:– Product– Price– Place– Promotion
–Public Relations
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Public relations vs. marketing
• PR is used to achieve a number of marketing objectives:– Raise awareness and develop new prospects– Inform and educate/Est. credibility– Gain understanding/Build trust– Third party endorsement– Make friends– Give a reason to buy– Create a climate of consumer acceptance
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Careers in PR
• Job-rich areas:– Business industry – Financial services – Media companies – Health care – Security segments of technology companies – Crisis Communications-expanding
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The Range of PR Work
• Corporations • Nonprofit organizations • Entertainment, Sports, Travel • Government and Politics • Education • International Public Relations
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Five Essential Abilities
• Writing Skill • Research Ability • Planning Expertise • Problem Solving Ability • Business/economics competence
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10 Qualities Employers Want
1. Good writing2. Intelligence3. Cultural Literacy4. Know a good story when you see one5. Media Savvy
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10 Qualities Cont’d
6. Contacts or network7. Good business sense8. Broad communications experience9. Specialized experience10. Avoid career clichés
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Value of PR
• In a time when we are overwhelmed by information, PR segments and creates specialized messages that our audience want to or need to hear. This is not done without motivation. These strategic messages create relationships, educate, facilitate and ultimately help achieve the goals for companies, organizations or persons.