public relations – what’s the secret?
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Public Relations – What’s the Secret?. Establishing a Public Relations Committee. What is “Public Relations?”. Term first used by US President Thomas Jefferson in address to Congress in 1807. A Definition of PR. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Establishing a Public Relations Committee
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What is “Public Relations?”
• Term first used by US President Thomas Jefferson in address to Congress in 1807
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A Definition of PR
• “Public Relations is a management function which tabulates public attitudes, defines the policies, procedures and interest of an organization followed by executing a program of action to earn public understanding and acceptance.”
– Edward Bernays, early PR theorist
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A Definition of PR
• Bernays never deviated from his fundamental axiom to "control the masses without their knowing it."
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PR vs. Advertising
• Advertising is a non-personal form of promotion that is delivered through selected media outlets that, under most circumstances, require the marketer to pay for message placement.
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PR vs. Advertising
• Cost—Advertising is EXPENSIVE; PR is essentially NO-COST
• Creative control vs. no control
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Example
• Corporations—support of sales–Tobacco industry• “Torches of Liberty Contingent”—
1929 New York Easter Parade with women smoking• Product placement—TV shows,
movies, etc.
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Example
• Non-profits—support of fund-raising and participation
• Politicians—attract votes; raise money; support policies–Press conferences–Town meetings–Press releases
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PR Can Benefit Freemasonry
• Direct support of our “vision”• Help prospective members “find
the door”• Promote positive rather than
negative image
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Audience Targeting
• Market research–“Soccer moms”–“Nascar dads”
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The Press Release
• Written statement distributed to the media
• Fundamental tool of public relations
• Must be newsworthy• Used properly, extremely
effective
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Press Release Format
• Who is sending the message / contact information
• The words “For Immediate Release” and the date
• A headline or title
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Press Release Format
• A lead (leade) that encapsulates the entire story in the first sentence
• Background information in the last paragraph
• Some sort of symbol indicating the end (### or -end-)
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Valley Example
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Use of the Internet
• Optimized press release• Carefully selected key words• Attractiveness to search engines
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Use of the Internet
• Proper headlines• Text links• Landing pages
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Spin and “Spin Doctors”
• Selectively presenting facts and quotes to support one’s position (“cherry picking”)
• Non-denial denial
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Spin and “Spin Doctors”
• Phrasing in a way that assumes unproven truths
• Euphemisms to disguise or promote one’s agenda
• Ambiguity
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Spin and “Spin Doctors”
• Skirting• Rejecting the validity of
hypotheticals• Out-and-out denial• “Spin Doctors”–Bill O’Reilly—“The No-Spin Zone”
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Managing Language
• Choose words with proper connotation–Death tax vs. estate tax–Climate change vs. global warming
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Managing Language
• Masonic buzz words–Secret–Cult–Men only
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Playing Up Weaknesses
• “Any publicity is good publicity”
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Playing Up Weaknesses
• Jessica Simpson–Chicken of the Sea• “Is this chicken, what I have, or is this
fish? I know it’s tuna, but it says, “Chicken by the Sea.”
–Liquid Ice• “Is it really liquid, or is it ice?”
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Managing Mistakes
• Gerber, 1986–Glass in food
• Tylenol, 1986–Cyanide poison
• Exxon, 1989–Prince William Sound oil spill
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Managing Mistakes
• Dick Cheney, 2006–Hunting accident
• Jet Blue, 2007–February snowstorm–Passenger Bill of Rights
• O.J. Simpson, 2007 –Book, “If I Did It”
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Branching Out
• The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about at all
• Celebrities–Authoring children’s books–Celebrity restaurants, car
dealerships, etc.
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Masonic Branching Out
• Partnering with major corporations–Disney• National Treasure: Book of Secrets
–Golf tournament sponsorship• Liberty Mutual, Food Lion
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Masonic Branching Out
• Use of philanthropies–RiteCare–Scottish Rite Scholarships– JROTC Medals
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Establish a PR Committee
• Each Valley–Coordinate and work with Orient
Committee
• Finding the right people—especially the Chairman–Contact with the media–Energy
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The UltimatePublic Relations Secret
Think Like a Reporter!!!
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Establishing a Public Relations Committee