1. Public Relations Every organization has a story to tell…

2. What do you think of when you hear the term… PUBLIC RELATIONS…

3. Public Relations: publics Management of communication between organization and its publics (may be internal and external) Window for the world to look in Window for the organization to look out PR professionals are interpreters of events, products, issues, etc.

4. PR is… Writing news releases – http://www.publicityinsider.com/release.asp http://www.publicityinsider.com/release.asp Organization news conferences Coordinating crisis communication – Before, during or after a crisis Crafting an organizations public identity Planning the launch of a new product Acting as spokesperson for an organization Writing public communication (often opinion pieces) to promote an organization or cause

5. Differences between Advertising and PR Advertising involves the paid use of time and space in the mass media, usually to sell goods and services. Public Relations often uses free space and time in the media to sell corporate images, individuals, and goodwill. The two often overlap

6. Differences between Advertising and PR Advertising tries to seduce you with appealing images, catchy music and vague concepts Public Relations tries to motivate you with facts, providing explanations and details The two often overlap

7. Differences between Advertising and PR Advertising advertisers control all information about their ads; how they look where the ads appear, etc. Public Relations PR specialists provide information to other media, who then control how the info is used The two often overlap

8. Differences between Advertising and PR Advertising can be flashy, fantastic and funny. Exaggeration and distortion is commonplace. Public Relations is usually low-key and serious. Exaggeration and distortion can be damaging and often deadly.

9. A conflicted but co-dependent relationship between PR and News Press releases imitate news PR professionals often write opinion pieces to be run in the media PR accused of manipulating facts/managing the press Much journalistic content is generated by PR [Video News Releases] PR firms are accused of altering a bad image rather than correcting a social problem

10. Differences between Journalism and PR Journalism serves the general audience… tries to be fair and balanced and best serve the public interest Public Relations serves specific organizations… tries to structure messages that best serve the client

11. Differences between Journalism and PR Journalism depends on PR practitioners but remains wary of them Public Relations depends heavily upon journalists for news coverage but cannot be to sure of their relationship

12. Differences between Journalism and PR Journalism newsroom environment, long hours, little pay, high expectations of public service Public Relations business environment, salary can be high, focus on generating good will for client

13. PR activities REARCH – Analyze the situation Who is most affected? What is the issue When and where does it matter most? Why are we doing this? How does this affect our publics?

14. PR activities PLANNING THE STRATEGY – Who do we want to reach? Primary and secondary audience – What is our message? What results do we want? How much will it cost? – When is the best time and place to deliver the message? – How do we distribute the message most effectively? timeline

15. PR activities Evaluating the results What worked? What didn’t work? Did we maintain our timeline? Our costs? – Why or why not? Did we maintain our objectives? What were the surprises? How did we mitigate these?

16. PR activities The NEWS RELEASE: Most important tool of PR – Essentials Date Contact information Strong headline Tell the truth Use proper news style (for each medium) Get to the right person at the right time

17. You need to think like a reporter Many people would like to the subject of a positive news story about their business Journalists don’t care about you unless you are newsworthy Journalists are often looking for good stories THUS… you make yourself newsworthy – Develop you story like a reporter, not a business owner – Need to develop a story and not an advertisement

18. Examples of News Releases http://service.prweb.com/who-uses- it/examples-by-industry/ http://service.prweb.com/who-uses- it/examples-by-industry/

19. What’s wrong with many news releases? No news Not in journalism format No contact information Not sent to the right person

20. Public Relations Society of America

21. PRSA ETHICS CODE Advocacy Honesty Expertise Independence Loyalty Fairness

22. CRISIS COMMUNICATION: Be prepared Pre-prepared plan to address all serious issues that may arise in an organization – Determination of what kinds of crisis may arise Reacting to the media has become extremely important – Determine how to react ahead of the crisis – Designate a spokesperson – Practice tough questions Do not ignore the situation “Tell the truth” Determine your message and publics

23. Prepare a crisis communication plan for Strauss-Kuhn

24. Your PR company You are in charge of promoting a benefit concert by Ell and Nikki. What do you need to know? What will be your next move?