the planned and structured effort to
establish and maintain goodwill and
mutual understanding between a
company and its publics
public relations manager
develop general principles into
plan when faced with a crisis that
is inevitably unavoidable
aim
enhance companies reputation, present
a company or individual to the world in
the best light
functions
developing good relations with various publics,
handling or heading off unfavourable stories,
generating favourable publicity, maintaining a
positive level of public perception
advertising vs. public relations
differences
A: paid non-personal
messages, advertiser has
control over when, where
and how the message is
presented
PR: uses free time
provided by the
media, may not be
able to control
message
similarities
objective of
increasing sales
how does PR increase sales
promote a positive image,
effective communication of
messages, issues monitoring,
crisis management
image
refers to how a
business is perceived
by the world
an image audit is an
independent check of
the accuracy of an
image's perception
proper image results in
improved marketability, greater
creditability, improved band
recognition, improved public
recognition
elements that
influence the image
location
quality
customer service
use of technology
range of products
business name
publics
internal publics
general publics
local communities
government publics
a publics
citizen action public
public relations campaign
1. establish objectives
2. identify the intended publics
3. develop PR strategies and tactics
4. implement the PR campaign
5. evaluate
crisis management
protecting a business's reputation
as a result of negative or
unfavourable rumour and adverse
publicity, which if left unchecked
might result in a loss of sales
crisis communication plan
elements
1. identify target audience
2. nature of communication
3. create a crisis team
monitor/ evaluate the plan
why
control a crisis and deal
with intense media scrutiny