Careers in Advertising and Public Relations


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Describes the work environments, duties, salaries, advancement possibilities, and educational requirements of careers in the advertising and public relations fields with profile of top agencies, information industry trends and rankings, advice on interviewing.




Careers in Media and Communication


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Careers in Media and Communication is a practical resource that helps students understand how a communication degree prepares them for a range of fulfilling careers; it gives students the skills they will need to compete in a changing job market. Award-winning teacher and author Stephanie A. Smith draws from her years of professional experience to guide students through the trends and processes of identifying, finding, and securing a job in in mass communication. Throughout the book, students explore the daily lives of professionals currently working in the field, as well as gain firsthand insights into the training and experience that hiring managers seek.




Careers in Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations


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Complete with top tips for getting in, advice on how the industry is changing and is likely to change, useful names, addresses, web sites and contact points, this book is the ideal starting point for a successful career in this exciting field.




Careers in Advertising and Public Relations


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For anyone interested in advertising or PR, this book explains how to select the right agency; the forces and trends at work; how new ad and PR campaigns are developed; who the top-ranked agencies are; what industry professionals like and dislike about their jobs; typical pay, hours, and office culture; and how to shine in your interviews.




How to Succeed in a PR Agency


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Learning how to be successful in a public relations (PR) agency is a stressful on-the-job, sink-or-swim, immersive experience. While other texts teach PR theory and practice, no other book guides early to mid-career PR professionals through the day-to-day life of working in an agency and the skills required to excel and build a career. This text demystifies the PR agency experience with foundational information to simplify and clarify agency life. Authors Kristin Johnson and Shalon Roth, who each grew successful careers in PR agencies, share secrets that no one will teach in a class or a seminar. This is real talk about real life in an agency – punctuated by anecdotes from leaders in the industry. This is a must-read for communications students and PR professionals looking to grow their career and become indispensable to teams and clients.




Careers in Advertising and Public Relations


Book Description

For anyone interested in advertising or PR, this book explains how to select the right agency; the forces and trends at work; how new ad and PR campaigns are developed; who the top-ranked agencies are; what industry professionals like and dislike about their jobs; typical pay, hours, and office culture; and how to shine in your interviews.




Introduction to Public Affairs


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Each and every organization needs to develop a good strategy for public affairs. Public affairs have received such kind of importance in today's world because no organization can survive in isolation. Every institution requires other institutions as well as the public that act as the customer, the decision-maker as well as the employees that can make or break the image of an organization. With the advent of technology, this task has become easier for managers. The information could be disseminated at a very low cost with the use of mass media and socializing websites. Creating a good image for an institution has become relatively much easier, but this comes with the negative fact that the dissolution of the image has also become an easy task. Public affairs have been increasingly given importance in the corporate world as increased competition has resulted in excess marketing and advertising campaigns that are used to create a Goodwill for the company. There are various tools under public affairs that are used by various organizations in order to fulfill their objectives and goals in the long run.







Public Relations Strategies and Tactics


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This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Updated in a 10th edition, Public Relations: Strategies and Tactics, Tenth Edition, clearly explains to students the basic concepts, strategies, and tactics of today’s public relations practice. This comprehensive text is grounded in scholarship and includes references to landmark studies and time-honored public relations techniques. The tenth edition emphasizes the application of the Internet and social media for programs and campaigns.




Primer of Public Relations Research, Third Edition


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Thousands of public relations (PR) students and professionals have relied on this authoritative text to understand the key role of research in planning and evaluating PR campaigns. Revised and expanded to reflect today's emphasis on standards-based practice, the third edition has a heightened emphasis on setting baselines, creating benchmarks, and assessing progress. Stacks presents step-by-step guidelines for using a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods to track output, outtakes, and outcomes, and shows how to present research findings clearly to clients. Every chapter features review questions and a compelling practice problem. PowerPoint slides for use in teaching are provided at the companion website. Instructors requesting a desk copy also receive a supplemental Instructor's Manual with a test bank, suggested readings, and case studies. New to This Edition: *Chapter on standardization, moving beyond the prior edition's focus on best practices. *Chapter on different types of data sets, with attention to the advantages and disadvantages of using Big Data. *Addresses the strategic use of key performance indicators. *Covers the latest content analysis software. Pedagogical Features: *Each chapter opens with a chapter overview and concludes with review questions. *End-of-chapter practice problems guide readers to implement what they have learned in a PR project. *Appendix provides a dictionary of public relations measurement and research terms. *Supplemental Instructor's Manual and PowerPoint slides.