Field-proven Programs for Better Public Relations


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To help school administrators improve their communication and public relations programs, the National School Public Relations Association presented 23 mini-workshops in a special session at the 1979 annual meeting of the Association of School Business Officials. This handbook presents the "tip sheets" prepared by the 23 workshop presenters, along with each presenter's address and telephone number. The first six tip sheets, in section 1, discuss staff public relations for school business officials and the school support staff, including relations with the school board, the community, and the legislature. Section 2 looks at budget and finance issues; its six tip sheets suggest ideas about budget planning and elections, mass media, school finance law, cost increases with enrollment decreases, and business office advisory committees. The three presentations in the third section examine pupil transportation, cutbacks in transportation, and student behavior on buses. The eight tip sheets in section 4, involving public relations with students and the community, cover news releases, school and district publications, community group involvement, relations with realtors, school desegregation, energy management, and labor relations. (RW)




Strategic Planning for Public Relations


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This innovative text offers a new way of understanding public relations and other types of strategic communication. As an in-depth approach to public relations planning, it presents a step-by-step unfolding of the planning process most often used in public relations practice. Drawing from his background in practice and teaching, Ron Smith walks readers through the critical steps for the formative research, strategic and tactical planning, and plan evaluation phases of the process. Complete with clear explanations, relevant examples, and practical exercises, this text identifies and discusses the various decision points and options in the development of a communication program. Both classic public relations situations and current, timely events are presented in cases and examples throughout. Recognizing that the practice of public relations and marketing communication is becoming more strategic, this text emphasizes the process of making decisions -- not by hunches or instinct, but by solid and informed reasoning, drawing on the science of communication as well as its various art forms. The process illustrated here will be applicable to work in businesses and nonprofit organizations of all types. Assuming that effective creativity is more likely to result from careful, insightful planning than from a bolt of inspiration, Strategic Planning for Public Relations assists creative people in becoming more organized in their planning, and helps methodical people bring more creative energy to their work. Whether employed as a classroom text or as a resource for practice, this volume provides a model that can be adapted to fit specific circumstances and used to improve effectiveness and creativity in communication planning. It serves as an accessible and understandable guide to field-tested procedures that will enhance public relations practice.




The Public Relations Practitioner's Playbook


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"The Public Relations Practitioner's Playbook" is how-to and hands-on. Theory is woven into thousands of proven techniques, tips, tactics, tools and strategies spread over nearly 600 pages. Explanations, examples and anecdotes are in a language that should appeal to experienced practitioners, college students and organization volunteers who assist with public relations and publicity. "The PR Practitioner's Playbook" - an anatomy of the public relations profession - relies on my experience as a reporter, editor, public relations counselor, and strategic advisor and evaluator. It demonstrates that successful writers practice their craft with poise and eloquence. It is an extension of the author's classroom, which many students call, "Litwin's laboratory for practical knowledge." As former KYW Newsradio colleague Kim Glovas observed," Larry's voice is the voice of this book." Among those considered mentors - and contributors to this book - are Nick George, former managing editor at ABC Radio News, ABC sportscaster Howard Cosell, KYW Newsradio anchor Bill Bransome, print journalist extraordinaire Everett S. Landers and legendary broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow. They spent countless hours helping the author hone his skills and encouraging me to be an open, honest, thorough and valid (relevant) communicator. They stressed tangible tools, and such attributes as knowledge, loyalty, judgment, trust, credibility, ethics and integrity. "The Public Relations Practitioner's Playbook" serves as a basic or supplemental text in introduction to public relations and graduate overview courses. It offers a refreshing, down-to-earth approach to which many students are just not accustomed. Strategic advisors refer to it as a "potpourri of proven public relations techniques." The companion CD-Rom contains, among its many tactics, three PowerPoints(r) that summarize the 17 chapter




Reputation Management


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Strategic Planning for Public Relations, Third Edition


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This innovative and popular text provides a clear pathway to understanding public relations campaigns and other types of strategic communication. Implementing the pragmatic, in-depth approach of the previous editions, author Ronald D. Smith presents a step-by-step unfolding of the strategic campaign process used in public relations practice. Drawing from his experience in professional practice and in the classroom, Smith walks readers through the critical steps for the formative research, strategic and tactical planning, and plan evaluation phases of the process. Offering clear explanations, relevant examples, and practical exercises, this text identifies and discusses the decision points and options in the development of a communication program. The cases and examples included here explore classic public relations situations as well as current, timely events. This third edition includes expanded discussions of ethics, diversity, and technology integrated throughout the text, and has a new appendix addressing media training for clients. As a classroom text or a resource for professional practice, this volume provides a model that can be adapted to fit specific circumstances and used to improve effectiveness and creativity in communication planning. It serves as an accessible and understandable guide to field-tested procedures, offering practical insights that apply to public relations campaigns and case studies coursework.




Strategic Public Relations Writing


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Putting strategy front and center, this public relations writing textbook coaches students to readiness for a career as an effective strategic communicator. The book focuses on the strategic aspect of public relations writing that distinguishes it from other writing, such as journalistic or academic. It highlights the essential types of writing necessary for effective public relations in multiple media channels, demonstrated by contemporary cases direct from practitioners working today. Overviews of the various tactical formats that must be mastered for powerful, strategic public relations—ranging from social media posts and website updates to podcasts, speeches and infographics—prepare students to be effective and up-to-date professionals. Full of examples and exercises, the book’s strength is in its practical utility for career preparation and success. This text is suited to public relations writing courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate level, particularly those with a focus on strategy or that combine strategy and writing into one course. Online resources include chapter outlines; a testbank; sample homework, paper and portfolio-building assignments; and lecture slides. They can be accessed at www.routledge.com/ 9781032163871.




Inside the Minds


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Inside the Minds: Public Relations Best Practices is an authoritative, insider's perspective on the ins and outs of public relations today and the future of the industry on a global scale. Featuring Presidents and CEOs representing some of the nation's leading PR firms, this book provides a broad, yet comprehensive overview of the most significant issues in PR today. Stressing the importance of carefully planned and professionally executed communications strategies, authors articulate the finer points of what can often be a nebulous realm within the business world. From targeted regional campaigns to proven online tactics, from the effects of the regulatory corporate environment to the role of the CEO, each chapter provides specific and relevant information for any organization, whether embarking on a new PR program, managing a crisis, or building a brand.




Public Relations For Dummies


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Proven techniques that maximize media exposure for your business A seasoned PR pro shows you how to get people talking When it comes to public relations, nothing beats good word of mouth. Want to get customers talking? This friendly guide combines the best practical tools with insight and flair to provide guidance on every aspect of PR, so you can launch a full-throttle campaign that'll generate buzz -- and build your bottom line. Discover how to * Map a winning PR strategy * Grab attention with press releases, interviews, and events * Cultivate good media relations * Get print, TV, radio, and Internet coverage * Manage a PR crisis