This document provides an overview of public relations (PR) including its history and definitions from PR pioneers. It discusses how PR manages communication between organizations and their publics through planned and deliberate efforts. Some key aspects highlighted include PR's use of publicity and media relations to favorably communicate information about clients, while distinguishing it from advertising by aiming not to pay for media placement and sometimes disguising the sponsor. The document traces the roots of PR concepts back to ancient Greece and covers views of PR from Ivy Lee, Edward Bernays and other influential figures in establishing the PR field.
What is PR?
Thepractice of managing
the communication
between an organization
and its publics
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histoRy of PR
AncientGreeks had a word for it:
Sematikos: to signify or to mean
It’s how to get people to believe things
and do things
A pretty good definition of public
relations
This approach has been used for
thousands of years
lee’s PR PRinciPles
1.Tell the truth
2. Provide accurate facts
3. The public relations director must
have access to top management and
must be able to influence decisions
6.
Lee’s definition ofPR
Public relations means the
actual relationship of the
company to the people and
that relationship involves
more than talk. The company
must act by performing good
deeds.
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institute of PubLic
ReLations,usa
“Public Relations is the
deliberate, planned and
sustained effort to establish
and maintain mutual
understanding between on
organization and its publics.”
8.
HeRbeRt M.
baus“Public Relationsis a
combination of philosophy,
sociology, economics, language,
psychology, journalism,
communication and other
knowledges into a system of
human understanding."
9.
JoHn W. HiLL
“TheManagement function
which gives the same organized
and careful attention to the asset
of goodwill as is given to any
other major asset of business.”
Bernays’
“Crystallizing PuBliC
OPiniOn”To interpretthe client to the
public, which means promoting
the client
To interpret the public to the
client, which means operating the
company in such a way as to gain
the approval of the public
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Other Bernays COnCePts
1.Public relations is a public service
2. Public relations should promote new
ideas and progress
3. Public relations should build a
public conscience
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hOw Pr isdifferent frOm
advertising
Advertising is the nonpersonal
communication of information usually paid
for and usually persuasive in nature about
products, services or ideas by identified
sponsors through the various media.
PR is also the nonpersonal communication
of information
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NoNpersoNal commuNicatioN ofNoNpersoNalcommuNicatioN of
iNformatioNiNformatioN
PR is also the nonpersonal
communication of information
That information is slanted in favor of the
client, just like advertising
However, unlike advertising the
information doesn’t necessarily have to be
substantiated
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…usually paid for…
Advertisingmust pay for its placement
in the media
PR does its best not to pay for
placement
Writes “news” articles and feature stories
called news releases promoting the client
and tries to get them published
Puts on staged publicity events in hopes
the media will cover them
18.
…about products, servicesor
ideas…
PR can be about products,
services or ideas
Can also be about companies or
people
Entertainers
Politicians
Wanna be’s