Public
Relations
PRESENTATION
BY
SYED FAKHAR UL HASSAN
What is PR?
The practice of managing
the communication
between an organization
and its publics
histoRy of PR
Ancient Greeks 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
ivy lee
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
Lee’s definition of PR
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.
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.”
HeRbeRt M.
baus“Public Relations is a
combination of philosophy,
sociology, economics, language,
psychology, journalism,
communication and other
knowledges into a system of
human understanding."
JoHn W. HiLL
“The Management function
which gives the same organized
and careful attention to the asset
of goodwill as is given to any
other major asset of business.”
foRtune
(Magazine)“Good performance,
publicity appreciated
because adequately
communicated.”
Charles
PlaCkard
“Merely human decency
which flows from a
good heart.”
edward Bernays
Bernays’
“Crystallizing PuBliC
OPiniOn”To interpret the 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
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
hOw Pr is different 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
NoNpersoNal commuNicatioN ofNoNpersoNal commuNicatioN 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
…usually paid for…
Advertising must 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
…about products, services or
ideas…
PR can be about products,
services or ideas
Can also be about companies or
people
Entertainers
Politicians
Wanna be’s
…ideNtified spoNsors…
Advertising has to identify the
sponsor
PR tries to avoid identifying who’s
paying for the output
Leave it out
Disguise it
tHaNK
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Public Relation (PR)

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  • 2.
    What is PR? Thepractice of managing the communication between an organization and its publics
  • 3.
    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
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    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.
  • 7.
    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.”
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  • 13.
    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
  • 14.
    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
  • 15.
    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
  • 16.
    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
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    …ideNtified spoNsors… Advertising hasto identify the sponsor PR tries to avoid identifying who’s paying for the output Leave it out Disguise it
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