9.1. PR, Publicity, & Sponsorship Flashcards
PR
A management function which evaluates public attitudes, identifies the policies and procedures for an organization with public interest, an executes a program of action to earn public understanding and acceptance
PR Department Perspective
- Community
- Customers
- Investors
- Suppliers
- Employees
- Government
Marketing Public Relations (MPR)
Marketing-oriented aspect of public relations that is an organizational activity involved with fostering goodwill btw a company and its various publics
Proactive MPR - Traditional ways
- product release
- feature article
- executive statement
Proactive MPR - recent social media movements
- social responsibility (CSR)
- Shared values (CSV)
- Sustainability (SDG)
Reactive MPR
crisis management
Product releases
- announce new products
- presentation, press conference
Feature articles
- description of company’s newsworthy or CSR programs
- either through major media or press release
executive statements
- address a wide variety of issues quoting CEOs or other executives
- carry a significant degree of credibility
Pro traditional MPR
- cost-effective way to reach the market
- achievement of credibility
- makes advertising messages more credible
- circumvents resistance to sales efforts
Con Traditional MPR
- lack of control over media
- media time and space are not guaranteed
- no standards for effective measurements
Recent trends of MPR: social movements
- environmental sustainability
- health concerns
- diversity and equality
- digital era
- ## mental well-being
Reactive MPR: Crisis management
- often product defects and failures are the factors
- quick and positive responses are imperative
- attempt to repair company’s reputation, prevent market erosion, and regain lost sales
Types of crisis
- natural disaster
- technological crises
- confrontation
- malevolence
- organizational misdeeds
- workplace violence
- rumors
- terrorist attacks/ man-made disasters
steps of crisis management - pre-crisis
- anticipate crisis
- identify and train spokesperson
- establish notification and monitoring system