Final Exam Flashcards
PR
strategic communications process that builds mutually beneficial relations between organizations and its publics
Pre-modern era
- ancient beginnings (rosetta stone, olympic games)
- public opinion/persuasion
- government, religion
- Sam Adams
Sam Adams
- pre-modern era
- founder of sons of liberty
- rallies/protests
- Boston Tea Party
- labeled battle “Boston Massacre”
Press Agentry (19th century)
- hype and psuedo events
- P.T. Barnum
- spectacle and manipulation
- promoting the movement west
- social movements (abolition, suffrage, prohibition)
- early corporate initiatives
Age of Pioneers (1900-1950)
- modern practice of PR emerges
- focus on information
- publicity bureau (limited success, low credibility)
- Henry Ford
Henry Ford
- Age of pioneers
- positioning and accessibility
- positioning: something new, novel, and unique
positioning
something new, novel, unique
Ivy Ledbetter Lee (1877-1934)
- 1st to use news release for story ideas
- declaration of principles: described public info model of PR
- worked with General Mills, Pennsylvania Railroad, Rockefeller, Jr.
- Interborough Rapid Transit Company: posters and pamphlets to educate passengers
Ivy Ledbetter Lee contributions
- advancing concept that business and industry should align
- management must support PR
Edward Bernays (1892-1995)
- father of PR
- worked on Committee on Public Information (Creel Committee)
- crystalizing public opinion
- first to articulate need for feedback in PR
- focused on scientific persuasion and advocacy
- taught first PR course at NYU
Factors leading to development of PR today
- rapid growth or PR education
- advancements in technology/telecom/mass media
- expansion of gov’t, business, industry, population
- social reform/upheaval
Grunig’s theoretical models
one way:org to public
two way: from both org to public and public to org (feedback built in)
asymm: org PR changes public
symm: both org and public change
Press Agency
-publicity model primarily 1 way COM -most widely practiced -sports/entertainment -event promotion
Public Info Model
- 1 way COM, some 2 way
- objective and accurate information
- gov’t/law enforcement/military
- educational insitutions
Two-way asymmetrical model
- two-way COM
- research conducted for purpose of persuasion to learn about buying habits
- infomercial; one-time purchases
- ex: monopoly: cable/electric company
Two-way symmetrical model
- ideal model
- two-way COM
- conflict resolution/mutual understanding
- ideal model: focused on relationship building/maintaining
- more organizations moving to this model
Image
the way a public perceives an object, idea, or organization
Built from past experiences
image
Self image
who you think you are
Identity
who you want to be
Image
how public views you
Meta-image
how you think the public thinks you are
Principles of image
- evolve through direct/indirect experiences
- images affect behavior
- orgs. may have to modify image to affect behavior
Positive/consistent image can
- distinguish an org. in the marketplace leading to greater financial success/stability
- can unify an organization internally
- provides stability through change and crisis
Apologia
- defense that seeks to present a compelling, counter description of organizational actions
- does not necessarily contain an apology
- goal: to place wrongdoing in more favorable context
Types of apologia
- redefinition (Chrysler/test program)
- statement of regret (still don’t take responsibility)
- dissociation (distance yourself from wrongdoing)
- act/essence (intent was good/action bad)
Toshiba
- dissociation (distance yourself from wrongdoing)
- opinion/knowledge
- individual/group (scape goat/bad seed)
Chrysler
- Brasshats unhooking odometers
- responded by calling it a “test program”
- committed a mistake in bad judgment
- example of apologia: redefinition
Toshibia
- sold top-secret computer and mailing equipment to USSR
- breech of national security
- senate voted on ban on Toshiba products sold in U.S.
- admitted engaging in wrongdoing, but didn’t name or explain it
- apologia: dissociation
Volvo
- deceptive advertising: monster trucks
- presented as exhibition when it was a dramatization
- an “error” in failing to label it “based upon actual events”
Tylenol crisis
- cyanide laced extra strength capsules result in deaths
- stock value dropped $657 million within 2 weeks
- Johnson and Johnson issued product recall
Tylenol crisis response
- viewed as ideal
- posted $100,00 reward for killer
- ran full page advertisements discussing event
- offered exchange of capsules for tablets
- set up toll-free hotline
- chairperson visible on TV
- sent $450,000 electronic messages to medical and pharmaceutical communities
- introduced triple-sealed tamper resistant package and caplets
- company seen as victim and responsible in response
Pepsi crisis
- June 9, 1993: first report of syringe found in Diet Pepsi can (Seattle)
- June 14-first report outside of Seattle area
- reports from 23 states within 1 week
Pepsi crisis response
- recall or not?
- press/CEO highly visible, accessible
- video news releases
- surveillance video
- mystery solved in 8 days
Survey
- open-ended
- closed-ended
Closed-ended survey questions
- dichotomous (Y/N)
- mult. choice (3 or more choices)
- barometer scale (up or down from natural 0)
- rank order (1=best, 7=worst)
- likert scale (level of agreement)
Primary Research
- qualitative
- quantitative
Focus group
- qualitative: open-ended
- informal research method in which interviewers meet with groups of selected individuals to determine their opinions
Adv on focus group
- inexpensive
- geared toward elderly/children
- immediate feedback (fast)
- visual stimuli
- follow up qs
Disad. of focus groups
- experienced moderator
- session domination
- results can’t be quantified
- courtesy bias: tell research what you think they want to hear
Why focus group?
- test potential of proposed new products
- generate ideas for improving existing products
- get feedback about idea in short amount of time
- choose questions to be used in quantitative studies
Conduct a focus group
- select moderator
- 8-12 participants
- record session (ask permission)
- observe session
- 60-90 minutes max.
- open-ended questions
- discuss problems, opinions, needs
- transcribe
- write up report
Field observation/Ethnography
-researcher is an active/passive participant in activity being studied
Adv. of field observation/ethnography
- inexpensive
- little preparation required
Disadvantages of obs/ethnography
- superficial results
- results can’t be quantified
- hawthorne effect: when people know their being watched they act different
PR Process: RACE
research, plan, communication, evaulation
Target publics
group of people who share a common interest about an organization
Qualitative
- soft data
- open-ended qs
- exploratory
- offers rich insight/understanding
Quantitative
- hard data (numbers)
- closed-ended questions
- can generalize to large populations
Content-analysis
- systematic coding of questionnaire responses or other written messages into categories that can be totaled
- ex: news stories, articles, blogs, letters
- allows researcher to quantify verbal content of a written message
- analyze favorable, negative, and neutral mentions
- tone
- % of stories that mention key messages
Have you attended Rock for a Cure before?
- Yes/No
- Dichotomous
Current class standing
- f__ so__ j__ sn__
- multiple choice
How often do you read the newspaper?
- 0-never, 1-1/yr, 2-1/month, 3-1/week 4-everyday
- barometer scale
Please rank the following brands, 1 being the worst, 5 being the best.
- Honda_Toyota_Ford_Mazda_Hyundai_
- rank order
I check my email everyday
- strongly disagree 2. disagree 3. neutral 4. agree 5. strongly agree
- likert scale
What information do surveys seek?
- demographics
- incentives
- existing opinions
- price ranges
- obstacles
How to administer a survey
- phone
- internet/email
- in-person
- advantages: hits wide geographic area
- disadvantages: very low response rate, expensive, pay for return postage
Telephone
- adv: higher response rate than mail, wide geographic area, more personal, can clarify questions
- dis: old people/stay at home parents are main audience
Internet/Email
- adv: wide geographic area, fast, cost-effective, convenient for respondent
- dis: low response rate
In-person
-adv: highest response rate, harder to say no, experience with travel, can observe non-verbals
Survey questions can be
- mutually exclusive: options don’t overlap
- ex: 0-1 2-3 3-4 - exhaustive
0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4
not mutually exclusive
Population
all members of a group that you are studying
Sample
a segment of the population you are surveying that represents the population you are studying
Simple Random sampling
- when everybody in population has an equal chance of being selected
- ex: drawing names out of hat
- larger population least likely to use this
Convenient sampling
ease of availability
Systematic sampling
- figure out who you are studying
- begin with a list/starting point
- choose every nth name from list
Stratified Random sampling
- sample you attain accurately shows some characteristic of population you are studying
1. take population, put everyone in mutually exclusive groups
2. pick certain number of each - only way to have sample truly represent characteristic of population
Primary research (PR Plan)
pick one qualitative or quantitative method for each public
1. media (content analysis)
Goal
- broader general outcomes you want to see as a result of your persuasive efforts
- general, not quantifiable
Objectives
- specific and measurable indicators of whether or not you have met your goals
- key idea: what does the target have control over that you want to change?
- characteristics: realistic, clearly defined, measurable
Examples of objectives
-students: to increase number of volunteers by 20% by June 2016
Constructing objectives
- infinitive phrase-begins with “to”
- desired result
- quantification: what % you want to increase./decrease and a time frame
- time frame
Themes
- overarching idea that applies to all target publics
- must be consistent through all forms of COM used
Messages
- basic idea you want audiences to remember as a a result of receiving your communication
- what you tell each target public in order to get them to accomplish the objective