PR Journals Journal entry 1: Role – Stakeholders Stakeholders are anyone who has a vested interest in a company. Stakeholders can be affected directly by the company’s actions. If a company wants to introduce a new policy‚ such as an eco-friendly policy‚ the effects of this policy will affect the loyalty and strength of those stakeholders. There are two different types of stakeholders‚ internal and external (Chia & Synnott 2012). The internal stakeholders are those within the company‚ such
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DEFINING PUBLIC RELATIONS PAPER DEFINING PUBLIC RELATIONS PAPER The practice of Public Relations is very important in the business world. PR is a field that has grown both in numbers and respect. It is a multibillion-dollar business and it is practiced by 158‚000 professionals. I will be explaining my personal definition of PR as well as three other definitions from different sources. Then I will be contrasting the definitions and explaining why there are so many different definitions
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Functions of Public Relation It has been reported that Public Relations or PR is the art of managing communication between an organization and its key publics to build‚ manage and sustain a positive image (“”‚ 2006)‚ and is an important function in the desire of any business organization or company to establish its reputation and brand image to its target market. For this reason‚ it is essential to determine the several functions of public relations‚ categorized as organizational and societal. This
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The question‚ "What is public relations?" is extremely difficult to define‚ and has concerned many public relations practitioners and scholars alike. Ask anybody‚ and more than likely the answers will be different. Public Relations (PR) deals with a broad range of attitudes and methods‚ therefore‚ it is not easily defined. Many communication scholars agree that definitions are inherently rhetorical and that the formations of definitions are social processes that shape reality. Since definitions play
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The History of Public Relations The act of public relations dates back to 52 B.C.E. in ancient Rome and continues on today all around the world. Public relations is defined as the controlling factor that searches to form and maintain relationships between organizations‚ profit or non-profit and the public that are beneficial for both parties (Bates). The age of public relations as a profession evolved in the 20th Century‚ mainly in the United States‚ but its foundation can
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1.1 Describe the evolution of PR from its inception to today. Public relations can represent the needs‚ interests and desires of the organizations various publics/stakeholders to management and then back from management to them‚ explaining the management’s perspectives. It opens a dialogue between an organization and the publics it affects. The study of public relations has generally been led by the United States and can be viewed through five states: The beginning of PR (1600-1799)‚ Communicating/Initiating
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Public Relations The purpose of this paper is to help the student identify and analyze various definitions of the subject matter of the course MKT438. The topic at hand is the term public relations. Upon conclusion the student and both the reader should have a keen understanding of what the purpose of public relations. Firstly‚ the student will attempt to define what public relation is and what it seeks to achieve with no basis on text aptitude. Public relations seek to identify the link between
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icDefinitions of Public Relations 1. MEXICO STATEMENT Public relations is the Art and Social Science of analyzing trends‚ predicting their consequences‚ counseling organizational leaders‚ and implementing planned programs of action which serve both the organizations and the public interest. 2. PUBLIC RELATIONS NEWS Public relations is the Management Function which evaluates public attitudes‚ identifies the policies and procedures of an individual or organization with the Public Interest‚ and
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PR 350: International Public Relations Academic Essay Table of Contents  Question 3 1. Introduction 4 2. Definition of Ethics 5 3. Should ethical behaviour differ from country to country? 8 4. How can public relations practitioners an international company ’s ethical behaviour? 11 5. Conclusion 13 6. References 14 Question Ethics and public relations some might say it is an oxymoron. What is your definition of ethics
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Functions of Public Relations MKT 438 Michael Raasch Functions of Public Relations An organizations image and reputation are dependent on the publics’ opinion. The goal of public relations is to be the communicator between an organization and its public. Public relations is a‚ “planned process to influence public opinion‚ through sound character and proper performance‚ bases on mutually satisfactory two way communication” (Seitel‚ p. 4). The role of public relations serves as a communicator
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