Public relation (PR) is active managing of communication of an organization or business to create and maintain a positive image. Public relation involves popularizing successes‚ downplaying failures‚ announcing changes‚ and many other activities. The term Public Relations was first used by the US President Thomas Jefferson during his address to Congress in 1807. Today “Public Relation is a set of management‚ supervisory‚ and technical functions that foster an organization’s ability to strategically
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Public Relations What is public relations? There seems to be many different answers to that question. Merriam-Webster ’s online dictionary defines public as "of‚ relating to‚ or affecting all the people or the whole area of a nation or state." It defines relations as "the state of being mutually or reciprocally interested" (Merriam-Webster‚ 2005). These two definitions indicate that public relations affect all the people of a nation or state that are mutually interested. This paper will provide
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PRO and what is the scope of PRO ? PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER (PRO) : According to the Institute of Public Relations‚ USA‚ "Public Relations is a deliberate‚ planned and sustained effort to establish and maintain mutual understanding between an organization and its public." A public relations officer (PRO)‚ also known as ’Media Specialist‚’ is the spokesperson of an organization. His or her role is to convey the policies and interests of the organization to the public through various modes of media. For
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MKT 438 Defining Public Relations University of Phoenix Your Name: xxxxxxx Date: xxxxxxx‚ 2011 Defining Public Relations Effective relations between an organization and its publics are one of the keys to business success. Given the fact that today’s society is now completely flooded with both electronic and traditional communications‚ the practice of public relations has never been of more value. In fact‚ “In the United States alone‚ public relations is a multibillion-dollar business practiced
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Ethics in the field of Public Relations Public Relations (PR) is a growing field today. Many people view the profession as unethical‚ because its goal is to influence public opinion. Just a few unethical people can tarnish an image of a whole field. One of the first people to use PR techniques was P. T. Barnum. For example‚ he created a birth certificate for a woman who was claiming to have been George Washington ’s personal nurse. This would have made the woman over 160 years old. People like P
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Licensing and The Public Relations Professional: (Will They Ever Be Card Carrying Members?) PR’s Pioneers The public relations field has the opportunity to connect its past and present to garner a powerful future‚ by making the PR profession a licensed one. Since the time of such PR pioneers like Edward Bernays (1891 - 1995)‚ argued to be the "father of public relations" and Ivy Lee (1877 1934) also argued to be the "father of public relations‚ PR practitioners have desperately
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THE ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS IN HIGHER EDACATION INSTITUTIONS / UNIVERSITIES IN GHANA. A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION‚ WINNEBA. 1.0 WHAT IS PUBLIC RELATIONS Public Relations (PR) results from a convicted and thoughtful communication process that recognizes that favourable public opinion‚ attention and support is not achieved by accident. It recognizes a great deal of hard work since success depends on ensuring that nothing happens by chance. This is probably due to the inevitable growing
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Desire‚ Vision & Dreams : "An Image Is Not Simply A Trademark‚ A Design‚ A Slogan Or An Easily Remembered Picture. It Is A Studiously Crafted Personality Profile Of An Individual‚ Institution‚ Corporation‚ Product Or Service." – Daniel Boorstin The future probably belongs to people who see possibilities before they become obvious. It belongs to those very travelers who pierce through the clouds of oblivion with the force of their determination. I’ve always believed that the answer to my destiny
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to connect with the stakeholders. References Chia‚ J. & Synnott‚ G. (2009) an Introduction to Public Relations from Theory to Practice. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press. Richardson‚ M. & Chapman‚ S. (2011) Key Concepts in VCE Business Management. Milton: John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd
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Anderson Reflection Paper 2 Comm 100 November 11‚ 2012 Since the development of public relations in the 1920s‚ its popularity and significance in the world has grown immensely. Public relations opened up a new way of creating an understanding for a companies‚ people and products‚ much different than had been known through advertising. While advertising is a one-way form of communication that costs money‚ public relations is a two-way communication system that is free and cannot control what people
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