Public Relations for Asia

Author Trevor Morris: Trevor Morris is one of the UK's most senior PR practitioners. Until 2003 he was Chief Executive of Chime Communications Public Relations Group, the UK's largest PR group. In over 25 years in the industry Trevor successfully built a major PR consultancy, worked for numerous major companies and government bodies. He maintains a high profile within the industry and PR Week has described him as one of the most influential people in public relations.Author Simon Goldsworthy: Simon established London's first Master of Arts course in public relations and has since added the teaching of public relations to the University's well-known undergraduate media studies programme. He has lectured to international audiences, including Johns Hopkins University, USA, and at the Sorbonne, France, where he is a Visiting Professor. He has also worked as a PR consultant in the private sector.

'Lack of skilled talent is the largest single threat to the extraordinary growth of public relations in Asia. "PR for Asia" is the go to sourcebook that addresses that skills gap. It is a pragmatic guide, complete with intelligent analysis, proven as effective pr tools and useful examples from across the region.' - Paul Taaffe, chairman and chief executive of Hill& Knowlton worldwide 'Asia is the most exciting PR market in the world. This book not only critically analyses the nature and structure of PR now and in the future, but also offers a wealth of straight talking practical advice from how to write a PR plan to what to do when a difficult journalist rings you up.' - Danny Rogers, Editor, PR Week '15 years ago a student from the People's Republic of China told me she wanted to understand 'why Western Companies need Public Relations managers'. Today the question would be 'how should Asian companies best use public relations.' This book is a much needed source of guidance on how PR can work in what are now the largest markets for many organizations.' - Gary Davies, Professor of Corporate Reputation, Manchester Business School, UK 'Morris and Goldsworthy offer a unique combination of top level industry and academic experience. Public Relations for Asia is a must for anyone interested in public relations.' - Chang Yiru, Editor, CCTV 'Asia looks set to experience the sort of astonishing growth in public relations that the West has recently experienced. Morris and Goldsworthy look set to accelerate that growth.' - Mike Waterson, Chairman, World Advertising Research Center 'The book, like the authors, is full of knowledge, experience and thought provoking ideas.' - Lord Tim Bell, Chairman of Chime Communications plc and former PR adviser to Prime Minister Thatcher

• PART 1: CONTEXT AND THEORY Context Theory Ethics PART 2: THE STRATEGY AND PLANNING OF PR Intro Issues And Audience Analysis Objectives And Overall Plan Structure Strategy In-House Or Consultancy Tactics Action Crisis Management Results/Research PART 3: PR SKILLS How to Write a Press Release How to Write a Feature How to Do a Media Interview How to Call a Journalist How to Generate Creative Ideas How to Design an Online Press Office How to Exploit New Media How to Plan and Run PR Events Internal Communications How to Stand Up and Present How to Write a Good Speech/Talk Briefing Design Work Using Language and Images to Influence People PART 4: CONCLUSION The Future of PR