Anne Gregory - Böcker

Public relations professionals are operating in an increasingly challenging and complex environment. Pressures from outside the organisation include new accountabilities, empowered stakeholders, increased public cynicism and a new communication landscape. Internally, there are increasing demands to demonstrate a strategic contribution, alongside a requirement to coach and counsel senior managers exposed to these environmental pressures. This revised and updated edition provides a framework to enable public relations professionals to clearly articulate and demonstrate their own contribution to organisational effectiveness, while also setting out the specific capabilities public relations leaders must exhibit to operate at the highest levels of the organisation. This edition further develops the pioneering approach to integrating thinking around public relations, leadership, and strategy. It has been updated comprehensively to address contemporary developments and introduce new research and fresh perspectives from the authors. New to this edition are insights from Chief Executives on what they expect from public relations leaders and a comprehensive set of capabilities which scope the demanding role of professionals at the top of their game.Concise and practical, this textbook is suitable for MBA and other postgraduate and executive education qualifications in Public Relations and Corporate Communications – especially for those students who wish to pursue a successful career as a professional public relations specialist, able to operate strategically at the top of successful organisations.

Public relations professionals are operating in an increasingly challenging and complex environment. Pressures from outside the organisation include new accountabilities, empowered stakeholders, increased public cynicism and a new communication landscape. Internally, there are increasing demands to demonstrate a strategic contribution, alongside a requirement to coach and counsel senior managers exposed to these environmental pressures. This revised and updated edition provides a framework to enable public relations professionals to clearly articulate and demonstrate their own contribution to organisational effectiveness, while also setting out the specific capabilities public relations leaders must exhibit to operate at the highest levels of the organisation. This edition further develops the pioneering approach to integrating thinking around public relations, leadership, and strategy. It has been updated comprehensively to address contemporary developments and introduce new research and fresh perspectives from the authors. New to this edition are insights from Chief Executives on what they expect from public relations leaders and a comprehensive set of capabilities which scope the demanding role of professionals at the top of their game.Concise and practical, this textbook is suitable for MBA and other postgraduate and executive education qualifications in Public Relations and Corporate Communications – especially for those students who wish to pursue a successful career as a professional public relations specialist, able to operate strategically at the top of successful organisations.

There has been a recent shift in the nature of public engagement from a culture of paternalism and control towards a public-centred approach involving collaboration and co-creation. This book draws on public relations and development communication insights to build a new community engagement model for public sector organisations who wish to engage with rural communities in developing countries. This theoretical model also offers a practical framework for Government in particular to engage with and empower rural communities as they adopt and exploit infrastructure developments. The outcome is mutual benefit.By examining in detail how Government communicates with rural communities on renewable energy infrastructure projects in Indonesia, and underpinned by empirical research with those communities, this new participatory framework has been developed. It envisages progressive empowerment of rural communities as Government encourages active engagement on the installation and exploitation of renewable energy. This entails encouraging communities to determine for themselves their uses of sustainable energy sources and to take ownership of a co-determined future. In so doing, the Government itself is more likely to achieve its own renewable energy commitments.Research-based and combining theory with practice, this thought-provoking book will be welcomed by strategic communication and public relations scholars and practitioners alike.

Navigating the journey from planning to execution in a PR campaign can be an intimidating task. The new edition of Planning and Managing Public Relations Campaigns provides a road map for success in carrying out PR campaigns and stands out as a leading 'how-to' guide in the field.In its 6th edition, Planning and Managing Public Relations Campaigns, provides the blueprint on how to ensure the success of campaigns, regardless of their scale. Key topics covered include the role of public relations in organizations, contextual significance, research and analysis, goal setting, strategic approaches, tactical implementation, time management, resource allocation and thorough evaluation and review.Keeping pace with the latest industry trends, this updated edition explores new developments such as the use of AI in PR, and the implications for planning and managing campaigns. Purpose, ESG and corporate responsibility and decision-making will also be explored in depth. This book incorporates recent real-world examples to illustrate current best practices. Augmented by a range of online resources, including extended examples and lecture slides, Planning and Managing Public Relations Campaigns serves as an essential guide for both students and mid-level professionals alike in the dynamic world of PR.

Navigating the journey from planning to execution in a PR campaign can be an intimidating task. The new edition of Planning and Managing Public Relations Campaigns provides a road map for success in carrying out PR campaigns and stands out as a leading 'how-to' guide in the field.In its 6th edition, Planning and Managing Public Relations Campaigns, provides the blueprint on how to ensure the success of campaigns, regardless of their scale. Key topics covered include the role of public relations in organizations, contextual significance, research and analysis, goal setting, strategic approaches, tactical implementation, time management, resource allocation and thorough evaluation and review.Keeping pace with the latest industry trends, this updated edition explores new developments such as the use of AI in PR, and the implications for planning and managing campaigns. Purpose, ESG and corporate responsibility and decision-making will also be explored in depth. This book incorporates recent real-world examples to illustrate current best practices. Augmented by a range of online resources, including extended examples and lecture slides, Planning and Managing Public Relations Campaigns serves as an essential guide for both students and mid-level professionals alike in the dynamic world of PR.

The roots of strategic communication lie in public relations, which has been a well-established concept in countries around the globe for more than 100 years.  In the United States, for instance, this concept has been associated with publicity, promotion, and public policy battles. At times, especially in the early years of the 20th Century, it was seen as inseparable from propaganda and a means for promoting and protecting democracy. The field has developed immeasurably in the past few decades, but strategic communication is still a topic with strong, influential links to a variety of different disciplines, and increasingly relevant in both a professional and academic capacity. This Major Work captures the definitions, key developments and future of the field through a carefully-selected collection of seminal papers on the topic.Volume One: Defining Strategic Communication: Groundings, Forewarnings, and Calls to ActionVolume Two: Public Arena: Input, Power, Converging/Diverging Voices, and TensionsVolume Three: Discursive and Dialogic Organizations and the Stakeholder View: Social Constructions and Functionalist PerspectivesVolume Four: The Future of Strategic Communication: Organizational and Societal Well-being, Influences, Measures, and New Directions

Taking a PR campaign from planning to implementation can seem overwhelming. This book provides a blueprint for success and is widely regarded as one of the best 'how-to' guides available. Digestible and easy to read, this fifth edition of Planning and Managing Public Relations Campaigns presents a 12-point plan for ensuring success of campaigns of all sizes, covering vital areas including the role of public relations in organizations, the importance of context, research and analysis, setting objectives, strategy and tactics, timescales and resources, evaluation and review.With discussion of new developments in the industry, from the gig economy and online influencers, to disruptive models, this fully updated new edition addresses the need for agile planning and draws on fresh case studies to provide up-to-date examples of best practice. Supported by a suite of online resources, Planning and Managing Public Relations Campaigns is an invaluable guide for students and practitioners alike. Online resources include extended case studies, lecture slides, discussion questions and assessment tasks.