I get e-mails from McKinsey & Company, including one that linked to this article on “Reinventing External Affairs.” The article notes in a bold headline: “A rising role for stakeholder engagement—and the business value at stake” as a finding after … Continue reading →
I saw a comment in a Linkedin discussion about what in PR wastes time. Jennel McDonald noted “Though researching is very important, I think we can go overboard in reading and gathering.” As many of you know, I am a … Continue reading →
First, by way of disclosure, assessing the strength of relationships and helping organizations improve them is one of the things I do for a living. That said … THE FUNCTION OF PRPR practitioners have argued for as long as I … Continue reading →
My friend and colleague Liz Guthridge saw a couple of media pieces I thought you might find interesting: One is a survey of CEOs by IBM and talks about how CEOs are dealing with change and complexity. The other is … Continue reading →
Emily Geesaman asked the title question on Linkedin a couple of days ago. Two folks, Susan Maxwell Stevens and Karen Derby, APR, both observed that the answer depends on the kind of background the PR pro has. If a business … Continue reading →
In the Spring issue of PRSA’s The Public Relations Strategist there is an article by Ray Crockett, APR, and Anthony D’Angelo, APR, entitled “PRSA’s MBA Initiative.” The gist of the article is PRSA is trying to get MBA programs to … Continue reading →
In past articles I’ve suggested that we, as communications and business people, should question our assumptions rather than blindly building programs and campaigns based on common knowledge or our gut feel. However, I do not mean to suggest these necessarily … Continue reading →
By Forrest W. Anderson In June, I attended a meeting of the Institute for Public Relations Commission on PR Measurement and Evaluation. At this meeting, Lou Williams[i] shared a paper he and Dave Dozier[ii] had written and which they presented … Continue reading →
Last month I wrote about developing messages that are persuasive to target audiences. I focused on getting input from the audience regarding their wants and needs and the language they use to express them. Of course the step that comes … Continue reading →
The article below is based on a presentation I gave to the San Francisco Chapter of PRSA on April 24, 2008. If you’d like to see the slides, which include a case history demonstrating the development of a message, let … Continue reading →