FUTURE OF PUBLIC RELATIC
MANAGEMENTINTRODUCTION AND
DEFINITION OF PR
By the integration of the two humar
Seo Ia ions we
public relations. It is a profession tr
part and parcel of management fun
According to the public relations soc
of America “Public relations is a
philosophy and function of manager
expressed in policies and practices
which serve the public to serve its
understanding and goodwill.”4ISTORY OF PUBLIC
RELATIONS
has existed in some shape or form since the beginning of civilization itself.
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was born with the Neanderthal's trading techniques, around 1800 BC in the
2 East
cheologists have unearthed farm bulletins in Iran that exhibit an attempt to
nce farmers to use certain techniques. This type of PR can be evidenced by
at writings, pottery, hieroglyphs, and art.
2r exact examples of archaic public relations can be found in Caesar's
ientaries who tried to influence and change the opinion of the public about t!
s.CHANGE IN THE FACE OF
O Systematic use of Public relations
O Use of PR in settling colonies
O First major public relations opportunity was developn
communities in the railroad expansion in the United $
O Use of PRin:
1) Catholic church.
2) Harvard university..
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PRESENT SITUATION O
PUBLIC RELATIONS
MANAGEMENT
Methods, tools and tactics
Publics targeting
Lobby groups
Meet and greet
OtherCURRENT SITUATION ¢
PUBLIC RELATIONS
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To what extension do the compan
PR?
How to handle target public?
How do the organizations and mai
treat goodwill?
Should PR person evaluate himsel
work environment?OBJECTIVES OF PUBLIC RELATION
Human relations
Free exchange
Better relations
Suggestions and complaints
Discourage misinformation
Understanding
Influencing
Supply of information
Dialogue
Persuasion
OOoOo0o0o00000SIX FACETS OF THE FUTURE
PR:
O CLIENTS EXPECT MORE:
O MEDIA IS TRANSFORMED:
O BUSINESS IS A CONVERSATIONO INFORMATION FLOWS IN EVEF
DIMENSION:
O TRANSPARENCY IS A GIVEN:
O INFLUENCE NETWORKS ARE A
HEARTEMERGING OPPORTUNITIE
FOR THE PR PROFESSION
Guidelines and parameters need to |
established and communicated
“practitioners also need to extend the
capabilities into new domains such as
technology and new mediaFIVE THOUGHTS ON THE FU
OF PR
» Agencies must become comfortabl
the personal branding of individua
employees
» Agencies must do a far better job
training staff.
> Agencies must explain to clients -
crystal clarity — that mistakes will
> Agencies must help clients move f
Reactive to Proactive to Interactiv:
» Agencies must reconsider their colFuture of PR in India:
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Vv
After the independence it was rea
PR is necessary in order to commt
development and to create a bridc
between the public and the goverr
Public Relations began to increase
in the early 1990s when the gover
opened the economy and multinat
corporations began to enter the cc
Specialization has become increas
important and firms are demandin
qualifications and skill sets from w