Developing the Public Relations Campaign : A Team-Based Approach

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Pub. Date: 2005-01-01
Publisher(s): Allyn & Bacon
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Summary

Developing the Public Relations Campaign takes a simple, easy-to-follow approach that helps students develop a public relations campaign in a service-learning environment.

This text is designed for courses that use a team project approach rather than a traditional lecture/note-taking model. It introduces a three-step process—the PIE chart—that more accurately describes the campaign development process used in the real world than the traditional RACE formula. Its practical approach, with exercises and case studies in every chapter, will guide students through the development of their own public relations campaigns.

Features

  • Uses a service-learning approach that exposes students to worthy community causes and fits into most schools' existing service-learning programs.
  • Emphasizes the team project approach (compatible with the competitive agency model as well as other forms of team projects) helping students learn how to work in teams in class as well as in the real-world.
  • Offers one or more case studies per chapter, helping students learn from real-world examples.
  • About the Authors

    Randy Bobbitt is an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, where he directs the public relations program within the Department of Communication Studies. Prior to going to UNCW, he taught at Marshall University and the University of South Florida. He holds a PhD from Bowling Green State University.

    Ruth Sullivan is an assistant professor at the W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Marshall University, where she teaches courses in print journalism and public relations. Professor Sullivan has received several awards for her work, including two First Place National Federation of Press Women National Awards and a Public Relations Society of America Crystal Award for internal communications in 2000.

    Table of Contents

    Background
    Public Relations and Persuasion
    Defining Public Relations
    A Brief History of Public Relations
    The Nature of Persuasion
    Characteristics of Legitimate Public Relations Campaigns
    Types of Persuasive Campaigns
    Service Learning and Student Projects
    Glossary of Terms
    Trends and Issues: Flack, Hype, and Spin
    Case Study 1-A: PRSSA's J. Carroll Bateman Competition
    Case Study 1-B: The National Anthem, Body Shampoo, and Cigarette Butts
    Assignment 1: Skills Assessment
    Applying Theory to Public Relations Campaigns
    What is a Theory?
    Grunig and Hunt Models for Public Relations Practice
    Theories From Mass Communications
    Theories From Education and Psychology Generalizations About Persuasion and Opinion Change
    Decision-Making Models
    Glossary of Terms
    Trends and Issues: Barriers to Communication
    Case Study 2: Public Opinion Theory and the Health Care Debate
    Assignment 2: Apply Theory to the Team Project
    The Public Relations Process
    An Overview of the Public Relations Process
    The Three-Step Process
    The Written Proposal: Planning
    The Written Proposal: Implementation
    The Written Proposal: Evaluation
    The Last Step
    Glossary of Terms
    Trends and Issues: Communicating in a Crisis
    Case Study 3: The Three-Step Process and the Gainesville Murders
    Assignment 3: Project Timetable
    Planning: Background Research
    Preliminary Fact-Finding
    Identifying Priority Audiences
    Proposed Primary Research Methods and Research Objectives
    Writing the Background Research Summary
    Glossary of Terms
    Trends and Issues: Sources for Background Research
    Case Study 4: Values and Lifestyles: The Eight Types of Americans
    Assignment 4: Conducting and Processing Background Research
    Planning: Primary Research
    Primary Research Methods
    Qualitative Research Quantitative Research.
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