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Alison OwenHead of PR at BDB
International business-to-business PR specialistwww. bdb.co.uk @bdbmarketing @alisonmowen
Summary What is PR – a classic definition Different career opportunities PR vs advertising Is it for me? A typical day The changing media landscape Career choice?
What is PR? Reputation management
– what you do
– what you say
– what others say about you
Planned and sustained effort to establish and maintain goodwill and understanding between an organisation and its publics
Presenting a company favourably– Shaping information
– Targeting
– Engaging relevant audiences
Different career opportunities
Agency vs in-house Agency
– Small business or global network– Broad spread of clients – across different
sectors– Variety of work / disciplines
In-house– Corporate culture– Clear career path– Focused – usually core sector / related
sectors
Consumer vs B2B– Consumer (B2C)
– Brand you may have heard of– Products/services more accessible– Entry level usually junior– Media challenges– Faster pace / project turnover– Can be more UK-focused
– B2B– Often more technical– Can offer better opportunity for
progression– Media challenges– Longer term / longer lead times– Can be more international
PR vs advertising “News is what somebody somewhere wants to
suppress. Everything else is advertising.” Lord Northcliffe
Advertising– Hard-hitting
Space paid for Raising awareness Quicker results
Public relations– Softer skill
Editorial space free but earned on merit Shaping attitude Long term results
Editorial promotions / advertorials– Blurring lines
Is it for me? Personable
– Build relationships Good copywriter
– Variety of material Organised
– Good time management / deadlines Good memory
– Lots of projects ongoing– Eye for detail
Flexible– Late nights / travel
Initiative– Self starter
Creative ‘Passion for PR’
Don’t rule it out Don’t necessarily need a PR / marketing
communications degree– Scientists– Linguists– Humanities
A typical day? No such thing! Maybe
– Editor ring-round to ‘sell-in’ a story– Client meeting about a forthcoming event– Compile and evaluate a clippings report– Research for a new business pitch– Attend an exhibition to represent a client– Take part in a brainstorming session for
future project– Put together press lists for new product
launch – Research / draft press release– ...
The changing media landscape
Safeguarding reputation Transparent environment
– Instant / global
No reputation is bulletproof– “When everyone has a blog or Facebook entry,
everyone is a publisher
– “Your reputation is going to get set in stone so much earlier…a digital fingerprint that never gets erased”
Thomas Friedman, New York Times
How has PR changed? New digital channels
– Accelerated pace of working– Fragmented media– New skills / tactics
New influencers– Engagement
It’s all in the story Discipline of PR remains the same Creating a consistent message thread
– Across fragmented media
Engages audience– Relevant message
Create and protect
corporate reputation
The power of social media Influence of bloggers
The power of social media
Headline news
Fast growing career choice
Corporate reputation is critical– PR is booming
$10bn business in 2011 1
Employs 66,000 people worldwide 1
Growing at 8% pa 1
– PR ranked no 5 “Hot Careers to Watch 2013” 2
1 Holmes Report, 20112 prnewsonline, 27 Dec 2012
Any questions?