Synopses & Reviews
PR Strategy and Application is a comprehensive and accessible text that situates Public Relations in a 21
st century context; as a set of tools not just for corporations but for the activist, the diplomat, the crisis manager, the homeland security officer, as well as the advertising executive and the reputation manager.
- Winner of the 2010 PRIDE award given by the PR Division of the National Communication Association
Gives detailed treatment of how activists have used public relations including a consideration of how activists have been important to the historical develop of PR
Argues for a move away from a corporate-centric view of public relations and for public relations to be seen as the management of mutually-influential relationships
Emphasizes the importance of stakeholder expectations in shaping organizational actions and being a foundation for discussions between organizations and stakeholders
Emphasizes the perspective that stakeholders and organizations are linked together in a complex networks rather that a series of separate relationships
- Accompanying website includes chapter outlines, a test bank, PowerPoint slides, and useful links for students and teachers
Visit the further resources website for student and instructor materials at www.wiley.com/go/coombs
Synopsis
This textbook is unique in its focus on how public relations impacts society. This is a minor or assumed topic in other textbooks. In addition to having effects of PR as it main focus, the book will include cases and ethical challenges in each chapter and cover in-depth a number of topics that are seldom considered elsewhere (e.g. the internet, International, public policy). The focus of such a text is on discussion, not answers, making it ideal for fostering classroom discussion.
Classroom Features:
1. Discussion Questions
2. Suggested Readings
3. Case Studies to be used for Class Analysis and Discussion
4. Recommended Viewing: DVDs that can be used to illustrate key ideas covered in the chapter. Not all chapters will have this feature
5. Sample Exercises
About the Author
W. Timothy Coombs is Professor of Corporate Communication at Eastern Illinois University. He is the author of
Code Red in the Boardroom (2006),
Today’s Public Relations (2006), and
It's Not Just PR (with Sherry Holladay, 2007), and co-editor (with Sherry Holladay) of the
Handbook of Crisis Communication (Wiley-Blackwell 2010).
Sherry J. Holladay is Professor of Corporate Communication at Eastern Illinois University. She is the author of numerous articles related to corporate communication.
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction and Overview
2. Public Relations Contested and Ethically Challenged
3. Public Relations and Transparency
4. Public Relations as Strategic Communication
5. Public Relations as Activism
6. Media Relations: Shaping the News
7. Technological Development and Online Public Relations
8. Social Marketing
9. Reputation Management
10. Issues Management
11. Risk Communication
12. Crisis Communication
13. Corporate Social Responsibility: A New Driver for Public Relations
14. Public Relations Goes International
15. Conclusion: Does Society Need Public Relations?
Appendix 1: US Food & Drug Administration News Release
Appendix 2: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention News Release
Appendix 3: American Veterinary Medical Association Media Alert
Appendix 4: US Food & Drug Administration Pitch Letter Guidance
References
Index