Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Public Relations

The recent rash of corporate scandals--and the ensuing financial ruin of companies and their stockholders -- proves that even the bluest of blue chip businesses cannot bank on the blind faith of consumers and investors. More than ever, corporations must rebuild, restore, and strengthen bonds of trust. Al Golin has helped create trust strategies for global business leaders including The Walt Disney Company, Hewlett-Packard, McDonald's, Toyota, Owens-Corning, and many others. "Trust or Consequences" shows what makes such strategies work, and reveals the eye-opening results of a survey of...

Now revised and updated, this contains new chapters on how the Internet is destroying hierarchies and empowering individuals, the phenomenon of the celebrity CEO, and the effect of globalization on PR. Morley includes fresh case studies (including the Firestone Tire/Ford Explorer controversy) to illustrate best and worst practices of management of global reputation. With forty years of international experience, Morley draws important lessons for the conduct of effective public relations.

Emphasizing the need for businesses to take a proactive approach to media relations, examines methods and techniques used by executives to develop successful press relations. "Marketing News"

Media relations is a hot topic on today's business agenda. This timely book advocates that business take a proactive approach to media relations to prevent biased treatment. Various strategies are developed and techniques that executives can use are explored. Many case examples are cited of campaigns waged by companies in diverse circumstances. It is based on a national survey of business...

Much of the literature on corporate reputation examines the topic from a narrow perspective--for example, from a marketing or public relations point of view. However, reputation is really a topic that spans multiple fields of endeavor--economics, finance, management, marketing, and public relations, among others. Clearly an interdisciplinary approach is needed and is provided by this volume written by two university professors and a public relations specialist. Shaping the Corporate Image discusses how a corporate reputation is acquired, maintained, and nurtured. The authors conclude that...

The Handbook of Public Relations offers a comprehensive and detailed examination of the field. It gives scholars, practitioners, and students a solid review of the status of the scholarly literature, stressing the role that public relations can play in building relationship between organizations, markets, audiences, and publics.