Family comes first. Within an organization, this idea is true, too. Organizations can include anyone within their definitions of “family.” Moreover, organizations are not only those that qualify as “corporations.” A company’s family could include employees, retirees, business partners, and shareholders. A nonprofit organization’s family could include volunteers, paid staff, and donors. And a professional … Continue reading Internal Public Relations – Family First
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Institute for Public Relations President & CEO Frank Ovaitt presented this lecture to public relations research students at the University of Florida. Exploring the role research plays in the communications field, he discusses how standards can benefit the practice. Why Are We So Confused About Research? from Institute for Public Relations
Dear Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Frank Ovaitt as the 2014 recipient of the Gerald Sass Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC). This award began in 1946 as the Citation of Merit Award and was renamed the Sass award in 1996 in honor of Gerald Sass’s … Continue reading IPR President First PR Recipient of Gerald Sass Award →
What drives tourists’ choice of destinations? Why do tourists prefer some destinations over others? The answer to these questions is simpler than one might think: Tourists want an authentic experience. When they visit a site in Mexico, or Brazil, or India they are looking for the image of the country to match the one that … Continue reading Communicating Authentic Tourism Experiences →
When the boundary between work and life gets blurred, employees can easily get frustrated and burned out. Often times, employees are encouraged to become smart “problem solvers,” coping with stress and imbalance on their own. However, individual coping is never sufficient even when it is effective. So, what are the jigsaw puzzle pieces organizations may … Continue reading Work vs. Life for Employees: Is Your Business Part of the Solution? →
(View full-length video) Dr. W. Timothy Coombs, Nicholson School of Communication, University of Central Florida, 2013 IPR Pathfinder Award winner November 21, 2013 Comparing effective vs. ineffective crisis communication, Dr. Coombs explains the relationship between practice, theory and research. PDF: How Theory Informs Practice: Situational Crisis Communication Theory: Coombs Pathfinder 2013
PDF: An Examination of the Validity, Reliability and Best Practices, Related to the Proposed Standards for Traditional Media David Geddes, Ph.D., Julie O’Neil, Ph.D, and Marianne Eisenmann, MBA, received the Jackson-Sharpe Award for this 2014 International Public Relations Research Conference submission. Abstract:At the 16th Annual IPRRC in March 2013 the researchers presented the first phase … Continue reading An Examination of the Validity, Reliability and Best Practices Related to the Proposed Standards for Traditional Media (Jackson-Sharpe Award Winner) →
For 17 years (how could it have been that long ago?), public relations researchers — both from the practice and the academy — have gathered annually to share and discuss their efforts and findings at the International Public Relations Research Conference (IPRRC). I’ve been fortunate to have been at 15 of the 17 conferences, from the … Continue reading 17 Years of Research Geeks →
This is the second in a series of IPR blog posts on the 2013 European Communication Monitor (ECM), an annual longitudinal trans-national survey of European communications professionals. The original post reviewed the overall demographics, methodology and results of the 2013 survey, which received 2,710 responses from 43 countries. It’s clear strategic public relations is an … Continue reading The European Communication Monitor2013 (Part 2): Strategic Issues and Influence →
Now aged 90, I commenced public relations practice in 1947 on my return from service with the Royal Marine Commandos. I am the only Founding Father of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and International Public Relations Association still alive. At the close of my 66-year-long career I wish to record my professional beliefs in … Continue reading Credo for Public Relations: The Role of Evaluation and Measurement →