Developing a PR/media relations strategy
Objectives: Define your objectives
This module will cover:
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What are the objectives of your media campaign
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How to make them measurable
Audience: Identify target audiences
This module will cover:
- How to identify your target audience
- What role different audiences play in your campaign
Strategic Plan for traditional channels
This module will cover:
- How to develop a strategic plan
- Methods of identifying communication tools for specific audiences
- Selecting the most appropriate tools to achieve your objectives
Defining new channels
Strategic Plan for new channels
This module will cover:
- What new media is
- Definition of new media - the tools
- Why it has become so popular
- Facts around usage
Module 5
Understanding Traditional Media and its role in a PR strategy
This module will cover:
- Defining what is the media
- What traditional media is
- Definition of the different forms of traditional media
- How to work with traditional media
Key Messages
This module will cover:
- How to develop relevant key messages
- How to write a media alert and a media release
- How to work with traditional media
Understanding New Media
This module will cover:
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what you can do with social media
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new media strategy
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managing the conversations
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campaign examples
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tips and implementing guidelines
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resourcing
Crisis and Issues media management
This module will cover:
- How to recognise and identify potential media issues
- Preparing media strategies for dealing with issues
- Action plans for managing a crisis in the media
- Minimizing the negative impact of issues and crises
Implementing and Evaluating the PR Strategy
This module will cover:
- How to evaluate or measure whether your campaign has met the initial objectives
- How to ensure whether your initial objectives are SMART specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely
- Tools currently used to measure campaign effectives in media including AVE's (what are these?)
- Determining whether your message reached its intended audience(s)
Budgeting
This module will cover:
- How to budget for a campaign
- In-house budgeting
- Consultancy budgeting
- Contingencies
Reviewing the whole process
- Have you got it all right?
