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Public Relations Exam 1
Kent State University
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Undergraduate 1
09/26/2011

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Term

Public Relations

Definition

A planned process to influence public opinon

  -using sound character

  - proper performance

  - mutual two-way communication

Term

R.A.C.E

(Process to influence Public Opinion)

Definition

1.Research- research attitudes about issue at hand.

2.Action- identify action of client in public interest.

3.Communicate- that action to gain understanding, acceptance and support.

4.Evaluation- evaluate the communication to see if opinion has been influence. 

Term

Writing

Definition

fundamental PR skill

News releases, speeches, brochures and ads

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Media Relations
Definition
dealing with the press
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Planning
Definition
special events, media events, management functions
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Counseling
Definition
dealing with management and its interactions with key publics
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Researching
Definition
of attitudes and opinions that influence behavior and beliefs.
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Publicity
Definition
(marketing related) generating positive publicity for a client or employer
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Marketing communications
Definition
(marketing related) creating brochures, sale literature, meeting displays and promotions. 
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Community Relations
Definition
positively putting forth the organization's messages and image within the community. 
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Consumer Relations
Definition
interfacing with consumers through written and verbal communications. 
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employee relations
Definition
internal communication
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Government Affairs
Definition
dealing with legislatures, regualtors, and local and state and federal officials---all of those who have governement interface with the organization
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Investor Relations
Definition
for public companies, communicating with stockholders and those who advise them.
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Special Publics Relations
Definition
critical to unique organizations; African Americans, Women, Asians
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Public Affairs and Issues
Definition
dealing with public policy and its impact on the organization, as well as identifying and addressing issues of consequence that affect the firm.
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Social Media Interface
Definition
organizations Web Site!
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Amos Kendall
Definition

-First Presidential Press Secretary.(Andrew Jackson)

-the Adminstration's 1st newspaper the "Globe"

 

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PT Barnum
Definition

Barnum's circus.

-Press Agentry (circus)

-midgets, fat lady

-spin negatively that would attract attention

-Downfall: not trustworthy cause no relationship was built

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Ivy Lee
Definition

-Real Father Of PR, first press release

-honesty and inform the public

-Rockerfeller, Ludlow Massacre

-Advice: Change your policies to what people want, because eventually they will find out.

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Edward Bernays
Definition

-master of persuasion

-First to teach a PR Class

-Nephew of Sigmund Freud

-"Crystallizing Public Opinion" 

-Womens smoking was acceptable in the public

-lights Golden Jubillee in honor of Edison (turn on/off lights) 

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Arthur Page
Definition

-At&T, helped to preserve their good name through word and actions.

-Served on many prestigious company's Board of Directors

-Significance: Corporate PR

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Samuel Adams
Definition
-Revolutionary War: Set up the Boston tea Party and a Committee to disprove British talk
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Robber Barrons
Definition
Cared little for society "Vanderbilt" 
Term
Goals Of communication
Definition
Inform, Persuade, Motivate, Build mutual understanding
Term
Two-Step Flow Theory
Definition
stated that an organization would beam a message first to the mass media which then would deliver that message to the readers, viewers for their response.
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Concentric-circle theory
Definition

suggests that people pick up and accept ideas from leaders, whose impact may be greater than the mass media

-Elmo Roper

Term
Two Way Symmetrical (Pat Jackson/Arthur Page)
Definition

1.Building Awareness (send out the message)

2.Developing interest (start to form opinion)

3.Triggering event (lose weight 4 summer, campaigns and rallies)

4.Intermediate Behavior (how to change)

5. Behavioral Change (they changed/didn't)

Term
SMEDR Communication Process
Definition
Source, Message, Receiver, Encoding, Decoding
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Constructivism
Definition
have knowledge about the receiver and their beliefs and then work to challenge their preconceived notions to convince them otherwise. 
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Coordinated Management of Meaning Theory
Definition
When we communicate with others we receive and send message of our beliefs. this theory says that communication is more than just sending a message. 
Term
Grunig-Hunt Public Relations Models
Definition
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Term

Grunig-Hunt Public Relations Models

 

1. Press Agentry/Publicity

Definition

one way communication that beams a message from source to receiver with the express intention of winning favorable media attention. 

 

source--->receiver=good media.

Term

Grunig-Hunt Model

 

2. Public Information

Definition
one-way communication method design not to persuade but to inform.
Term

Grunig-Hunt Model

 

3.Two-way asymmetrical (Burnays)

Definition

two way communication approach

 

sends message-->receive feedback from public------->change its response (not decision) to help persuade the public to agree.

Term
4 Models of PR Practice
Definition

1.Press Agentry/ Publicity- create a buzz, news coverage, used a lot in sports

2.Public Information

3.Two-way asymetrical- to persuade

4.Two-way symmetrical- build relationships, including within a company

 

Term
Theodore Bail
Definition

customer service for AT&T

-first person to reach out in letters and survey the public

Term
Walter Lipman
Definition

Wrote about public opinion

-power of imagery, people remember 70% of what they see

Term
6 things that Make up PR
Definition

-Two-way communication

-delivering the message

-planning

-public interest (how it effects more than the company)

-management function- (lay offs)

 

Term
Social Learning Theory
Definition
if there is a bad supervisor and employees start to adopt behavior, model behavior is awarded.
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Receiver Bias
Definition
- peer groups, stereotypes, using the right words so that the audience understands
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Agenda Setting Theory
Definition
doesn't tell the audience what to think but what to think about
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Cognitive Dissonance
Definition
we look for information that supports our views and ignore info that counters our beliefs
Term
WIIFM- persuasion and public opinion
Definition
Self Interest... WHATS IN IT FOR ME?
Term
Applied Research
Definition

Strategic- determines objectives and establishes benchmarks.

 

Evaluative- done to see if a PR plan has accomplished its goals and objectives and where it can be modified for the better.

Term
Theoretical Research
Definition
helps builds theories about why people communicate, how public opinion is formed, and how a public is created. 
Term
Secondary Research
Definition
collected by someone else. Desk Research. Library. 
Term
Survey
Definition
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Qualitative vs Quantitative
Definition

 

Quality- Subjective-interpretations (interviews, words, pictures)

 

Quantity- Objective-solid data (Data, Surveys)

Term
Focus Groups
Definition
DEFINE your objectives and audience, RECRUIT your groups, Choose the right MODERATOR, 4-6 # of Focus Groups, Use a DISCUSSION GUIDE, Choose PROPER FACILITIES, Keep a TIGHT REIN ON OBSERVERS, Consider OUTSIDE HELP
Term
simple random sample
Definition
randomly select participants
Term
systematic random sampling
Definition
determines who will participate, 1 out of 10 ppl
Term
stratified random sampling
Definition
surveying different segments of the population
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cluster sampling
Definition
breaking the population down into groups and selecting potential sample from those groups
Term

non random sampling

 

convenience samples

Definition
accidental or opportunity samples, unstructured, designed to elicit points of view
Term

non random sampling

 

quota samples

Definition
subjects are chosen based on certain characteristics
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