Today I am in „oh, I wish I said that “kind of mood. To keep you going, to remind you why you started…
PR people are storytellers, creative communicators and for this reason a PR professional can work in pretty much any sector. PR is also the persuasion business. All companies want to promote a positive image to the public. We must understand the needs of an organisation and they must be adapted to the needs of the publics. Some of the disciplines within PR are: Brand Journalism/Content Creation, Corporate Communications, Crisis Communications, Events, Executive Communications, Internal Communications, Marketing Communications, Media Relations, Multimedia, Reputation Management, Social Media, Speechwriting.
Very few people can explain what people in public relations really do.
That being said, I hope the following quotes can make it clear. Everyone loves a good quote! Or at least everyone should.
The following is a list of quotes some famous people have said about PR.
Here are a few:
„Ad campaigns are necessary for competition. But good PR educates people; that’s all it is.“ – Steve Jobs
“Publicity is absolutely critical. A good PR story is infinitely more effective than a front page ad.” – Richard Branson
“If I was down to the last dollar of my marketing budget I’d spend it on PR!” – Bill Gates
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” – Warren Buffet
“There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” Oscar Wilde
Written by: Tanja Bodrozic
Sources:
https://www.prsa.org/all-about-pr/
https://www.pinterest.com/prezlypr/pr-quotes/
https://quoteinvestigator.com/about/
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