Exploring public relations
Ralph Tench, Professor of Communication Education, Leeds Beckett University, Liz Yeomans, Principal Lecturer, Public Relations and Communication, Leeds Beckett University.
- Second Edition.
- xxix, 578 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Revised edition of Public relations, 2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
About the authors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- The context of public relations -- Public relations origins: definitions and history -- Public relations and media -- Digital and social media -- Public relations and democracy -- Community and society: corporate social responsibility (csr) -- International and multicultural context of public relations -- Role of the public relations practitioner -- Public relations theories and concepts -- Public relations theories: an overview -- Strategic public relations planning and management -- Public relations programme research and evaluation -- Corporate image, reputation and identity -- Public relations, propaganda and the psychology of persuasion -- Public relations' professionalism and ethics -- Public relations specialisms -- Media relations -- Internal communication -- Managing community involvement programmes -- Issues management -- Crisis public relations management -- Public relations and the consumer -- Business-to-business public relations -- Public affairs -- Pr in the world of finance -- Integrated marketing communications -- Sponsorship and public relations -- Sectoral considerations -- Corporate communication -- Non-government organistions and pressure groups -- Celebrity public relations -- Strategic communication and social marketing in healthcare -- What next? future issues for public relations -- Glossary -- Index.