Immer haufiger stellt sich die Frage nach der Zukunft und der Bedeutung von Public Relations, dabei werden die Antworten im Ruckgriff auf wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse und auf die praktizierten Normen sittlichen Verhaltens gesucht. Es verwundert folglich nicht, dass fur PR Primate des "Sollens" gefordert werden, um Defizite in der Praxis zu uberwinden. PR-Ethik soll PR zu mehr Professionalismus verhelfen, ihr eine neue Perspektive offnen und mehr Glaubwurdigkeit nach innen wie nach aussen gewahrleisten.Die Herbert-Quandt-Stiftung hat diese Entwicklung zum Anlass genommen, Wissenschaftler aus PR-bezogenen Disziplinen zur Diskussion von Ethik-Fragen einzuladen. Schwerpunktthemen waren philosophische und ethische Aspekte von PR, Organisation und Management, kommunikationswissenschaftliche Ansatze und denkbare Folgen des Nachdenkens uber PR-Ethik fur Praxis und PR-Forschung."

Public relations and journalism have had a difficult relationship for over a century, characterised by mutual dependence and - often - mutual distrust. The two professions have vied with each other for primacy: journalists could open or close the gates, but PR had the stories, the contacts and often the budgets for extravagant campaigns. The arrival of the internet, and especially of social media, has changed much of that. These new technologies have turned the audience into players - who play an important part in making the reputation, and the brand, of everyone from heads of state to new car models vulnerable to viral tweets and social media attacks. Companies, parties and governments are seeking more protection - especially since individuals within these organisations can themselves damage, even destroy, their brand or reputation with an ill-chosen remark or an appearance of arrogance. The pressures, and the possibilities, of the digital age have given public figures and institutions both a necessity to protect themselves, and channels to promote themselves free of news media gatekeepers. Political and corporate communications professionals have become more essential, and more influential within the top echelons of business, politics and other institutions. Companies and governments can now - must now - become media themselves, putting out a message 24/7, establishing channels of their own, creating content to attract audiences and reaching out to their networks to involve them in their strategies Journalism is being brought into these new, more influential and fast growing communications strategies. And, as newspapers struggle to stay alive, journalists must adapt to a world where old barriers are being smashed and new relationships built - this time with public relations in the driving seat. The world being created is at once more protected and more transparent; the communicators are at once more influential and more fragile. This unique study illuminates a new media age.

The Untold Power: Underrepresented Groups in Public Relations fills a glaring void in public relations history by chronicling the practices and scholarship contributed by members of ethnically and racially underrepresented groups.The evolution and advancement of public relations have been recorded and taught as an integral part of the communications curriculum, but the stories of these trailblazers went untold. The text offers snapshots of past, present, and future endeavors with the hope that the reader will be inspired, reflective, and proactive. Everyone from students to seasoned professionals will learn of individual and group challenges and triumphs in academia, the workplace, and society.

This book takes an in-depth look at the function of public relations as it exists in the U.S. military in the 21st Century.There have been several books and journal articles covering the military/media relationship but none that delve into breadth and depth of the responsibilities of today's military public affairs officer. This book discusses the concept and foundations of military public affairs (relations), the changing strategic landscape in communications, operational planning and execution and the people who practice military public affairs. The goal is to broaden knowledge and understanding of this vital, but little discussed, area of public relations among civilian and military public relations and communications professionals, faculty and staff in public relations programs, military leaders, as well as the U.S. civilian populace, and research scholars specializing in military public relations or public affairs operations.

This book takes a people-first approach to social media that centers on how to best communicate with others using the social media platforms. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, Tik Tok-the one thing that unites them all is that they are used by people, real human beings. Too often today, marketers are focused on algorithms and analytics instead of simply trying to help their company meaningfully connect with the humans that are going to help them grow. This book takes a people-first approach to social media that centers on how to best communicate with others using the social media platforms. While each and every social network changes constantly, this underlying approach never will. By ensuring that people are first in all social media strategies, marketers will deliver more value to their companies and the people they serve.

Das deutschsprachige Standardwerk zur Kapitalmarktkommunikation bietet einen UEberblick zum aktuellen Stand der internationalen Forschung und zur Praxis in diesem jungen und dynamischen Themenfeld. Zugleich dient es als Lekture fur Verantwortungstrager in Vorstand, Geschaftsfuhrung und anderen Funktionen, in Fachbereichen fur Investor Relations, Unternehmenskommunikation und Marketing sowie fur am Berufsfeld interessierte Studierende. Die Beitrage erlautern zunachst Grundlagen wie regulatorische Erfordernisse, Ansatze der Unternehmensbewertung oder Herausforderungen des Boersengangs. Einen Schwerpunkt bilden die strategische Planung, Organisation, Umsetzung, Instrumente und Evaluation von Investor Relations und Finanzkommunikation. Aufgaben wie die Entwicklung einer Equity Story werden ebenso erklart wie das Aktienmarketing oder die Unternehmensberichterstattung. Abschliessend werden besonders bedeutsame Handlungsfelder wie die Krisenkommunikation, die Kommunikation des Finanzvorstandes oder der Umgang mit aktivistischen Aktionaren diskutiert. Das Handbuch verbindet kommunikationswissenschaftliche mit betriebswirtschaftlichen Perspektiven und Erkenntnissen aus den Disziplinen Finance und Accounting.