Description
Book SynopsisShare Thisis a practical handbook to the biggest changes taking place in the media and its professions by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Social Media Panel. The book was conceived and written by more than 20 public relations practitioners representing a cross-section of public, private and voluntary sector expertise using many of the social tools and techniques that it addresses.
The book is split into 26 chapters over eight topic areas covering the media and public relations industry, planning, social networks, online media relations, monitoring and measurement, skills, industry change and the future of the industry. It's a pragmatic guide for anyone that works in public relations and wants to continue working in the industry.
Share This was edited by Stephen Waddington with contributions from: Katy Howell, Simon Sanders, Andrew Smith, Helen Nowicka, Gemma Griffiths, Becky McMichael, Robin Wilson, Alex Lacey, Matt Appleby, Dan Tyte, S
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'A comprehensive handbook, which would be useful for anyone looking to get to grips social media. (Talk Business, October 2012) a pragmatic guide and an invaluable insight for anyone working in the challenging world of public relations today (Flybe, December 2012)
Table of Contents
List of Contributors x
Foreword by Jane Wilson xi
Introduction by Stephen Waddington xiii
Part I Changing Media, Changing PR 1
1 An Introduction to Social Networks 3
Katy Howell
Part II Planning 13
2 Kick‑Start Your Social Media Strategy 15
Simon Sanders
3 What has Google Ever Done for PR? 23
Andrew Smith
4 Integrating Traditional and Social Media 31
Helen Nowicka
5 Social Media Guidelines: Creating Freedom Within a Framework 39
Gemma Griffiths
6 Open Communication: Psychology, Ethics and Etiquette 49
Becky McMichael
Part III Networks 59
7 Facebook: A Way to Engage with Your Audiences 61
Robin Wilson
8 Twitter: The Unstoppable Rise of Microblogging 71
Alex Lacey
9 LinkedIn: Social Networking for Professionals 79
Matt Appleby
10 Google+: Better than Buzz? 87
Dan Tyte
11 The Business of Blogging 93
Stephen Waddington
Part IV Online Media Relations 101
12 Modern Media Relations and Social Media Newsrooms 103
Stuart Bruce
13 Brands as Media 113
Rob Brown
14 The Future of Broadcast 121
Russell Goldsmith
15 Media Relations Modernised 129
Adam Parker
16 Pitching Using Social Media 137
Julio Romo
Part V Monitoring and Measurement 145
17 Real-Time Public Relations 147
Philip Sheldrake
18 Social Media Monitoring 157
Andrew Smith
19 Measuring Social Media 163
Richard Bagnall
Part VI Skills 175
20 Skilling Up for the Future 177
Daljit Bhurji
21 The Future of PR Education 185
Richard Bailey
Part VII Industry Change 193
22 Employee Engagement: How Social Media are Changing Internal Communication 195
Rachel Miller
23 Back to the Future for Public Sector Communications 205
Mark Pack
24 Modernising Public Affairs for the Digital Age 213
Stuart Bruce
25 Social Media and the Third Sector 221
Simon Collister
Part VIII The Future 229
26 Here Comes Web 3.0 and the Internet of Things 231
Philip Sheldrake
Index 237
