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Motivating Community Behavior Local Solutions Conference May 20, 2014. Presented By: Robin Schell, APR, Fellow PRSA Senior Counsel & Partner Jackson Jackson & Wagner www.jjwpr.com. Behavioral Public Relations Model. B U l t i m a t e D e s i r e d B e h a v i o r s.
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Motivating Community BehaviorLocal Solutions ConferenceMay 20, 2014 Presented By: Robin Schell, APR, Fellow PRSA Senior Counsel & Partner Jackson Jackson & Wagner www.jjwpr.com
Behavioral Public Relations Model B U l t i m a t e D e s i r e d B e h a v i o r s A Awareness Rarely Usually LR Occasionally Latent Readiness Usually TE Triggering Events B R Relationship Building Preparatory or Intermediate Behavior
What Triggering Events Can You Use To Drive Behaviors? • -- Naturally-Occurring • -- Manufactured Jackson Jackson & Wagner/www.jjwpr.com
5 Types of Opinion Leaders 1. Role Models 2. True Opinion Leaders 3. Power Leaders 4. Cheerleaders 5. Celebrities Jackson Jackson & Wagner/www.jjwpr.com
Opinion Leader Characteristics • Have an interest in your issue • Have a following • Are positivists • Are activists Have credibility Jackson Jackson & Wagner/www.jjwpr.com
Keeping In Touch With OLs • Send highlighted articles & news • clips • “Dipstick” research • Face-to-face for coffee • Invite to a special event • Use a database to keep it all straight! Jackson Jackson & Wagner/www.jjwpr.com
Who Are The Opinion Leaders We Want To Target For Our Priority Audiences? Jackson Jackson & Wagner/www.jjwpr.com
Developing Key Messages 1. Use the Grunig model -- Problem Identification -- Personalize -- Constraint Removal 2. Make sure message resonates (WIIFT) 3. Dipstick research to check effectiveness Jackson Jackson & Wagner/www.jjwpr.com
Strategy for Motivating Volunteers Positive reinforcement Foot-in-door technique Motivation Role Models Social Acceptability Jackson Jackson & Wagner/www.jjwpr.com
What Techniques Do You Use To Engage & Involve Volunteers? Jackson Jackson & Wagner/www.jjwpr.com
Ask Yourself… What are our goals? Who are our priority publics? What are the desired behaviors • for each public? What research do we know, • and what do we need to know? Jackson Jackson & Wagner/www.jjwpr.com
Ask Yourself… What barriers do we need to consider? Who are the opinion leaders? What are the key messages? What strategies & tactics will we • use to achieve desired behaviors? What’s our budget/person-power/timetable? Jackson Jackson & Wagner/www.jjwpr.com
Ask Yourself… And, finally… Evaluation • How will we know we’ve been • successful? Jackson Jackson & Wagner/www.jjwpr.com
Questions? Discussion? Jackson Jackson & Wagner/www.jjwpr.com
For More Information: Robin Schell, APR, Fellow PRSA Senior Counsel & Partner Jackson Jackson & Wagner 603/770-3607 rschell@jjwpr.com