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2013-2014 District Assembly

Welcome! District 5300 Public Relations. 2013-2014 District Assembly. Miles Petroff - DG Debbie Harris – PR Chair. Your PR Committee. Debbie Harris – PR Chair Las Vegas Rotary Club Jennifer Weed – Social Media Chair Red Rock New Generations Club

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2013-2014 District Assembly

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  1. Welcome!District 5300Public Relations 2013-2014District Assembly Miles Petroff - DG Debbie Harris – PR Chair

  2. Your PR Committee • Debbie Harris – PR Chair • Las Vegas Rotary Club • Jennifer Weed – Social Media Chair • Red Rock New Generations Club • Will Kelso – Social Media/Online Marketing • San Gabriel New Generations • Rachel Diehl – Press Releases, Traditional Media • Red Rock New Generations Club • Anne Aldrich – Press Releases, Traditional Media • Lancaster/Palmdale • Richard Reed – Online Marketing • Las Vegas Rotary Club • Bob Basile – Content Writing • Rancho Del Chino

  3. Get Organized • The Golden Rules of PR • Keep it simple • Be where you are not supposed to be • “Everyone” is your audience, your tool, and your media

  4. First Steps for Your Club PR Committee • Familiarize yourself with the Club Public Relations Committee Manual & the RI Visual Identity Guide • Form your PR Committee • Determine your PR Budget for the year • Set Goals – create a strategic calendar for the year • Prepare an Elevator Speech – how do you answer What is Rotary?

  5. Attention Spans are the Size of a Knat • “...you have 7 seconds to entertain someone. If you don’t … then you can forget about someone sitting through your article, website, video, etc…” • Don’t make people look for information • Have a call to action • Send them to where you want them to be

  6. Use Press Releases & Media Alerts • Announce your incoming Board of Directors • If your Club makes a significant contribution to the local or international community • Include a photo identifying (left to right) the names of individuals (no more than 5-10 people) • If you are doing an event that includes a Call to Action for the public • Send Media Alert when there is a significant event for them to cover, i.e. Santa Clothes

  7. Rotary PR Resources are Plentiful • Rotary International is redoing their website to make it easier to find information, etc. • There are many resources available on the RI website • Don’t become overwhelmed…let your District PR Committee help you • Sign up for District and RI Newsletters • RI PR Tips • Weekly Update

  8. Press Release Tips • Who Are you? • DON’T develop a key message – WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE? • Where will you be performing your event, task, etc. • When [time logistics] • DON’T tell the story – FEEL THE STORY, EXPRESS PASSION FOR THE WHY. • What makes this story newsworthy? • What makes it compelling? Use statistics to show the enormity of the story. • Can you tie it to something “trending now”? • Why do YOU care? Why are YOU doing what you are doing?

  9. Social Media – It’s Free • Social media continues to grow and should be an integral part of your Club’s PR campaigns and outreach programs: • Facebook • LinkedIn • Google+ • Twitter • Pinterest

  10. Get to Know Your Local Media • Take a reporter to lunch • Invite a reporter/anchor to your Club • The Las Vegas Club has a Channel 3 News Anchor visit once per month and give a News update • This relationship has grown and she is always doing whatever she can to get their events media attention

  11. Honor Someone with Community Draw • When planning an Event • Golf Tournament • Gala • Think about honoring a local celebrity that will draw people – this can be: • A media personality • Philanthropist • Entertainer

  12. Multi-District Grant for Creating Awareness of Rotary • In an effort to raise awareness about Rotary and reverse the decline in membership in the United States: • Billboard Ads in Southern Nevada and South Central California

  13. Website Banner Ads • Banner Ads will continue to enable Clubs to link to their websites or Facebook pages

  14. Bus Stop Ads • Bus Stop Ads will also call attention to Rotary and our End Polio campaign. These ads will encourage people to visit SoCalRotary.org or SouthwestRotary.org • Both URLs will take them to a website where they can learn about Rotary and find out the Clubs in Southern Nevada and California

  15. Introducing Quarterly Webinars • Beginning in August, quarterly live webinars will run for three consecutive weeks each quarter at different times of the day: • Week 1 | 7:30am • Week 2 | Noon • Week 3 | 6:00pm • Topics to be announced • Open to all Rotarians who want to learn more about how to effectively use Public Relations and Social Media to increase awareness

  16. Thank you!District 5300Public Relations 2013-2014District Assembly Miles Petroff - DG Debbie Harris – PR Chair

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