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Anchorage Chamber Brown Bag: Planning, Tactics and Internet Tools for Public Relations Success March 16, 2010. Today’s Talk. Public Relations Defined The Public Relations Plan Tactics to Work Smarter Internet Tools Questions & Answers. Public Relations
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Anchorage Chamber Brown Bag: Planning, Tactics and Internet Tools for Public Relations Success March 16, 2010
Today’s Talk • Public Relations Defined • The Public Relations Plan • Tactics to Work Smarter • Internet Tools • Questions & Answers
Public Relations How we communicate and build relationships with all of our publics
The PR Plan -ReGOSATBE • Research • Goal • Objective • Strategy • Action/Tactic • Timeline • Budget • Evaluation
Research Formal or informal • Poll, focus group, mail questionnaire • Man on street, post question on Facebook or Twitter, interview past donors, talk to peers
Goal The big, hairy audacious accomplishment Be the top-of-mind organization when Alaskans think “advocacy for girls.” Be Alaska’s favorite family restaurant
Objective P.E.L.T. • Public - who do we need to reach? • Effect - what effect will we have? • Level - to what degree? • Timeline - how long do we have to get it done? • Examples: • Convince 50 of our current donors to increase their level of support over the next six months • Attract 250 new cellular customers in Anchorage over the next 90 days
Strategy • How you’re going to do it • Example: We Try Harder - AVIS • Just Do It - Nike • We Deliver For You - US Postal Service
Actions/Tactics • The PR tools in the toolbox • Direct mail campaign • Special event/reception • Collateral-brochure, flyer • Workshop on Planned Giving • Grand Opening or Media Tour • CEO in-person meetings
Timeline Who is doing what and when
Budget What’s it going to cost
Evaluation Did we accomplish our objectives? How many donors did we get and how much more did they donate? How many new cellular customers did we sign-up in Anchorage?
Tactics that Work Jr. Classic video for Kenai River Sportfishing Association
Tactics that Work World Wildlife Fund - Media Relations News Release March 6, 2009 Contact: Margaret Williams, WWF, (907) 830-4349 Kathy Day, KD/PR, (907) 868-4884 or 229-2470 cell Pribilof Island Ship Grounding Highlights Urgency for Shipping Safety in Alaska Anchorage (March 6, 2009) – Residents of St. George Island, the US Coast Guard’s Pacific Strike Team, local USCG personnel, and a marine salvager are converging on the remote Bering Sea island to respond to the grounding of a Seattle-based trawler, the Mar-Gun, on the wildlife-rich island. With the crew of the 112-foot fishing vessel safely rescued, the quickly assembled emergency responders have now turned toward the task of removing oil from the ship before it leaks onto the beaches of one of America’s largest seabird colonies and summer breeding ground for thousands northern fur seals
Tactics that Work Collaborate
Tactics that Work Alaska Children’s Services - tell your people stories
Tactics that Work Pick. Click. Give. Make lemonade out of lemons
Tactics that Work Use Social Media - Anchorage Reads: Frankenstein
Cool Internet Tools I Use Pitchengine Pitchengine.com
Cool Internet Tools I Use Smartsheet
Cool Internet Tools I Use FreeConference
Cool Internet Tools I Use CustomScoop
Cool Internet Tools I Use Blogger.com
Cool Internet Tools I Use Visual Thesaurus
Cool Internet Tools I Use Twitter Search
Questions? Contact Information: www.KDPRVirtual.com kathy@kdprvirtual.com (907) 868-4884