There is a lot of chatter (pun completely intentional) about the role that AI can play in the world of PR. Some are even talking about chatbots like ChatGPT sounding the death knell of the public relations profession. Setting aside the moral question of effectively plagiarising what has gone before, as well as the Terminator-like world-ending scenarios being sounded in some quarters at the mere mention of AI, how worried should a PR practitioner be at their potential to be replaced by M3GAN? (The office would certainly be a more dangerous place if new PR recruits started acting up like the eponymous ‘bot in Amazon Prime’s latest horror offering).
With the proliferation of online media you could be forgiven for thinking that print is on the wane. In reality, what is actually happening is that printed promotional material, particularly when it is used creatively, is increasingly providing the opportunity to cut through the digital information overload that we are all experiencing.
Southern Manufacturing and Electronics Exhibition took place in Farnborough on 9th to 11th February 2016. The exhibition is the UK’s largest regional manufacturing technology, electronics and subcontracting exhibition. Two of our clients, Aalco and Sapa took part as exhibitors and we were responsible for their stands.
The Chartered Institute of Public Relations has recently published a guide on best practice for politicians when using Twitter. The guidelines are universal for any professional person or company, so we’ve adapted the guide slightly and produced a guide on tweeting. It can be daunting to join a social media platform, so we’ve gone right back to basics
The perceived difficulties in quantifying the results of a PR campaign are many and varied. Often PR firms bury their heads in the sand, avoiding implementing the tools needed to gauge the success of public relations efforts. Whether it is through a lack of time, lack of understanding of the role PR plays, or simply insufficient resources, all too often measuring the results of a campaign is secondary to writing articles and communicating with the media.
Although a relatively young phenomenon, social media is becoming an increasingly important aspect of business communication strategies. While the medium was seen by some as a ‘fad’ when it first came about, perceptions have now changed and marketers are realising the importance of social media and the potential that can be uncovered by having a watertight social media strategy in place.
