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journalism and media studies student

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as a PR practitioner, know your stakeholders @thando263nkomo @MhlangaBornfree

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Public relations success requires a deep understanding of the interests and concerns of each of your client's many publics. @thando263nkomo @MhlangaBornfree

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Proper education, however, is not enough to become a PR practitioner and much less to become a successful PR practitioner. A PR specialist needs certain skills in the first place, which are excellent writing and verbal communication skills.@thando263nkomo

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Advertising is paid media, public relations is earned media. This means you convince reporters or editors to write a positive story about you or your client, your candidate, brand or issue.@thando263nkomo @MhlangaBornfree

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PR can be used to protect, enhance or build reputations through the media, social media, or self-produced communications. A good PR practitioner will analyze the organization, find the positive messages and translate those messages into positive stories. @thando263nkomo

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Pr practitioners should realise that it is not all about creating awareness or changing attitudes and behaviors, it is also about creating a lasting impression. @thando263nkomo @CarolineChiimba

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As an organisation, the press can be your best friend or your worst enemy, this is where PR comes in to act as a medium between you and the press, and to ensure a good relationship @thando263nkomo @prinsightzw @brightzindove

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Make sure that your advertising strategies do not intercept with the cultural values of your targeted audiences. @thando263nkomo @prinsightzw

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Before you set your goals and objectives,as a PR practitioner, you must do a situational analysis of your internal and external environment. @thando263nkomo @prinsightzw @hanganani1

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It is important for the PR department to have a PR manager that sits in board meetings, as PR decisions should be made by the PR people for effective results. @thando263nkomo @MhlangaBornfree @enesiah95 @prinsightzw

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It is important for companies to have under the PR department, people with PR qualifications for effective PR activities. @hazelRh2 @thando263nkomo @prinsightzw @CarolineChiimba

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As a PR department always have a workable budget that seeks to help you achieve your objectives. Avoid unnecessary expenses that do not yield results. @thando263nkomo @prinsightzw @KennySmaira

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In this age of social media, PR practitioners should engage in activities that attract customers as they are competing with content from different sectors @thando263nkomo @MhlangaBornfree

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Always know that your customer comes first. Never ruin your relationship with them for they have a great impact on your company's success. @thando263nkomo @CarolineChiimba

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Always know that your customer comes first. Never ruin your relationship with them for they are essential for your company success.@thando263 @CarolineChiimba

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it takes patience and good communications skills to deal with customers. These are important and necessary characteristics for a PR practitioner. @thando263nkomo @prinsightzw @carolinechiimba

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Internal PR is as important as external PR . You should strive to balance the two in order to have successful products. @thando263nkomo @prinsightzw @carolinechiimba

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companies which take CSR activities seriously tend to have a positive customer retention. Make CSR a part of you and gain trust from your customers. @prinsightzw @thando263nkomo

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questionnaires can be an effective way of measuring the success of your PR activities. @thando263nkomo @carolinechiimba @KennySmaira

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There are 4 main domains when considering PR strategies. These are raising awareness, create understanding, changing attitudes and changing behaviors @thando263nkomo @prinsightzw @mhlangaBornfree