Fundamentals of Public Relations

The Fundamentals of Public Relations: What it is and How to Do it Well provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the essentials of public relations and teaches them how to apply and practice them successfully. The text emphasizes how to conduct public relations and initiate successful public relations tactics. After a brief introduction to the discipline, the book presents students with public relations research and the legal implications of public relations practice. Additional chapters are devoted to employee, media, community, consumer, and government relations. Essential forms of communication are discussed in chapters on public relations writing, crisis communications, and social media. Students learn the importance of strategic planning and how to approach situational analyses, external audits, and data analyses. The book concludes with an examination of the future of public relations and the role of future practitioners. The Fundamentals of Public Relations is an ideal textbook for foundational courses in public relations, marketing, and advertising.